It's week two of the cure and while I've lost a bit of my initial enthusiasm it's been replaced by something a bit stronger... disgust. I finally did get around to dragging out the behemoth of a vacuum that lives in the back closet and I cleaned every last corner of my kitchen this weekend. Where does all that dirt come from??
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Week 2 flew by and I don't feel like much progress was made, but I also didn't feel overwhelmed with an impossibly long to-do list. I even made a few new discoveries about my home thanks to the fresh perspective day. More

I'm not going to lie, I'm having my ups and downs with the January Cure. I'm going to share my ups with you, but I gotta say, the downs are that this is harder than it looks. And there is a reason (I'm going to start pointing fingers now) — my family isn't entirely on board. Most specifically the kids. More

Week 2 was a little challenging at my house, as my fiancé and I took turns being sick on and off all week and through the weekend. I'm going to count the small victories though, and fingers crossed, energy and motivation will kick in this week and help us get back on track soon. More

I said some naughty words when I read the January Cure assignment for this weekend. Clean the kitchen? The whole kitchen? What am I, a wizard? I've been in a détente for months with the spiders who live in my kitchen: I don't open the bottom cabinets; they don't swing down and scare me when I do. But I should have seen it coming, because the rest of this week was relatively painless. More

Day 10: Tuesday, January 15
Assignment: Put some time and effort into your goal project

We're deep into the Cure. You've been making plans, cleaning floors, getting the kitchen in shape, setting up a landing strip - day by day, assignment after assignment, making your home a better place. No matter where you are at with your Cure "chores" right now, I hope you are feeling good about what you've accomplished so far - every bit counts and really does make a difference. Today is all about you - a chance to focus in and get some work done on the personal task that you decided to accomplish this month; the project I asked you to choose from your list last week... More

Are we there yet? Just kidding, I'm having fun. I like checking tasks off a list, and knowing I'm accountable to all of you really helps me stick to the plan. Here's how my January Cure is going this week. More

My kitchen got a lot of well deserved attention this past week: it is cleaner and a bit more organized, and I crossed a big to–do off of my list! Let's recap: More

I was so excited to tackle my pegboard that although I had a few technical difficulties, I managed to finish my project! You'll have to wait for the proper after photo, but here's a little peek, and some things I learned in the process. More

Day 4 started off my second week of the January Cure with a little reminiscing: I used to gain a fresh perspective in my previous small-footprinted, high-ceilinged old apartment by sitting in the door of an upper storage closet ten feet above the floor. Looking down from such great height allowed me to look at the apartment in an objective manner, as opposed to being "down in it". So, I tried to do the same in the dining room of my conventionally-sized, conventionally-heighted current house. I climbed up on a step ladder and perched for a while: More