Spring-ish cleaning.

 I have been going through, room by room, cleaning house. The kitchen, 99% of the living room (if you ignore where I sit and craft, 100%), the bathrooms, and bedroom. All cleaned, and except for the ever returning cob webs, they look pretty good. 

I now have to go after the big monsters of the house... Preferably without making the already clean rooms a disaster again.  I decided that taking things OUT of the house will help. So today I worked on the big closet. I cleared out several items of clothing, Husband even threw in a few. They went to a charity store in town. It is barely noticeable, but there IS a clear spot on the shelf.  

I have several shirts I need to sort through. I have a system that works for me.

Good, clean clothes, they will go in the closet, I guess you'd call them "dress" clothes or "work" clothes.

Clothes that have tiny tears, worn spots, unraveled areas, small but noticeable stains, but are still wearable become "grunge stuff" clothes. I wouldn't go to town in them, but cleaning the toilet, or the chicken house? Painting ? Yep.

The ones that are just a mess, big tears, dirty stains, that's when they get made into rags, or stuffing for a few things. Mostly rags, though. 

I have to wash quite a few things, since it was on the shelf, and get out my present "grunge" stuff, then figure out what needs to be demoted to rags. Believe me, I have several that should go. They are useful. Husband uses several in the shop. I use them for dusting, and wiping up messes.  

I have a huge pile of books to go, have to work out how to hijack Husband  ask Husband nicely if he would help pack them at least into the car. The place I will donate has a cart to bring them in the building. 

I am going to concentrate on the clothes and the closet for a bit. I am ignoring the craft room, sadly, I just don't know what I want to do to clean it.

But, I can look happily at the rooms that ARE clean. Gives me hope, at any rate.