Finally, Spring Is Here

And it is about time too; I was starting to think we were going to stay in permanent winter mode and that wasn't cool with me. Warmer temps mean I get to bust out my maxi dresses and sandals.

After some delay, which we won’t discuss, my new Coach purse arrived on my porch yesterday! I was pretty pumped for it to come. I like the spring color of my new bag, and will probably carry it most of the summer.

I know I haven't been posting a ton lately, but there isn't much to post about. The offer we put in on the house was accepted, and now we wait for someone to buy ours. I think I mentioned we have an open house next Sunday, so we know what we will be doing this weekend. I have some Easter decorations I need to put away this weekend, we have some general de-cluttering to do, and some outdoor work to do. I'm kind of kicking myself that we didn't plant any bulbs out front last fall, which means no real color in the front of the house right now. It is still too early for the peony bush to bloom. In fact, I'm not sure it is more than about an inch tall right now. I think things are kind of delayed this year because I remember that peony bush last year at this time. I did notice this week that my bulbs I planted in the ground are peeking up, which is exciting. I love spring flowers. Sadly, with spring comes allergy season. I could feel my allergies kicking in this past weekend, so I had to start back on the allergy meds. I think I'm lucky I got this far into the year without them.

With the warm weather this weekend, this seems like a good weekend to do some major spring cleaning. I really need to start going through some stuff. I went through my clothes before, but I need to go through them again and get rid of some things. There are several things I haven't worn since we moved, and I really don't think those items need to be kept. Granted, there are a few special occasion things that I won't get rid of because I don’t wear them all that often, but some of the day to day things need to go. I went through my shoe collection recently as well, and there really isn't anything left that I'm willing to part with. I got rid of the shoes that hurt my feet, are worn out, or I just plan don't wear. There might be one or two more pairs I can get rid of though. I think of it this way; every item I get rid of is one less thing to move.

I'm a major paper hoarder as well, so I think I need to get rid of some papers this weekend. Let’s face it, paper is heavy to move. I have kept a ton of old class notes which I haven't gone back and looked at, so I'm really not sure why they have now been moved three times. There are some notes I go back and look at, but only a few. I have drawers of old bills and I really wonder why. Does anyone else keep bills like this? How long do you keep them for? On most of our bills, I only keep a record for one year. On my student loans, I keep every last piece of paper they send me.

So, there is the goal for the weekend; clean like crazy fools. I will try to post on Sunday with an update.