The last couple of days have been
absolutely lovely and warm. Spurred on by our big bedroom clean this weekend I
decided the time was right to unpack my summer clothing and put away my winter
gear.
I kept most jerseys in my
cupboard since they are almost all fairly light and can still function for
cooler summer evenings. For now I packed away a thicker winter jacket, some
woolly scarfs and hats, my long socks and thermals. I also packed up some of my
long sleeve work shirts and one pair of knee-high boots.
I unpacked my summer items and
went through them, most seem ok but some need to be ironed before I can wear
them again. I also didn’t bother to unpack my bikinis. I thought that by the
time it’s warm enough to wear them I’ll probably be showing quite a bit of
belly and I am not that comfortable with preggie bellies on display that I
would want to show off mine like that. There are also one or two pairs of pants
that are getting a bit snug so might pack them up as well in a couple of weeks.
I took the opportunity to give my wardrobe a general clean while busy and plan
on picking some more lavender from the garden to replace what I have in the
cupboard now. I always keep a small cup full of lavender in the cupboard; the
smell is supposed to keep moths away and is quite fresh.
Only thing is with my side of the
cupboard looking so clear and minimal I am itching to get into hubbies side!
His side is overflowing, all items are mixed up (ie shirts, underwear and
shorts in one heap) and I know he has quite a few items that are damaged and he
doesn’t wear anymore. Gah, He made me promise last year when I started cutting
down that I wouldn’t touch his things. I will stick to that, although I find it
difficult and will have to just avert my eyes I guess. I am hoping, as with the
bedroom clean, he will all of a sudden feel it’s time for a spring clean in his
wardrobe as well.
So, our bedroom, hmmm. We have
damp issues in our bedroom. We have a solid glass block window with only a tiny
section at the top that can open. This little slice that can open sits
underneath our blinds so it is very difficult to get any fresh air. When you
add in the fact that the external wall has been badly sealed and moisture leaks
in through this wall you have a prime situation for damp mouldy grossness.
We had a friend, who’s an
electrician, come by this weekend to help us get more plugs, we only had one in
the bedroom and wanted to extend the line through to the bathroom (where we had
no plugs!) so we can at least plug in our washing machine without having to run
an extension cord though the house the whole time.
In order to help him out we moved
all our cupboards from the wall and ... gross! So much mould growing there it
was shocking. Luckily I had bought a big bottle of white spirit vinegar a
couple of weeks before so we attacked the mould with it and scrubbed our walls
down. It was a fair bit of work but the mould and even the damp stains seemed
to lift easily with the vinegar and the wall looks so much better it’s almost
like we re-painted!
Since we were then in a cleaning
blitz we also wiped down all the furniture (removing all knick knacks lying about) and moved the mattress outside to
air and soak up some sun. While the mattress was outside we lifted the planks
under the bed and vacuumed the whole floor (goodbye all the dust bunnies under
the bed!). We had been keeping some old mats under the bed as well (Hubby
wanted to keep them for camping) but they were so gross I took them straight
out to the bin and hubby didn’t even complain.
We have gotten a quote for new
windows along the whole back of the flat including the bedroom. The new windows
will be larger and allow us to get more air circulating. The body corporate has
also agreed to re-seal the outside wall so hopefully we will have less damp
issues next year.
I am very happy with the new
bedroom, it feels so much cleaner and healthier. I feel like it has inspired us
to tackle the rest of the house. Such a big change for about R30 in cleaning materials
and some elbow grease!
