Sometimes it’s the little things

Our first weekend spent at The House of Goodwill was Memorial Day weekend.  It was a fun weekend of firsts – first time boating on the lake, first time swimming in the lake, first run & dog walk around the neighborhood, and first barbeque at the neighbor’s house.

It was also pretty overwhelming.  The kitchen was full of unpacked boxes and cabinets that needed to be cleaned, and shelf liners needed to be cut and added everywhere.  (I had to go to Wal-Mart and buy them first.)  I still had boxes of thrifted kitchen supplies that needed to go through the dishwasher as well.  Just those initial kitchen tasks took several days.

Meanwhile, my husband got the washing machine connected and in place, and the kitchen table set up.

Considering all the work that still needs to be done on the house, it seemed like a drop in the bucket, but even a small reduction in the moving chaos helped tremendously.

We now have 1 cleaned and organized cabinet. Only about 30 more to go...

Just getting unpacked and cleaned up and organized in one room made everything else SO much better.

And, for the piece de resistance of the weekend (insert drumroll please) – the master bathroom now has a door!!

While we still haven’t solved the mystery of why it was ever removed - ! – we DID solve the mystery of where it went.  It was sitting in the attic next to the (also) missing master bedroom closet door.

Sometimes, a little mystery is a good thing, no?

And sometimes, it’s the little things that really are the big things.