I finished the Apartment Therapy 20/20 Fall Cure last week. I was on the "accelerated program" because I started two weeks late I'm an overachiever. I didn't accomplish quite as much as my first week, mostly due to the fact that I had a stupid rotten cold all week and I felt like crap. That's my excuse for only getting around to posting this today too! Oh well, here's the update:
7. Buy flowers & sit for 10 minutes
8. Establish a landing strip
Is it just me, or does this sound like a 'personal grooming' task???
Just kidding... this is actually a place to drop your stuff when you walk in the door. I ended up moving my purse wall so that I could have a place for a chair and mirror. Looks much better:
Just kidding... this is actually a place to drop your stuff when you walk in the door. I ended up moving my purse wall so that I could have a place for a chair and mirror. Looks much better:
11. Floor and surface clean 1 room
Ensuite. I can't believe how much old make-up was lurking around in there! Got rid of all of it.
12. Buy flowers
... because I was feeling Christmasy...
... because I was feeling Christmasy...
16. Floor and surface clean 1 room
Master Bedroom. It is no longer the dumping ground for stuff we don't know what to do with. EVERY surface is clear!
17. Buy flowers
... because I already bought two sets of flowers this week (and I love the color of these pomegranates) ...
18. Declutter medicine cabinet
A good thing to do occasionally, and relevant because of my cold, I guess. Shocked by all of the sticky Children's Tylenol/Advil cups that we had been saving in there! Yuck.
19. Hang artwork
I finally made an art/photo wall... I have one last piece to add to it before I can post a photo! Stay tuned...
20. Empty outbox
Done. Yay! I'm glad to get rid of that stuff after looking at it for two weeks.
21. Graduation
And... I'm done! At first I thought the 20/20 concept was going to make the Cure a little too easy, but I'm actually amazed by the results! A little effort goes a long way. It got me moving on projects and cleaning tasks that I had been thinking about, but hadn't started. My house is looking fab. My husband thinks I am turning into a bit of a domestic goddess. Mission accomplished.
And... I'm done! At first I thought the 20/20 concept was going to make the Cure a little too easy, but I'm actually amazed by the results! A little effort goes a long way. It got me moving on projects and cleaning tasks that I had been thinking about, but hadn't started. My house is looking fab. My husband thinks I am turning into a bit of a domestic goddess. Mission accomplished.