1. You get excited about having your carpets cleaned:
You know that sudden twinge of energy and happiness you begin to feel when winter is on the verge of spring? Well, just wait until the day when it’s finally in the 60’s, sunny and beautiful outside, and some carpet cleaning genius rolls up to your house with his big van o’ vacuums and magic cleaning potion. Your dingy, dog smelly, stuffy winter germ-infested carpets are suddenly white, fluffy, fresh and ready to take on the world! I feel like Spring has officially begun in the Woochie household* – windows are open, carpets look new, and the old sterile feeling of winter has been sucked up by the heavy-duty steam cleaning monster. (Enter bright light from heaven and choir of angels singing a major chord on “ah”…aaaand scene.)
2. You get excited about new mulch:
For the past few years we’ve gone with brown wood mulch, and have only planted annuals in our landscaping (dumb). Last year, we got smart and started planting some perennials, and this year we switched to a new, deeper red mulch – which I have been skeptical about in the past, but I’m a fan of currently. Hopefully our plants will just pop up when they’re supposed to, and our landscaping work this Spring will be done!
3. You get excited about having your own herb garden:
I’ve been wanting my own vegetable garden for quite some time, but I know very well that I won’t give it the attention it needs to keep it alive, and we keep our yellow lab in the back yard on nice days – so the garden wouldn’t last long without building a wall of sorts around it. I’ve decided to assuage my garden desires by just growing some potted herbs instead. This idea of fresh herbs had never occurred to me until I moved to India, and found out that I could just go pick leaves off the plant outside my window and throw it in my dinner! Cool, right!? Ok, give me a break I was in college – to me, using fresh ingredients meant squeezing the jalapeno that Papa John’s gives you onto your pizza before you eat it.
So anyway, we’re going to try some simple, staple herbs for this summer: organic basil, cilantro, parsley, and oregano. Even more exciting – I found a really cool stone pot (that would have gone for probably $60 at Lowes) for $12 at Marshalls. Decorating and bargain shopping success! Don’t even get me started on Marshalls/TJ Maxx…I love these stores. They have the best random housewares, kitchen gadgets, brand name clothes, and more for so cheap…Take, for instance, my new Michael Kors business/casual work capris for only $20?…what’s not to love!?
Ok focus, Kris, focus. Back to the post.
4. You get excited about a “Food Saver”
My mom and dad came up to visit us a couple weeks ago, and brought along with them an amazing device called a “food saver.” This thing vacuum seals your food, so that when you buy products in bulk, you can divide it into meal-size portions, vacuum seal it, and throw it in the freezer. Et voila! It lasts for months and comes out as fresh as ever! It’s great! Our Sam’s club membership has been well worth the investment, because we have found that we can get 3 times as much food for the same price as getting it from a grocery store. Right now we have enough meats and cheeses to last us for months, all stored neatly in little meal-sized packets. Also, I can now start cooking in bulk, and freezing for later. The possibilities are endless!
You know that sudden twinge of energy and happiness you begin to feel when winter is on the verge of spring? Well, just wait until the day when it’s finally in the 60’s, sunny and beautiful outside, and some carpet cleaning genius rolls up to your house with his big van o’ vacuums and magic cleaning potion. Your dingy, dog smelly, stuffy winter germ-infested carpets are suddenly white, fluffy, fresh and ready to take on the world! I feel like Spring has officially begun in the Woochie household* – windows are open, carpets look new, and the old sterile feeling of winter has been sucked up by the heavy-duty steam cleaning monster. (Enter bright light from heaven and choir of angels singing a major chord on “ah”…aaaand scene.)
2. You get excited about new mulch:
For the past few years we’ve gone with brown wood mulch, and have only planted annuals in our landscaping (dumb). Last year, we got smart and started planting some perennials, and this year we switched to a new, deeper red mulch – which I have been skeptical about in the past, but I’m a fan of currently. Hopefully our plants will just pop up when they’re supposed to, and our landscaping work this Spring will be done!
3. You get excited about having your own herb garden:
I’ve been wanting my own vegetable garden for quite some time, but I know very well that I won’t give it the attention it needs to keep it alive, and we keep our yellow lab in the back yard on nice days – so the garden wouldn’t last long without building a wall of sorts around it. I’ve decided to assuage my garden desires by just growing some potted herbs instead. This idea of fresh herbs had never occurred to me until I moved to India, and found out that I could just go pick leaves off the plant outside my window and throw it in my dinner! Cool, right!? Ok, give me a break I was in college – to me, using fresh ingredients meant squeezing the jalapeno that Papa John’s gives you onto your pizza before you eat it.
So anyway, we’re going to try some simple, staple herbs for this summer: organic basil, cilantro, parsley, and oregano. Even more exciting – I found a really cool stone pot (that would have gone for probably $60 at Lowes) for $12 at Marshalls. Decorating and bargain shopping success! Don’t even get me started on Marshalls/TJ Maxx…I love these stores. They have the best random housewares, kitchen gadgets, brand name clothes, and more for so cheap…Take, for instance, my new Michael Kors business/casual work capris for only $20?…what’s not to love!?
Ok focus, Kris, focus. Back to the post.
4. You get excited about a “Food Saver”
So yes, all of these domestic ventures may seem mundane to the naked eye…but after several months of hibernating by the fireplace in my sweatpants, I am ready for some spring cleaning and home-improvement action! Woo Spring!
*Some of Luke's friends combined both of our last names to refer to both of us at once. Thus, many friends call us "Woochie." It sounds like something out of Star Wars, I know.
2 comments:
I really want an herb garden! Maybe when we move we'll find a place with a balcony and a yard. I'm really looking forward to having a real garden someday, with vegetables and herbs and everything. Yes, I am old.
you forgot "You get excited when you choose the correct paint color" "you get excited when you get new patio furniture (or new furniture in general)z" and " you get excited when your house is spring cleaned (even if the fresh feeling only lasts for like 2 days)" :o)
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