Early spring cleaning

I am in the midst of trying to clear out junk from the house. This process sucks; there is no better term for it. It is telling also; how can someone accumulate so much stuff and manage to be oblivious to its presence? It's mostly clothes right now, but I'm sure that I will get into the "things" soon enough. The house is an utter disaster right now, but hopefully when it is done there will be more room and less clutter...that's a good metaphor for life don't you think?

I am also planning major landscaping renvoations for this spring. I have found varieties of plants that I thought were not available to me in Montana...I found azaleas, forsythia, and even rhodedendron that will grow in this climate...with soil modifications. I can't wait to have my front yard done (that won't be that difficult), then starting on the back yard (much more difficult due to the destruction by the dogs). Hopefully, I can get the front yard planted and start on the hardscaping for the backyard before next winter. We'll see.