Spring Cleaning

It hit me this past weekend- that nesting feeling or rather that clean up the nest feeling.  I spent all day Saturday baking.  I helped host a bridal shower on Sunday so Saturday I spent all my day in the kitchen...cooking and cleaning the dishes and pans and counter tops.  I've decided that's a good way to clean the kitchen~ cook!  My refrigerator desperately needed cleaning but frankly I just didn't have the energy after cooking all day.    I did clean it out a little by using some items for my recipes.  That counts as cleaning, right?

I finally used that puff pastry that had been taking up residence in the freezer for who knows how long.

Yummy pizza using puff pastry

One side: just cheese please; other side: contents of fridge~  Yum!

 Every time I opened that fridge door, an onion smell wafted out and I kept noticing the strawberry jam (or what seemed to be strawberry jam!) at the bottom of the inside of the door.  I can't tell you how many science projects were molding in there.  It seemed someone spilled something and didn't clean it up and we kept ignoring it.  On Sunday I was geared up with plastic gloves and hot soapy water and a sponge.  I took out shelves and bins and cleaned that sucker from top to bottom.

sparkly clean happy fridge

Tomorrow I start on the bottom cabinet--you know the one that houses ALL the plastic containers and lids!!!!  Yikes...what a mess.  It is definitely "spring" at the strawberry patch; I'm springing into action.  What to join me?