clean

*insert huge sigh of relief here*

this weekend was a much needed cleanfest in our apartment. i woke up saturday morning with the intention of never leaving the house and cleaning/purging/organizing until i could no longer move. and that, my friends, is what i did.

latifah had a morning dentist appointment, so it was a great way to really get me started on the day. he was out of the house, the dog was lounging in her favorite patch of sun (yes! the sun was back this weekend! even better!) and i was in the clear to get a move on.

by the time he got back, i had finished our bedroom and the bathroom. i was beginning to work on the spare room and was deep in the middle of it when he stepped foot in the place. i only had to yell at him a few times to go about his business and let me finish what i started, but for the most part, he let me do my thing. he actually worked a bit more on the coffee table he's refinishing, so that made him feel productive as well.

by the end of the day i looked like shit, but the apartment felt almost 100% right. i kept walking by the spare room and admiring it, strictly because you could see the floor and the futon was all made up into couch formation and sit-able! even missy would walk in there and just walk around like it was a totally new place she had never visited.

we still have some of latifah's boxes to go through and the living room still needs a bit more organization. but i got SO much accomplished! i was able to wake up on sunday morning and know that there was nothing that i needed to do with the place that day. i haven't had that feeling of satisfaction in a looooooooooooooong time!

amazingly enough, this has gotten latifah motivated to clean out his boxes and go through his closets and finally get a move on with all his stuff. we plan to go donate a bunch of stuff this weekend and start figuring out my storage (what stays, what gets donated, what goes to possible garage sale). if it's not pouring rain AGAIN, he may even get the coffee table finished!

now some of you may be wondering why latifah doesn't take a more active role in cleanup. first of all, he's a man. :) i kid, i kid. sorta. seriously though, he knows this is my niche and i don't want anyone messing with the game plan. and i can get a helluva lot more done than he can in half the time. i am woman, see me organize!

not only that, but i actually planned meals for dinner this week! what has come over me!? tonight, it's crock pot brisket with green beans. weehoo!