Trash day

Today was trash day. I love trash day (and recycling day, too) because there's just something very freeing about getting rid of stuff you don't need that's just taking up space. It's also nice to have incentive to do a bunch of weeding and pruning in my garden. Since we've had a baby, my appreciation for trash day has taken on a whole new level. I'm sure you don't have to wonder why this is. We get to get rid of a bunch of smelly diapers.

Before I had a baby, I always wondered why so many babies' rooms had kind of a stinky smell to them. Didn't their parents know about those special diaper disposal systems? They could at least use some sort of air freshener, couldn't they? Well, I can now verify from first-hand experience that even if you have the best diaper disposal system AND you use air freshener AND even if you wrap the stinkiest diapers in a grocery bag before you put it in the diaper trash can, AND you empty the special diaper trash can often, the room where you change diapers will always have some sort of smell to it. And we haven't even started solid foods yet! Although, I think I've adjusted to the smell because I usually don't notice it as much anymore. I just hope my friends who come over aren't bothered by the smell.

Now if I can just figure out what to do with all my clothes that I don't wear anymore....