Clean Closet?

As you may have read in my prior post, M. and I were going to attempt to do a Clean House-styled closet cleansing this weekend. I pictured us making ENORMOUS headway through both closets; in reality, Michael managed to get through about 1/2 of the hallway closet, while I got through my half of the bedroom closet. I also finally decided to get rid of several books and and videos, though now that they're out, I have NO idea what I'm to do with them. I suppose we'll try and sell them, and if that doesn't work, donate them. But it's always so fun when you don't have a car! Still, I'm quite impressed by the amount of crap gone through and discarded. BLEH! More to do, but not as horrifying.

Why I Heart Clean House

Okay, I realize there are more important things to write about than television -- especially if you don't live in Los Angeles. But I have fallen completely in love with Style Network's show Clean House. Its premise? They find a family/couple/person who has WAY too much clutter going on, extract all the stuff that can be sold at a garage sale and toss the stuff that should be tossed, and make beaucoup de bucks at the yard sale (seriously, one sold $2800 worth of crap!). Wait! we're not finished! They then MATCH the sales up to $1000 and use the money for redecorating/reorganizing. The painting and cleaning is paid for by the show, and that part happens while the homeowners are RELAXING at a hotel. How cool is THAT action? So far, my only cringe moments were when the decorator decided to paint a natural wood wall SILVER, but in retrospect I guess it kinda worked. Why do I gush so? Repeated viewings have inspired Michael to seriously consider letting go (selling) some of his items, and doing some reorganizing/shifting of stuff that I never thought would happen. I'm actually looking forwward to digging through closets and doing my Linda Koopersmith impersonation. "Piles of like items!!!" I'll let you know how it goes....