Spring Fever

After what seemed like an eternity of freezing cold temps, I am oh so happy to report that I have been able to break out the spring wardrobe this week. Its been warm and sunny every day and its got me itching to spring clean. I just have one little problem: By the time I get home from work, get the girls fed, bathed, and to bed, my internal on/off switch turns to off. Even if its only nine o'clock. This happens to me every year during tax season and I get so frustrated and down on myself. Its so hard to keep up with everything. I'd hire a cleaning service just to come in and do a one time deep clean, but who am I kidding? With two little ones running around that would be money down the drain within 24 hours. So its gonna have to be up to me. And the hubby. The truth is I really can't be too depressed about the current state of my home for at least two reasons.

1. Its been way worse than this at more than one point in time.
2. I actually broke down and painted one of my hallways last weekend and am in the process of prepping my laundry room for painting. Let's face it, any type of redecorating is going to put a kink in the housekeeping schedule.

I am not sure what possessed me to paint any room of my house during this time of the year. I guess I have just been in a home decorating lull for so long that I had to do something for fear that my kids would graduate high school and our house would still look almost the same way it did the day we moved in. Maybe I am exaggerating a little, but let's face it. Sometimes you just have to stop talking and start doing. And that's just what I did. I'm glad I did. The hallway looks much better. We have a tiny bit of touching up to do but not much. I can't wait to see the finished product. Painting the hallway actually gave me the confidence I need to tackle the laundry room. Hopefully painting the laundry room will give me the confidence to tackle the guest bathroom, bedroom, etc. I'll keep you posted. Maybe I'll even get adventurous and figure out how to post some before and after pics. Maybe this will motivate me to quit putting off projects I want to do around here. Maybe.