Spring Cleaning

Brian comes home on Tuesday and my parents come to visit on Saturday. So, that means it's time to properly clean the house. Brian and I are both guilty of creating amazing amounts of clutter. We haven't eaten at the kitchen table in months because it's covered with piles of paperwork. It's about time I put it all away! Our bedroom furniture was a big dusty mess, but I took care of that yesterday. It's amazing how a few minutes spent putting things away can make the house seem cleaner even if you haven't really cleaned anything.


Another facet of my spring cleaning: getting back to the gym! I've restarted the Couch-to-5K program, but I'm doing it on a treadmill this time instead of outside. In a perfect world, I'd rather do it outside, but I'm finding it easier to do it on the treadmill. It controls my pace for me and I'm able to keep track of my distance better. Plus I get to watch TV...in the air conditioning! I've been really good about getting myself there and I'm already feeling better about myself. My pants had gotten unacceptably tight and I was sorta freaking out about it. I think I'm back on track.


I'm also vowing to get on top of our finances this spring. Now that my paychecks are finally rolling in on a regular basis, I wanted to keep track of where our money was going and try to get some money into savings every month. I'm proud to say that we had several hundred dollars left over last month. It helps that (1) February only has 28 days, (2) Brian was out of town and (3) I committed to not spending while he was gone. In any case, it was exciting when I figured out the numbers this afternoon and saw how much we had left. We'll see how March goes!


So, that's the spring cleaning going on around here. I'm cleaning my house, my body and my finances. What are you spring cleaning?