I have found myself this month cleaning and sorting.

It started when I had a day at one of my schools to get ready for the term.

I decided to go through my office and to donate or throw out items that I no longer needed.

It took me a day and the end result was that I was really happy with it.

I have another office at my other school, so I decided to go through this one as well. I also went through the cupboard that had all the craft items. I had a lot of items that I no longer used.

I loved it, sorting, and cleaning set myself up for the year.

Then I carried this sorting and cleaning to my house.

Every weekend for the past three weeks I have made a list to go through one or two rooms in my house.

It has been refreshing, I have donated items, I have thrown out broken or damaged items.

At this stage I still have my craft room to go, which I think will probably take me a few weeks to be honest.

I am a creative and I have a lot of craft items, can you really have to much craft items? I do not think so.

I do not know why I am on this sorting and cleaning adventure, I really don’t.

I am enjoying it and I am loving the result.

It is quite freeing and I am in the zone of cleaning and sorting.

There is something about it.

Over the last few weeks, I have-

• Cleaned my food pantry
• Gone through my lined cupboard
• Sorted my clothes
• Sorted my shoes
• Cleaned and organised my bathroom cupboard
• Cleaned and organised my laundry cupboard
• Deep cleaned rooms
• Cleaned skirting boards
• Taken items to the op shop

I cannot wait to see how my house will look in the next month and how it will feel.

I am excited, but for now I need to get back to some cleaning.

I will share more later.

Tracey Buckley