Guess what I did today!!!!!!!  I hung towels on the line!  Did you expect something a little more exciting?  Ok, I may be a bit crazy for being so enthusiastic about a chore most people don’t even do anymore.  I will admit, it is a bit odd.  I just love the smell that you can only get from clothes hung outdoors.  No dryer sheet can give you that! I like that I can save money hanging clothes and it is a really good excuse for me to get to go outside.   It is a very relaxing job really.   Not only that, but it means that spring is actually here!

Which means….. I planted flowers too!  I like the cheery colors I chose this year.  Yellow, orange and bright pink.   Marigolds,  Kalanchoe, and pink petunias.  Nothing like getting your hands in the dirt to make you feel close to nature and at peace in your soul.  It is such a great feeling!

An article in “Modern Farmer” by Anna Brones entitled “Does Dirt Make You Happy?” suggests that dirt is an antidepressant, an immune booster and suppresses inflammation in the body.   I am all for that!  No wonder Spring feels so good! Go outside and get your hands dirty and come back to a clean house.   The outside dirt is such a wonderful thing but the “dirt” in our homes, not so much!

I used the bathroom downstairs today.  I don’t use that bathroom very often.  I keep it clean but I don’t actually use it much.  I happened to notice the baseboard given my position. ummmmmm….ewwwwww.  The bathroom is uncluttered and clean but sometimes something like a nasty dirty baseboard can make a whole room look gross.  I am NOT a detailed person.  I am just not.  I can keep a whole house looking clean and tidy but when it comes to the little things I really have to work to get those done. It doesn’t just come naturally.   I know this about myself so instead of waiting, I went and grabbed an old toothbrush, cleaner, and a rag right away.  I looked at my watch. 2:14pm.  I sprayed the whole baseboard along the longest wall.  I started scrubbing at the end where I had started spraying.  I scrubbed, sprayed, wiped.  I also scrubbed the floor where it met the baseboard.

Right here I am going to interrupt myself to recommend that you NEVER use a sponge mop.  Just don’t do it!  I can’t think of anything more disgusting than spreading around the nasty grossness that never comes out of a sponge all over your house.  Sick.  If you must use a Swiffer type mop, fine, not as bad but don’t use it all the time. You don’t want to be pushing ickies to the edges of the room.  Use an actual mop that you can twist and wring out and replace the mop head now and then.  It will not leave you with gunk in the corners so much or be spreading nasty bacteria.  I also spray my mop with Clorox Cleanup after rinsing it when I am done.  I hang it to dry between uses.

Ok, back to the baseboard… I got the one wall done and decided to keep going.  The others were shorter although maybe even dirtier.  All done!  I looked at my watch.  2:19. FIVE MINUTES guys!!!  Five minutes to do a nasty job that doesn’t get done often but made the whole bathroom look way cleaner!  That is my proud moment for this week!  We can get so much more done in five minutes than we think we can.  We build those things up in our minds and make mountains out of molehills!

Go conquer some molehills friends, and get your hands in the dirt outside too! Spring is here!

Since spring is here that means its time to change up that menu!  Move over soup and casserole!  Salad and BBQ are ready for their turn.

I am going to leave you guys with my famous potato salad recipe.  I promise you it’s the best darn potato salad you’ve ever had and you will have people begging for the recipe!  Just be sure to tell them where you got it!

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E’s Potato Salad