Gov't cheque for glasses

Cathy, we both went through this.  The cheque takes months.  One of ours took so long  we forgot it was coming--(a nice surprise, when it did come).

re:The cleaning and sorting.  This is exactly the same thing we went through getting ready for the reno.  Out dated food--out with it.  Can't figure out what something is, or why we ever bought it in the first place--out with it.  The shock and awe that comes with realizing exactly how bad things have become and how much really needs to be done?  A glass of wine, of maybe a bottle of wine, can solve that. I'm still working on my cleaning "to do" list that came out ofgetting ready for the reno.  That's what having the carpet cleaning in on Monday was all about.   Today I get to tackle a couple of the room doors upstairs with a Magic Eraser--the only thing that appears to work on the general grime that develops over years where you touch them.

But the need to evaluate everything that goes in my cupboards, especially when I have fewer cupboards than a couple of months ago, has lead to a much more organized, and functionally useful kitchen.  We are still having to make small decisions about where would be the best place to put things, almost every day.  Believe me--it's worth the effort, just don't try or expect to finish it all in one day.

How do you know when you're maybe not going to a have a good day?  When you make a smoothie by putting most of the ingredients in the blender, and then get your special spatula to help get the yogurt out of the little plastic dish, and carefully scrape it all into the compost pail.