Have you started spring cleaning yet?

Monday I woke up and decided I had to start spring cleaning because every drawer, closet and cabinet in our home was a disaster.  Once I got Trinity off to school and Tiara situated. I started pulling everything in my room away from the wall.  Because we don’t have carpets or any rugs dust seems to grab to the walls and behind the furniture.  A couple of times a year I vacuum behind everything and wipe the walls down.

Today as I was pulling everything away I started thinking about painting the walls again.  I know I wrote yesterday that I didn’t have the time, money or energy but at that exact moment I felt inspired.  I had the paint in the storage shed and everything was already away from the wall, so why not?  I should do it.

Then I received a phone.  It was UCLA reminding me Tiara has her MRI on Tuesday morning at 7:30am, check in time, 5:30am.  The paperwork said 6:00am check in which I had already mentally prepared for.

me:  “5:30 am, I thought it was 6:00am”?

her: ” Sorry Mam, but we need her here 2 hours prior.”

Ohhhh, that means I will need to leave our house by 4:20am.  Plus I have to drive in the dark, which is super stressful for me because all the head and tail lights have halos around them.

I then thought, maybe I shouldn’t paint?  But then I thought , if I paint. I will exhaust myself, be able to fall asleep earlier and will be super happy because I finally got it done.  It’s decided, I’m going for it.

I went out to the shed, got the white paint and dove in.  From start to finish it only took me 4 hours, including clean up and as I sit here writing this my muscles are sore and I am wiped out, but oh I feel so much better.  I love the white.

I have never painted any walls white except the hallway and my bathroom.  I seriously love it.  Don’t worry I will get in my splashes of color.  I ordered a bunch of green and blue crystals to add to my chandelier and I can’t wait until they arrive.  I think I am also going to paint my headboard either turquoise or Kelly green, super bold.

It is amazing how some physical labor and beautifying a space can lift my spirits immensely.   And you know me, I already went to the Home Depot after I was done and bought more paint because I am going to dive into the baseboards, doors and crown molding.  Can you believe it has already been almost a year since I did all this last year before putting our house on the market?  Wow, time flies.

Wish me luck with TT at UCLA and pray I didn’t just lay in bed all night watching the clock, worrying about getting up at 4am.  Oh, you know I did, oh well.

xoxo tiffani

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