aaarrrrgggh... I broke my computer!

Hey all,

Remember last week I told you that I would be back to help you organize and declutter?  Yeah, whatever!  Murphy had other plans.  Something happened to my new computer and everything was erased.  E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!!!!  My pictures, my videos, my new home docs and selling of old home docs.  Anything that was on my computer is now gonzo!  I've since then brought my computer into an Apple store and had the operating system downloaded, but everything that i had on it is gone.  And of course I don't back-up my computer files. I wanted to cry!  My old computer still has all my pics that I downloaded on to there until about Christmas of 2012, and everything since then was on  new computer.  oh well... I'm down crying and throwing tantrums.

Anyhow, I think I am going to take a bit of hiatus from blog as I re-build my computer files and everything else.  I will be back... I just don't know when!

Talk to you soon,

Bette

I'm Getting Rid of my Stuff

Do you see that picture up there?  That is my stuff.

Mind you, not all of it is my stuff.  That spiderman is not mine (I swear).

Since we're moving in less than two months to a smaller home, I need to re-evaluate our belongings.  I've been through every room, every closet, every drawer, every nook and cranny and tried to look at things with different eyes. A few years ago, I helped a number of people organize their offices and  businesses.  It was easy for me to go into someone's office/home and suggest what needed to go and needed to stay.  I had no attachment to any of their stuff.  But this is my stuff.  I paid money for this stuff, whether is was .50 cents or $500, it was my money.

So this week I thought I would share with you, how I'm going through this process of downsizing our home.

Tomorrow, I'm sharing how I'm purging and organizing our clothing.. specifically our kids clothing.

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P.S. - in case you are wondering, that room in the picture above, is a staging area for a garage sale, I will be having in the next couple of weeks. Bub-bye Spidey!

How to Clean the Fridge Naturally

As I mentioned before, when we were getting the house ready to sell, I cleaned all my appliances.  Although, we excluded the appliances from the listing, if the price was right we knew they were negotiable.

I showed you here how I cleaned my stove and oven, and now I'd like to share how I cleaned the fridge.

I try to wipe down the fridge every time I go grocery shopping. 

But a really good deep clean happens less often.

So I started by emptying the fridge of all it's contents.  The job is better done just before you go shopping, because technically you should have less food in it.  At this point, I usually make a list of things I need to replenish, and toss the items that are expired.

This time when I took all the shelves and drawers out of the fridge, 

I had quite the surprise waiting for me at the bottom.

Ewwww!!!

I honestly have NO IDEA what that is! Pasta sauce?!? Tomatoe Juice?!? Vegetable juice?! 

AND, I have no idea how long it had been there!!

Thanks family!! >:(

At this point I may or may not have cursed (in Portuguese) and gagged a little.

So once I was done with my gagging, I grabbed my favourite cleaner.

I used the degreaser formula (1 1/2 tsp + 16oz of water)

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So I sprayed the entire surface with it and let it sit for a bit, 

while I cleaned the shelves and drawers in the sink.

Here's another before and after of that mystery sauce at the bottom of the fridge.

So much better right?

Here it is now, full of yummy food for my family.

So tell me how often do you clean out your fridge? And do you ever find surprises at the bottom?

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