Tuesday - Cleaning and Organizing!

Well....I had some interruptions today so not much got done but I have been cleaning and organizing during the week too and I will post what I got done.  These are not pretty pictures as it is cleaning and organizing my messes but it is what it is and progress has been made!  I also get motivated when I see other people's posts about organizing or cleaning so I hope it does the same for some of you.
 This was at the beginning of 'the project'............when I had only cleaned the top shelf............

Then it got washed and cleaned and reorganized...........this was when it was all clean and I was starting to organize it..........

there were things that got thrown out and there were things that would go in the sale..........

then I cleaned out my pantry and put the canned goods and my cleaning things on the big shelf...........

The round piece of furniture is a plant stand that is going in the sale and a few other items...........I also picked up this metal shelf unit at Walmart the other day.  It is heavy duty and holds 150 pounds per shelf!  It was on sale for $20 so I grabbed one.  If I like it I might get a few more but for now it will help with placing items on it for the sale................

This is   my real pantry right outside the kitchen door and I emptied it and washed all the shelves....I also got rid of a bunch of outdated goods................

It left me with 3 empty shelves!  I am really liking this cleaning and organizing!  I want so badly to paint these shelves and shelving units but now is not the time...................

It has doors too that close but no latch...............I'm sure my dad built these............

I also used my new mop and washed part of the ceiling and walls in the laundry room....I love this mop....it is flat and I got the advice and tips from Debbi at Nobody Needs to Know videos on You Tube. She is a professional house cleaner and uses natural cleaning solutions.  She's been cleaning for 26 years so she knows what she's talking about!  I highly recommend her videos!   This made wall washing and ceiling washing so much easier than rags and buckets and dripping!  You can use it dry to dust your walls too.  You can learn more about this mop in her videos and see it in action.

I was going to show you my clean (but still needs to be painted) wall but my camera ran out of batteries....need to put those on the list!
I found several great pins on Pinterest regarding garage sales...one was on pricing items and the other was a time table of when to do what prior to the sale....good information but I am way behind as usual!  But if I can just get rid of stuff before winter I will feel good.....anything is an improvement and I am motivated now to do even more!
I hope you had a great Labor Day and didn't labor too hard!  Happy Trails!

Emergency Post!!!!!

I can't believe I forgot to mention this yesterday!!!  Craftsy has ALL their classes for free today all day long!!!!  Isn't that amazing?  If you have the time take advantage of it as their classes are GREAT!  I'll be back later but I wanted to let everyone know first thing this morning!  Have a great Labor Day and let me know if you take any classes and how you liked them. 
Happy Trails!!!

YOP Week #10

Happy to be back knitting Magic Loop cuff down and my vanilla sock.........and I am loving this yarn!  It is Paton's Kroy 4-ply fingering weight sock yarn.  I wasn't sure about the color but I really like it now that I'm seeing it in the sock.  It is so much prettier worked up, I think.  I'm on the heel flap right now............

I also got the quilt 'sandwich' put together and pinned although I ran short of pins so I may have to quilt a bit and then remove some pins and reuse them in a different place....it's all about the 'logistics'! LOL! 

Can you see the pins?  I use those curved ones which are easier when 'sandwiching'.....

I worked on my 'Frosted Pumpkin' this week and the hat pattern is fun to watch take shape with the different colors.............

I didn't blog yesterday because I thought I had lost my wallet and I spent 2 hours looking for it....I found it PTL but then I had to go to Wally World and didn't get home until almost 4:00 p.m. and then had to unload and put everything away.....yada, yada..........today I'm feeling a bit under the weather so I may go and lay down for awhile....I'll catch up with you all later or tomorrow.
Happy Trails!!!