Spring Cleaning the Front Porch

Yesterday I took part of the day to Spring Clean my Porch. We have a front enclosed porch that ACCUMULATES during the winter. We walk in the front door and DUMP! I'm probably the most guilty. Six kids doesn't help either. Shoes, boots, clothes, toys, brooms, jump ropes, coats, art projects, school work, rummage items, bags from shopping excursions with stuff I bought but we apparently didn't need yet & I wasn't yet wondering where it was! Too much! Eye Sore! It was to the point where I just hurried through the porch, keeping my head down & focused on the front door, kicking my shoes into the growing pile ~ knowing I was going to have to unbury them later to go out again. Yesterday I cleaned it out. Five bags of stuff landed themselves in the garbage and another 5 bags & 2 older ride on toys went in the back of the Suburban to travel to new homes via my church's rummage. Trips were run up to the attic, the basement, laundry chute & sink. How refreshing to have my porch back! The kids rediscovered it, too, constantly amazed at the growing expanse. The shoes still need a major overhaul, but when don't they! With the kids feet growing by the minute and the seasons about to change, we'll have to attack that on another day. For now its nice to come on the porch & not be shaking hands with clutter and mess immediately... you have to actually walk in the house for that!