Saturday, March 06, 2010

its spider season

my little 8 legged nemeses are coming out of hiding already.

now, i don't normally handle pressure well at all.

but when things are kind of an emergency, i can click into gear.

and seein' as how already in the last month, with hardly a spider to be seen, i've been bitten twice, and now they are starting to come out of hibernation, i'd call this an arachnomergency.

so firstly, i'm gutting my bathroom. that sounds more reno-y than it is - it just means for me, getting the junk from under the sink out, some of it thrown away, and what remains put on either the wooden shelves i just about lost a pinky to (yes, a total exaggeration) putting together yesterday, or the little wire cart i got today.

i have plans. since its an open cabinet (cheap wooden utility shelves i oiled with mineral oil), i got a yellow voile curtain to put on the side facing the toilet to protect the contents from 'flush-spray'. it should match the natural wood nicely, as well as hide any microscopic staining. (too bad it can't hide all the dings from the screwdriver too!!)

and the little rubbermaid wire-cart-on-wheels fits perfectly under my sink, but only half the width, so i'm planning to go get another one to make a matched set.

its just the bathroom in a cluttered house, but it's a start. i keep telling myself i'm really a minimalist at heart, that just hasn't learned to minimize yet.....

and God is gracious with me.... the energy to put together the shelves yesterday came out of nowhere, and the $15 cart and $5 curtain i got today were sweet deals. i also picked up a flannel fitted sheet for $6, a pretty sweater for $5, and a tank top for $3, all clearance items. can't beat that for brand new!!!! :)


Clover
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1 comment:

  1. Gwen12:00 p.m.

    Sounds fun! I was just thinking today that I need to clean out some closets for this same reason. We don't really have spiders in this house, but it doesn't hurt to de-clutter every now and then, that's for sure. :)

    My word verification is "incons" which only begins to describe my repeated attempts to de-clutter.... very incons(istent).

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