Spring Cleaning

BEFORE

AFTER

Spring cleaning over Easter weekend makes sense to me—rebirth, renewal, resurrection—all the “re” words—So today I cleaned the shop—I had three projects strewn across the shop space in various stages of completion and the layer of dust on everything was getting thick—

After having a coffee and breakfast wrap this morning I walked down the hill and got busy—I culled the hardwood cut off rack—vacuumed out the table saw and behind all the tools—I even vacuumed the rubber floor mats—as I was doing this I thought about the ways I’ve been cleaning out my life—getting rid of the excess and nonessential aspects to create focus on the fundamentals—spring cleaning is really about having a clear vision of what’s important—getting to basic essentials before summer’s clutter begins—

Now there’s just my apartment and my terribly neglected car—