I had three major things on my to do list today: clean out the shed, clean out the laundry room and remove the winter “cat house” from the patio and get it back into usable shape. I honestly did not think I would be able to get them all done, especially when I walked out to look in the shed.

It was SO bad. We had just been throwing stuff into it, especially me, because I was always being stalked and chased by the homicidal rooster. Now that he was gone, it was time.

Here is what I walked into. The right side that holds our garden tools and lawn/coop stuff.

Before:

After:

The left side before. It holds holiday decorations, camping gear, suitcases and just miscellaneous stuff.

After:

This took me about 4 hours because I had to take everything out, sweep and then tetris it all back in. I have to call the city tomorrow to schedule a bulk pickup for everything I got rid of.

I was able to clean the laundry room out. It was just really straightening it up. The hardest part was the patio because we had a large heavy wool rug on the table and containers underneath so the stray cats could stay warm in the winter weather. I didn’t take any pictures of the before because I was running on fumes and just forgot, but here are some afters. We still have a lot of work to do on our yard and the patio, but now at least we can eat and sit out there comfortably.

I found that my rug I’m not using makes a great table cover and protects the table from any sun damage.

The trunk Donny picked up at the estate sale makes a fine little table. Now I’m just praying that I can walk tomorrow because I’m already so sore.