Now that Christmas and all of the hubbub that surrounds it is over, I always turn my attention to cleaning up the mess left behind by the Holidays.

Why do we do all of our deep cleaning in the Spring? We really ought to do it in the Fall. If we did major cleaning projects in the Fall, the house would be super clean for Christmas and you would have less to contend with in the Spring. Also, where I live, it is very muddy in the Spring and Spring cleaning is pretty much a useless endeavor.

Anyway, because I am in a cleaning and get organized frame of mind, I am going to tackle the closet in the master bedroom. It is a big closet - 6 x 8 - and is full of stuff. Actually, there is not really all that much stuff in there, it is just that is it is so disorganized that you cannot function in there. My darling hubby has been promising to get to that closet for 3 years now and I am tired of waiting. He is going away for a week and while he is gone, I am going to give that closet an overhaul.

My very first step will be to completely empty it out and sort every last item in there. Getting rid of stuff is a chore I hate! I hate deciding whether to keep things or not and I really hate loading them up and taking them to charity. It is just something I do not like to do - period. That will be the worst part.

Next, I am going to install closet organizers inside. One wall of the closet already has a closet organizer - and that is the part of the closet that functions properly. There is a dresser inside the closet that is coming out and going into the garage for now. Once I get the organizers installed, it will just be a simple matter of petting the stuff back inside. I expect it will take me all of one day - and maybe part of another if I include the taking of stuff to charity.

Hubby leaves on Friday and this is a secret project I plan to work on while he is gone so wish me luck!