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Love this room, so personal and full of memories. Thank you for sharing!

As so many I didn't get everything done (a weekend to myself to deep clean the kitchen? I wish!) but I loved The Cure and did get a lot done. We had a party yesterday and while I did find myself prepping for the party for three days straight only to clean up again today, it was so worth it and so much fun. Also The Cure just changes your mindset and makes it easier to just clean and organize things as you go or whenever you have half an hour, instead of just putting it off or getting used to it. Right in the middle of baking two cakes for the party I reoganized my baking cabinet while one cake was in the oven. Feels so good to accomplish even the little things!

Thank you Janel and AT, this has been a lot of work but at least for me so much better than the previous mini-Cures. Can't wait to do this again later this year! Still a lot of things to finish, but they'll get done in time.

oh my goodness that is pretty amazing. A very inspiring post, can't wait for the next one!

OK, after last weekend's totally overwhelming assignment (did anyone really get their entire kitchen deep cleaned and organized in one weekend? If so, do you also have a kids and a job? What's your secret???), this one wasn't so bad.

Still got some laundry to do, but the bedroom is clean. I did not sort my closet yet, but it's in fairly good shape. Instead I chose to purge and organize the kids' closets yesterday - they've both apparently grown overnight, so that was way more urgent. Not only do they now contain only clothing that fits, I also know what they're going to need for the summer and for the next winter, so I already got the few winter things we needed on sale in the next size up. Feels good to be prepared...

Flowers were a challenge with the cold and snow here, but I did manage to pick up some lovely tulips and they brighten my dining room table.

Also managed to work on my project for the month and made a trip to Ikea today. Landing strip only needed some reorganizing and cleaning, but all books I managed to purge were my cookbooks, and I never managed the media fast. Oh and the kitchen... Did get the fridge done, but all cabinets? That takes weeks, as there is no way to take an entire weekend off for that.

But I do find that even if I don't manage to do every task, the Cure does change my mindset and I take small steps every day, declutter or clean something here and there, simply because I become so much more sensitive to these things.

Slipcovers on my dining room chairs - some get washed, the ones that are too scratched (three cats who mistake chairs for scratching posts) exchanged for spare ones, and maybe I'll go buy one new as a treat at the end of the month... Ultimately, the chairs will need to be replaced, but that is long-term...

Oh, and I need to declutter my entryway, but I've already started so the rest can be done through the usual clean-up.

made it for the weekend with homemade elderflower syrup and loved it: http://www.hennymats.blogspot.de/2012/06/simple-things-elderflowers.html

found it to be easy and delicious, will definitely do this again. Thanks for sharing!

I'm German, so it's got to be pudding for me. Much faster, too. And I love my grandmas's pudding buttercream, much less sweet than the confectioner's sugar + butter version...

Beautiful! The garland is so cute and simple and I love the party idea. This is gorgeous, kid-friendly but simple enough to feel doable. Thanks for sharing!

I use mine all the time - but then again, I live in Germany... Love it for chicken, it makes a sauce, too and all I need to do is mashed potatoes. Yum.

love it! Just writing a post about it, actually :)

Used low-fat jogurt, added some lemon zest but only minor changes. I call it the disappearing cake because a day later, not much is left.

Perfect consistency here and so easy to make.

Many thanks, Faith, this one's a keeper!