I did a brave thing today.
I took the HUGE pile of papers, mail and kid's stuff that was sitting on my kitchen counter and I threw the whole thing in the recycling bin.
I didn't even sort through it to make sure I wasn't throwing out money or anything, I just carried it all out to the blue box in the garage and tossed the whole pile. It took me two trips to haul everything out there.
I carried on into the family room and tossed out all the papers and magazines I found in there too.
Toss. Toss. Toss.
It was invigorating.
I love a good clean up.
Hey, did you know that my kitchen counter tops are made of black stoney stuff with tiny colored specks in it?
I hadn't remembered that either. It's amazing what you find when you clean up.
I'm Leanne and I'm a tired mama. I work, I parent, I juggle and I don't seem to get enough sleep. Welcome to the place where I rant about all these things...
You are my new hero. I was just wondering if others cover their counters with clutter, and what they do about it.
Posted by: Karen | September 16, 2008 at 08:41 AM
Despite the fact that my kitchen is basically one ginormous paper pile, I could never just pitch without checking/reading/sorting. OCD much?
Posted by: Fannie | September 16, 2008 at 10:01 AM
It sounds corny and cliche to say, "me too!" but that's what we're doing this morning. You know why? It's Parks and Rec sign up day and I searched for over an hour for our freakin' family and client numbers so I could sign the kiddos up for lessons.
The toss is a good excuse for recycling and catharsis.
Posted by: Lisa | September 16, 2008 at 10:03 AM
OK, this is a bit scary but I just finished doing the same thing in the kitchen, through the cupboards and the magazine pile. Maybe it's the cold weather!Purging does feel good though.
Posted by: threecs mom | September 16, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Tossing crap away is cheap therapy for me. LOVE doing it, my kids are not nearly as happy as I am when I do it :)
Posted by: Christina | September 16, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Oh, I couldn't. I must sort it and read it and have various piles before I can let it go. Good for you!
Posted by: Kath | September 16, 2008 at 08:09 PM
Ooooh. I post a comment so other slackers don't have to risk feeling motivated because everyone else is clearing off the horizontal spaces. My piles may one day win me a spot in a Guinness book...
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