We closed up our campsite last Saturday. We were a little leisurely about it this year, working off and on Friday and finishing up by noon on Saturday. We did things a little different this year. Many of the clothes and towels stayed at camp this winter, neatly tucked away in space bags inside of totes. We also left all the plastic cups, cutlery, and plates behind. Dirty laundry (every piece of fabric out an in use, including all bedding) came home along with some things we'll use over the winter.
The way things usually go is that we get home and unload. I do some laundry. After about three weeks the camp stuff gets moved to the areas where it belongs (but not put away). About a month after that I finally get around to storing stuff away. If you are doing the math, that would be around Thanksgiving.
This year I am way ahead (woo hoo!). I had all the laundry done by Sunday. I unpacked the non-perishable food on Sunday and wiped down and tossed old items on every shelf in the pantry and cabinet with food before putting the camp stuff in. Yesterday morning I moved things from the big stack to their appropriate spots, thus freeing up the mud room for vacuuming. Today I not only organized and moved stuff into the attic, I also cleaned up stuff on our landing that had been there since last Fall and created a big pile of trash. Whew!
The camp stuff is now all put away, the landing is organized, and the big guest room is emptied of unnecessary detritus. And the day is still young... I hope to get our queen bed back into the big guest room (it was at Mike's mom's house for the past 2 years) and get the bed all made up this weekend.
Tonight I plan to run a couple of errands, then head home to do the floors (or, rather, have our Scooba do the floors), wash the guest room sheets, and switch out my summer clothes/shoes for winter ones.
It sure is a nice feeling to get things done!
Have a happy day
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