Spring(?) Cleaning

This week has been filled with lots of clearing out. I started with my son's toys, lots of them are broken or have pieces missing and with his 3rd birthday coming up in 2 weeks I knew we needed to clear out the old to make way for the new. He would never let me throw things away though, not if he could see me doing it so Matt took them out for the morning while I sorted through everything. I did all his puzzles to make sure all the pieces were there, I threw out anything broken and I freed up so much space in there it looks lovely!! He hasn't missed anything either, so I know I did the right thing!

After clearing all his stuff Matt went up in to the loft. We knew there was a 'Woody' toy up there that we bought for Charlotte when she was a toddler and seeing as Alfie is in to Toy Story in a big way right now we thought we'd hunt it out and give it to him. We sorted through the entire loft, filled the boot of the car with rubbish and sorted out 2 bin bags for ebay. It was a productive afternoon. But then of course the rest of the house started to look messy, so room by room I 'spring' (summer) cleaned. It looks so neat and tidy, its a nice feeling sitting down and knowing there's nothing that needs doing for a day or two!!


I have been knitting a monkey this week, he's still naked because the recipient hasn't made a clothing choice yet but he's full of character already!! I find it fascinating how quickly they come to life when you embroider their features!

We'll wait and see what he ends up wearing, although I know he's for a boy so its unlikely to be pink and sparkly!

An update on the snowflakes. I was aiming to make one a day, but I've fallen behind schedule already. I think I'm about 10 down, not too bad though!!