Spring cleaning & yard work!! Ordinarily I would not think of this as fun. But I had a great boost of motivation & energy (due to my weightloss I'm sure). I live alone & last week made 13 years since I bought my house. For years, I had been so unhappy with the looks of my kitchen. It was very cluttered with no organization & just not functional at all. Over the years, I just let it go. Like I did so much other things in my life like my weight and enjoying life. Since it is just me, my kitchen table was a work station w/ junk mail and you name it. Everytime I saw it, I just sighed, shook my head, left the area in frustration & wishing things were different in there. The job just seemed to be so much & I was overwhelmed & ashamed to ask anyone to help me. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't of the caliber of needing Dr. Phil or someone to come in, but it was nowhre near what I wanted it to be.

Well guess what? Something got into me & I did it! Took me parts of three days but the first day I worked for 3 hours straight. The time just flew by. I was not tired or anything. I am so proud of myself. I went through all cabinets & threw out stuff. I think I lost at least 150 pounds in clutter & plastic shopping bags. My kitchen feels like a kitchen now & looks great. I vow to never let it get out of hand again. One of my goals is to experiment with low carb/fat band appropriate cooking. I dream of dinner parties & inviting my closest most supportive friends & family. Now I see that as a possibility. I bought new placemats, pots/pans, chair cushions and curtain. And if that wasn't enough, Saturday morning I got up early, went to Walmart, loaded up and spread 11 bags of mulch in my yard all by myself. That was another project I had on my wish list. It felt so good looking at my accomplishments after i was finished. Felt even better than when I got in my first pair of jeans out of the Misses Dept. I just had to toot my own horn because I am still in shock that I did it alone. Last year this time there would have been no way.

Wow! Congrats.

Have you noticed your FICO going up as your weight going down?

There is a phenomena that occurs, especially with women. When they get a handle on their weight, they get a handle on their home, kids, life and money.

This is AWESOME!! Truly, you should be very proud of yourself!! Keep it going!!

Fantastic girl! What a great reminder of seeing your yard and "new kitchen" will be to you every day as well! Woohooo. I am not the world's best housekeeper, my house isnt messy but it can get untidy for sure and I hope that my energy with losing weight will change how I view housework as well!

Wow! Congrats.

There is a phenomena that occurs, especially with women. When they get a handle on their weight, they get a handle on their home, kids, life and money.

I hope this is true because my home and money.... haha erm. :wink:

I am a organizational nut! Not in an OCD way, but I love when my drawers, closets, kitchen etc is neat and everything has a place. My laundry area, too. It feels so good when my environment is not chaotic.

I did some yard work Saturday and today, too.

Congratulations, I'll bet the place looks great.

Way to go!! It does feel good when you reclaim your space!

I can't wait until my mostly adult children move out to enjoy organization once again.

Congrats! You should be proud.

That dinner party will be great fun!

Isn't it great when you can move and do things that "used to be" chores, are now, just - activities?! Gardening is great now...one of my passions! The raking and bending and the digging used to make my back and shoulders hurt sooo bad...now I can do so much more...no pain!

Congrats on reclaiming your space...I know it feels wonderful!