Spring cleaning has begun!

I am still reading through the Apartment Therapy book I mentioned in an earlier post. I'm not following it step by step, week by week, but am rather taking the basic premises and applying them to my situation.

I think the root of the problem with my home became obvious yesterday after my husband and I each took a quiz in the book separately. When I took it, our condo scored a six. A six means that its health is "weak." It is also described as an "energy drain." When Neil took the quiz, our condo scored a twelve. A twelve means that its health is "excellent." To him, the condo is "invigorating."

This shows the primary obstacle I face. I am feeling overwhelmed by the clutter and all the little things that need to be done. The clutter does not really bother him, and he may not notice all the little things that need to be done.

Yesterday, I went around and took "before" pictures of every room. I'm actually embarrassed by them.

I spent today doing a deep clean on the bathroom. I used Seventh Generation and Mrs. Meyer's products. (I'm happy to report that the Apartment Therapy book also recommends using "green" cleaners. That was nice to see!)

I also replaced the spout on our tub, which was leaking water. In our drought, this may make a difference! I also replaced our hanging shower organizer. It was old and yucky. I hate adding something to the landfill, but it was so gross neither of us were using it, either! A good cleaning did not help it.

Overall, I'm at least feeling better about the bathroom now! We'll see how things go in tackling other rooms in upcoming weeks.