Spring Cleaning

I'm not usually that into spring cleaning. For some reason the urge for organization hits me more in the fall. Maybe it's the whole going-back-to-school thing? Anyway, it doesn't usually hit me in the spring, but this year it did.

We have TOO MUCH STUFF. How did this happen? Where did it come from? I'm not entirely sure, but it's there and I need to get rid of it. The problem is that I'm a bit of a pack-rat and I'm convinced that if I get rid of something I'm going to desperately need it.

I'm half tempted to just throw some boxes of stuff (do you have those? Boxes of random stuff that has no home?) away and hope for the best.

Any better cleaning/organizing tips than this?

Starbucks and Springtime

My wonderful hubby sent me to Starbucks today. He told me he'd take care of our adorable son (who I think I've mentioned is the cutest boy in the world) and that I should go get a mocha.

Um, okay.

As I was driving here I was just appreciating what an awesomely beautiful spring day it is! The cherry trees are blooming, it's warm...people are starting to get tans.

I love spring. I know. I said I loved fall the best. And winter. And summer. And I do. But I like it when the seasons change.

Which is odd, because in life I'm totally anti-change. Weird, huh?

It's spring break right now, so I'm enjoying time around the house with my cute little family, and getting settled into life in the country.

I hope everyone's spring is going wonderfully!

P.S> Has anyone else noticed how many posts are tagged "coffee"? What does this say about me...

Is it Spring Yet?

Don't get me wrong. I love winter. I do. I'm pretty sure it's my favorite season, but then again, I think that about most seasons. My sister and I finally came to the conclusion that maybe it's just the changing of the seasons that we like, and I think she's right. This is a little strange for me, since I'm not always the hugest fan of change, but there you go.

But the thing is, to get back to my point, I love winter because I love snow. And I live in a part of the country at the moment that doesn't get a whole lot of snow, if any. Which mans that at this point in the year winter is just a gray haze keeping me from spring and it's accompanying beach and hiking trips. So I'm pretty much ready. Is it here yet?

I heard that according to our famous groundhog, it won't be long. We'll see how that goes.

In other news, I read the most AMAZING book last weekend. Well, one of the most amazing anyway. Ronie Kendig is a new addition to my top list of favorite writers. Her book Digitalis, which is the one I read last weekend, definitely will hook you and refuse to let you go. Incredible story, character, and writing. I'm planning to tell you even more about why you for sure need to buy this book probably next week sometime. Monday or Tuesday-ish.

So even though it's not spring, I need to do some cleaning. We'll call it late winter cleaning, which is fine since spring cleaning is so cliche anyway, and as I writer, I'm supposed to be learning to avoid cliches, right? We're moving here in a couple weeks (not far, just to another nearby town) and right now I've packed...Uh...Well...I did buy some storage boxes? So that's on my list of goals for the weekend. Pack something. Or throw away some junk that I have no intention of packing/moving. Wish me luck.

How about you? Goals for this weekend? Thoughts on why February is not definitively winter or spring but just an in-between month?