Works of Art

Number One
Finally! It’s almost like a work of art... a CLEAN refrigerator. Just like everything else I’ve cleaned at The Homestead, the refrigerator hadn’t been cleaned in I don’t know how long. One of the deli drawers still had food in it from the previous owner, who hadn’t live in the house for a least a year before I bought it. Yeah... I know... it SOUNDS disgusting. However it was packaged food like processed cheese, sausage and ketchup packets. The reason it was still in the refrigerator is because when I moved in, my Mom just threw my stuff in the refrigerator on the shelves, and then I set a book shelf (for my MANY cookbooks) against the wall that the fridge door opened toward. With the bookshelf there, I couldn’t open the door wide enough to pull the deli drawer out to clean the food out.

I made time on Saturday to pull the books off the shelf, move the shelf, and clean the entire refrigerator. I took everything out... food, shelves, drawers. A sink full of hot water, Dawn, Softscrub Gel and away I went!

While cleaning, I had a brainstorm idea. I can hear the crowd now: “Uh Ohhh” Since I had all the shelves and drawers pulled out of the refrigerator, why couldn’t I put the aforementioned “problem” deli drawer on the OTHER side of the refrigerator so that I can actually use it? Yes, I told myself… You are SO smart! LOL I also arranged the heights of the shelves to positions more convenient to me.

Two hours later, I emerged victorious... and quite pleased with myself, I might add! I almost don’t want to put food in there. LOL


Number Two
I’ve been putting off mowing the yard because it’s either been raining or really cold. I should’ve mowed my yard the ONE day last week it was nice... like my one neighbor did. Driving up and down my street and seeing everyone else’s newly mowed yards has been making me feel guilty that mine wasn’t. The perks of living in a better neighborhood. My neighbor on the other side of me hasn’t mowed his either, but his place looks like Home of the Rednecks… and they act like it, too. But hey, he was nice enough to snow blow my driveway.

I finally bit the bullet on Sunday night and pulled out my 20+ year old lawnmower, courtesy of Freecycle. Imagine my surprise when she started up on the first pull. After I finished mowing, my backyard looked like a mowed hayfield. The front looks great, so I guess that’s all that matters. Now I just need to find time to weed and prepare the flower beds and container gardens.