So yesterday I went on a cleaning spree. I put some more things away in my cupboard (almost finished all the unpacking now) and blitzed my kitchen. It’s become more of a place to put things than a place to cook, every square inch was covered in something or other! So I removed all the papers, folders, books..etc cleaned the worktop (now I could actually see it 😉 ) and then found new homes for some of the stuff. A lot of the things did end up just being put back on the worktop, but they were put back more neatly and as I had cleared some of it off completely I do actually have a bit of worktop visable now!

Almost all the stuff on there is to do with the dogs, so it’s their fault! I use about a third of the available space for their food anyway – I don’t have much kitchen storage – I’ve not got cupboards under most of the worktop because of getting the chair under, and I haven’t got any wall cupboards cos I can’t reach them. So I’ve got a thin pullout unit under the draining board where I store the wet food (until it’s opened, then it goes in the fridge) and if I’ve got any of the small bags of dry (2kg I think they are?) they fit neatly in there as well. Then I’ve got four drawers at the other end, the first is my dog drawer (anything else pertaining to dog food that will fit goes in there as well as various other dog related bits), second my banking/stationary drawer, third is another dog drawer – this one I store all my show catalogues, schedules and prize cards – and the fourth actually has kitchen equipment in! Saucepan, glasses, measuring jug…that sort of thing.

I’ve got a wardrobe/cupboard/drawer thing (this with a single wardrobe attached beside it) which is fantastic in that it stores everything I own that needs storing – clothes in one half of the wardrobe and boxes piled up beside it, clothes in two of the three drawers and bits and pieces in the other, and we’ve put shelves in the single wardrobe so it acts as a cupboard – but except for my kitchen that is the only storage I’ve got and it’s no good for those day to day bits – thus my kitchen drawers not being used as kitchen drawers! I’m hoping to get a drawer unit to go under my grooming table soon, then that should be much better.

Anyway, I’ve completely deviated from the point there! I was tidying everything up partly because it was bothering me, but mainly because I was hoping to clear a space so that I could put the christmas tree up on the worktop (tree on the floor or within a couple of feet of it with Sarah about = not a good idea!). So that was all ready yesterday, but I didn’t finish until late so left all the christmas stuff for today. This morning I finally opened my christmas cards and put them up (all 2 of them!). Lorna has made the most fantastic card with Solei on! It’s brilliant, thank you; I love it 🙂 Can’t wait to show it to S and T to admire as well 😉 Then we went to put the tree up and I actually couldn’t do it. Had to take it away again, I just couldn’t cope. I don’t know what the matter with me is this year! I’m not in the mood but I’d hoped if we got everything up and festive it might kick in, never expected to actually not be able to stand having the tree up. I was going to do my cards this morning but I…er..forgot. So I’ll do them later today, get them in the post and they might get there for christmas! And I’m sorry for the presents I haven’t bought that I was going to, I feel bad about that but I just haven’t been able to get organised. And I’m clean out of ideas!

On the plus side Solei is finally on the mend 🙂 About time too! He’s not 100% yet but definitely getting there.

So..er…happy christmas everyone?