It's kinda funny...

I've said that when I get overwhelmed, it's hard for me to do chores, but today I buckled down and got stuff done and then I remembered, I LIKE to get stuff done. I love the feeling of accomplishing a task and crossing it off my list. And the more I crossed stuff off, the more things I wanted to do, and the more I got done, the better I felt. PLUS the cleaner my house got, the better I felt. A clean house just feels better  than a dirty/disorganized one. Here's what I did today (besides go to the dr- Ick. What a horrible way to start the day.)
1. Picked up all the stuff off the floor and vacuumed. Look how pretty our floor looks:

Ok, it's not perfect. And our carpet is stained, but it's clear! and SOOO much better than it was yesterday.
2. Swished out the toilet
3. Washed my sheets and made the bed
4. Wiped off the bath counter

5. Took the dishes out of the dishwasher

6. "Found" this bucket:

Here's the story behind this. One day I was in a big hurry and wanted the perfect outfit. So I tried on a bunch of outfits and didn't want to take the time to hang them back up so I threw them in this bucket that sits on the bottom of my closet. I thought this was a much better alternative to my (apparently--in my head) only other option: throwing them in a pile on the floor. So here they sat. For some time. I can't even remember what I was getting dressed for. So I put all these clothes away and put the empty container back in my closet.

Not sure what I'm going to do with it now.

7. Found a place for my cleaning products.

There's not much storage space in our place and I could never find a good place for my bucket of cleaning products. For a long time it sat at the foot of the bed. It was a weird spot and Russ kept tripping over in the mornings. So today I thought about it and the only place it can go is under the sink. But the sink is stuffed. There's no room. So I did some reorganizing and even got rid of somethings- such as really old gross ratty towels and I made room.

It's a small thing, but I'm excited. Most of these products are only used in the bathroom anyway, so this just makes so much more sense. It's the little things I guess.

Anyway, my mood is sooo much better and I have a lot more hope in my doing all of my daily tasks the rest of the week.