Silverware Drawer

Yes, I am actually posting about my silverware drawer.  The last few weeks I have been avoiding a number of household tasks in favor of sleep.  But the piles of mail, clutter and toys strewn about were starting to get to me.  One afternoon, I plugged the kids into PBS with a mind to wrestle the mess that had evolved.  Standing in my kitchen, surrounded by dirty dishes, I was over-whelmed to the point of being unable to act.  After milling around for a few minutes, I decided to start with emptying the dishwasher.  I opened the silverware drawer to find this...

Ugh.  This drawer had been bugging me for weeks.  Not only was it so cluttered that I had difficulty finding things, but it was downright dirty.  So, ignoring everything else, I focused on cleaning up that one drawer.  And this was the result...

Aaahhh.  I could breathe again.  The task I had been avoiding for so long only took a matter of minutes to tackle.  Buoyed by my success, I went on to clean the rest of the kitchen, mop and vacuum the floors, put away several loads of laundry (yes, like actually in their designated drawers) and scrub the toilets too!  It's amazing how a small thing can sometimes spur us on to bigger accomplishments.  Watch out fridge, you're next!