I'm glad to see this, finally, even if it is still in progress! Don't forget to change the title.

I'm so proud of myself! There's a closet that has been untouched (organizationally, anyway) since we moved into this apartment a year and a few months ago. Well, this past weekend I purged, cleaned, and organized it! So much stuff went into the pile that's waiting to be taken to a thrift store and a full size garbage bag went out to the dump.

I feel so great!!!

Indeed, walking around your city is fantastic way to get to know your city and I've become one with Seattle as I walk over the years I've lived here.

And it's amazing to see the changes as they come about as well.

Put up a curtain to act as a screen blocking the ugly back of the television. I'm still not happy with this because the method of suspension - one of those Ikea pieces of wire plus metal things which screw into the ceiling - isn't tight enough and it looks saggy and untidy. But still nicer than the back of the television.

I bought a round red tray at Target that I'm using to store my keys, wallet and ID. It doesn't qualify as a landing strip, but I'm searching less for the keys, wallet and ID in the morning.

Walked from Coney Island to Battery Park. No blisters.

I try to sit down almost every day and just look at my apartment and to try to see where the untidy piles are and figure out why they're forming and what solutions there are to keep them from forming in the future. One pile at a time.

Less toxic paint. Sure. Why not.

Wish the intro this week had more to do with the Cure, but I'm glad you had a fun walk.

I enjoy the walkability of my neighborhood - Columbia Heights/Mt. Pleasant in Washington, DC. There is a Farmer's Market 3 blocks from my building, and two more within a mile, maybe 3. There is a grocery store, and a decent Target-type shopping center, and a metro station within 5 blocks. Decent places for coffee and evening drinks, and 15 minutes walk from several of the best nighttime hangouts in town. I work in my neighborhood, so many days pass that I am never more than 5 or 6 blocks from home, and chances are if I'm farther that, I'm still within a mile. I got rid of my car when we moved into the city (from Alexandria, VA, a whopping 10 miles from where I am now!) and, with my zipcar membership for must-have-car moments, I have never missed owning a car. I now buy better shoes instead of gas. :-)

Definitely less toxic paints. Will be looking at the Benjamin Moore Natura when it comes time to paint.

This week I emptied our inbox, which had not been totally empty in months, if not a year! There are always one or two things I can't let go of, that I put back in the box. This time I finally said goodbye to several pieces of clothing I'd hung onto since college--10 years ago! I hadn't worn them since then, but they were a reminder of my younger, more glamorous days, and I couldn't part with them. Now I am finally feeling glamorous again, so I don't need them!

As I was walking down the stairs with the bags for Goodwill, I was struck by how HEAVY they were. My husband and I have been carrying all this stuff around, some of it for a whole decade, and it has really just been weighing us down. We still have a ways to go, but it feels really good to lighten up.

And by inbox, of course I mean Outbox. My inbox is still full to the brim, but that is a project for later in the week. . .

I just bought plant-based paint and a low toxicity primer from Sherwin Williams, so, to answer the question, yes, I would consider it for our next paint job - our bedroom. It will go up in the next few days and I'll report back on the quality, application, etc... I got both a gallon of paint and primer for under $70 so it's all still very affordable.

Love the idea of the NYC walk. I'd love to do that in DC, too, and may organize that for the spring.

The Cure is going great! Of course, I resigned from my job 4 weeks ago so I've had more time than most to focus on curing my home. Here's a list of cured places and things in our house:
1) I put all of our exposed pantry items into bell jars and other glass storage containers. They are labeled and looked lovely all lined up in a row in our teeny tiny kitchen which leaves no room for clutter or mess.
2) The entire basement has been purged. 3 trips to Goodwill, 10 items to sell on Craig's list, and we now have room for a ping pong table (my secret dream!)
3) All closets in the house have been cured - baskets which hold hats, gloves, board games have been put in and there is so much room to spare in the closets now. Ah....space!
4) Books! We got rid of about 40 books we hadn't referred to or needed in the past few years.
5) The bedroom redo - I'm looking into the felt idea, too, and the eco-paint in a lovely soft shade of gray goes up in a few days. Plum colored linens will accent the room along with some taco trucks prints I have been coveting: http://www.33stewartavenue.com/taco-trucks/

Just wanted to share. :-) Good luck to everyone with the Cure!

Wow, KateinDC, sounds awesome!

I have one more small segment of wall to finish painting this afternoon, and the bedroom will be done. It looks SO lovely and peaceful - the color makes me happy!

Once that's done, the bedroom needs a little TLC after all the moving around to get the painting done. Then cleaning the office space.

I am amazed how energetic I feel doing the Cure. I thought I'd wear out, but I look forward to my assignments each week, to sharing my progress, and to the wonderful changes I can make to our home.

Thanks AT!!

I am starting on the office tonight. Papers will get filed, framed albums will be hung and books will be pared down.

But the biggest thing that will change my house is that after 14 years of living together, my beloved cat left me for kitty heaven, so I have no more stained carpet and hair to worry about (she was really sick in the end). I am super sad, but looking forward to having my place cleaner, all the time.