I suspect that everyone has, by this point, gotten their Christmas and holiday trappings cleaned up and put away until the next season arrives. We started cleaning up from the holidays shortly after New Years, and thought we had it all handled. Then (as too often seems to be the case), we discovered one thing or another that we forgot.

So, here we are a full three weeks into January, and I think we've tracked down everything that needed to be boxed up and put away. In the process, we were able to clean around and under some things that really needed the attention. All in all, the house is looking better than it has in a few months.

I hope that your week is off to a good start and that you enjoy the tips in this week's newsletter.