Running out of steam

As you may have noticed from my other posts recently, I have been all about getting our home organized. I have spent every spare minute when I am not online or at work (so maybe not EVERY spare minute, given my bad facebook habit) putting gifts away and reorganizing closets, cabinets, furniture, etc. It's hard to believe it has been almost 3 weeks since we returned from our honeymoon, because our house is STILL littered with debris.

Some of it is very pretty, very new, gift-related debris...but the majority of it is cardboard, packing material, and wrapping paper remnants. Not pretty. And very hard to get rid of when the trash collector only comes once a week. Luckily, Clint had the day off of work yesterday and was able to break down most of the cardboard and take it to the dump...a partially empty dining room sure made me happy last night! Especially because we need it to make room for our new CHIIIIIIINAAAAA CABINETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!! I know. You already heard about it. But fair warning, you're probably going to hear a lot more about it before the week is done!

Anyway, so the house is still a disaster. And I can't really bring myself to clean it when it is such a disaster, because I know we still have a LONG way to go before everything is put away and in its proper place. I mean, I still haven't unpacked the stuff I just moved over from Katie's house. And once I start cleaning, I am just going to want to keep cleaning...but I won't be able to because I don't think all of this can be done in a day. It is a very vicious cycle. I really think I'm going to have to suck it up and vacuum this afternoon though, because I feel like I'm being suffocated by cat hair when I walk into the living room. Don't judge. My super adorable and very neurotic cats are TOTALLY worth the 15 pounds of hair they shed per day. And the vomit. But that's a story for another post!

My main point is that I am running out of steam. I feel like I have done SO much on the house and gotten SO much accomplished, but when I look around all I see is more of a mess and more things to put away. There is not even a light at the end of the debris tunnel right now...and that is bad! Clint got our dishwasher installed yesterday (WOOOO!!!), and the cardboard cleanup helped a lot...but we haven't even started on the bedrooms yet.

I'm going to try to keep motivated. And I hope that when Clint goes on shift this week from Wednesday thru Saturday morning, I'll maintain that motivation and have a heck of a lot done for him to see! Hopefully more than another season of Grey's Anatomy under my belt...

Wish me luck!