Well, my wedding went off without a hitch, and my wife and I enjoyed a wonderful, relaxing honeymoon in a forgotten corner of Florida. We had a terrific time away from our normal hectic life and felt tremendously blessed to not only have each other, but wonderful friends and family that supported us before, during and after our big day.
Then, we came home — and realized that our apartment looked like a tornado hit it. Since we’ve used it as little more than a way station for about two weeks, it’s littered with luggage, clean and dirty clothes, and empty and full boxes and bags of wedding gifts. Every possible surface is littered with half-printed wedding programs, receipts, cards, unopened mail and unread newspapers. In short, it’s a huge mess. Laundry needs to be done, dishes need to be put away, and we have to find a place for a bunch of new stuff we received as gifts.
Now, that’s not a bad thing — our old toaster looked like we found it at the landfill and we never had enough forks for more than two meals before — but we’re in serious need of some organization, and fast. What makes the task even more daunting is that we’re moving in a couple of months, so once we find a place for everything, it will be time to take it out, box it up and start all over again — likely in a smaller apartment.
I’m almost tempted to use some of the cash we got for our wedding to hire a housecleaner or home organizer off Angie’s List — but I have the feeling that this is a project my new wife and I will end up tackling ourselves. I sense my first “honey-do” list coming up very soon — in fact, it’s probably waiting for me at home.
Love the pic. It grabbed my attention.