Aabra-Cadabra Alla Kazam!

Aabra-Cadabra, Alla Kazam, Make this room look Spic and Span!

When I was a kid and my parents would tell me I wasn't allowed to come out of my room until it was clean, I would close my eyes and chant this over and over again. I thought if I closed my eyes hard enough, and really believed, it would work. I never did get that spell to do anything for me. Sometimes I still try though.

I think I've finally figured what the bug up my ass is. My life is a mess and it's bringing me down in every way. My house is a disorganized mess. My car is trashed. I can't seem to organize my clothes before the season changes again. My purse is loaded with kids toys and my head is just as cluttered. There is no place where I can find serenity. Do you know what that does to a person? Apparently it makes them a big grump - and a little depressed.

You know what a junkie I am for all of the home makeover shows. I just can't help myself. I keep thinking, I don't need Kim and Aggie to come because my house isn't filthy. They're not going to find anything absolutely disgusting hidden in a corner anywhere. We need the Mission: Organization people to ring our doorbell. The thing is this: I watch these shows and wonder how these people can live with all of this clutter in their lives. My house isn't nearly that bad, and I can't even function right now. There's not one room in my house where I can go and sit in a nice clean, quiet spot. You know it's bad when even my husband says something.

Hopefully, if all goes well, my life will become a little less cluttered this weekend. My goal is to return to work on Monday less grumpy. You know, grumpy isn't even a good word for it... I'm just in a funk. Am I the only one who feel slike this? I can't be.

Let's all make a pact to get off of our asses and declutter our lives. Let's go into the warmer weather and sunny days with a clear, care-free mind. Let's plan to spend no sunny days inside because our houses are so messy that we can't even function. Well, let's try our darndest, at least. And if any of you can get my magic spell to work, will you pass along the secret?

Good Luck and Happy De-Cluttering!