Spring Cleaning

Well, I have no idea whether the groundhog saw his shadow yesterday, and it's "frickin' freezing Mr. Bigglesworth" in my world right now, but somehow I'm still feeling the spirit of spring. Maybe it's cabin fever. I confided in a friend recently this urge I've been feeling at odd moments lately, to just run away and scrap all my material possessions and start fresh in a new place. Of course I would never actually just disappear like that--I love my family too much to just run. Nonetheless, the urge to purge has become part of my day-to-day. I just need to let go of some of my past.

Regardless of the motivation to do it, and since I am stuck in the middle of a lease, I've decided to fully de-clutter my apartment. It's gotten a bit ridiculous lately. To keep myself honest, and to motivate myself, I decided to catalog everything in my living spaces on film. To that end, I've just taken 43 snapshots of my apartment, room by room, and will eventually post before-and-after shots of the results.

Image #1 is of my couch and coffee table. So here goes:











Update: Almost finished with this space, aside from the need to add a framed poster of some kind - the area above the couch is really quite bare. Considering hanging a quilt or some sort of fabric as a curtain instead.