Downsizing...

Okay, so I mentioned that we are in the midst of downsizing at the Quinby home. So, I thought I would do a quick post about what exactly that entails for us. This has become our New Years Resolution because 2009 was so stressful for us and we needed to take back some control over our lives (or over what we CAN control in our lives).

Step 1: Cars. We traded in our Tacoma (finally!) and actually made money on the deal which was AWESOME! Jeremy and Eric make a great team and basically ran circles around the car salesman...haha! Then, we purchased a '98 Honda Accord for me to drive. It's a nice car and I'm glad to be back in a Honda. The plan is for this car to last three or four years and then I will get some sort of SUV. Finally, we sold our Hyundai privately and again got quite a bit of $ out of what we (and everyone who has ever seen it) described as a piece of junk car. YAY! Now, we no longer have three vehicles, but instead, two reliable ones. :)Here's a picture of the new car. You will notice that it is impossibly close to our freezer. Which leads me to step 2.

Step 2: Clean out the unnecessary junk in our lives. Exhibit A:Our garage is scary. This is what happens when your husband has a construction business and no shop to keep all of his tools in. On Sunday, we plan on re-organizing (yet again) this space. The freezer needs to move so that the car can easily fit in the garage. We also need to go through the tools and extra materials and figure out a better plan for housing everything. Wish us luck cause we're gonna need it!

This cleaning out the junk thing can be seen in nearly every inch of our home. We got a new desk for Christmas, and as a result, my first inside project of the year has been our office. I'm going to be brave and post the most outrageous "before" picture on here simply to provide me with the motivation to finish this task this weekend so that I can post the "after" picture by Sunday night.Oh my word! That's a lot of JUNK! I do have to say that the current state of the office is not nearly as bad, but I'm glad I took a picture at the worst moment so that when it's done, I will be relieved and thankful for my newly organized and CLEAN space!

Alright, so there you have it. The first two steps to our downsizing resolution. I hope to be back Sunday night with some awesome "after" shots. I hope everyone has a fun and/or productive weekend ahead of them!