The clock was ticking. After finding out on Thursday that I would need to open my front door and welcome Paula Faris and Joanna Stern of ABC World News into my home the following Tuesday . . . I had been steadily working through my How to Clean a Messy House Checklist. Finally . . . Monday happened. In case you are Days-of-the-Week Challenged, … [Read more...]
Crossing Things Off My Messy House Checklist – Fridge Cleanout
I've been sharing how I worked through my printable How to Clean a Messy House Checklist last week in preparation for a visit from Paula. First, I looked at my calendar to see how much time I had before her visit. Second, I filled out my room prioritization worksheet. Third, I carried a black trashbag through the house and threw away trash. … [Read more...]
Decluttering as One Step on the Messy House Checklist
Step Four: Declutter (Again, go through all the rooms in order of priority as determined in step 2.) I've written a lot about decluttering, and I'm sure I'll continue to do so. It's essential to seeing progress in my deslobification process. But this time, I'm talking about decluttering as one step (of 10) in my How to Clean a Messy … [Read more...]
Step Three of My Messy House Checklist: Throw Stuff Away
Step Three: Throw stuff away. (Go through all rooms, in order of priority determined in step 2, before moving to step 4.) Why, yes. I do have to have "Throw Stuff Away" as its own step on a printed checklist. As I cleaned for Paula, I had to make myself stop and purposefully do this step. (That's the beauty of the checklist. It makes me be … [Read more...]
011 Sentimental Clutter Podcast
This week's podcast covers strategies for parting with sentimental clutter. To listen, you can get all my podcasts in iTunes or listen to it here or download it to your computer. Posts mentioned in this podcast: Why Freezer Cooking Tickles my Organizing Bone How I Made a Perfect Roast Out of Cheap Meat Cleaning for … [Read more...]
Prioritizing and Keeping Focus When Cleaning a Messy House
Monday (I can't believe I haven't posted in two days), I shared that Paula was coming. She came, and I was ready to open the door and let her walk right in. This . . . is a big deal. I used my own How to Clean a Messy House Checklist, and today I'll share how Step Two went. Step Two: Make a list of rooms, by priority, according to where … [Read more...]
Cleaning for Paula – Following My Own Messy House Checklist
No time for a long post. I'm exhausted. Big things are going on here at Nony's house this week. I can't share exact details yet, but I will soon. Basically, I needed to clean. And I needed to stay focused. So I printed out my own How to Clean a Messy House checklist, and got to work. Step One: Take a deep breath, get out your calendar and … [Read more...]
Why Freezer Cooking Tickles My Organizing Bone
Yes. I do have an organizing bone in my body, thankyouverymuch. It’s just that my organizing bone has big dreams. It gets tickled by doing big projects with snazzy end results. It likes to make an impact. A lasting impact. I’m constantly having to remind/convince my brain that boring, monotonous things like doing dishes or clearing the dining … [Read more...]
010 Defining Normal & Battling Slob Vision Podcast
Podcast #10!!! I've been trying to not have a podcast at the top of the site (since this is a BLOG), but since I've taken some time off this week I'm making it my main post for Friday. Posts mentioned on this podcast: Defining Normal Video Proof of Slob Vision Slob Vision Why I Really Have to Sweep Everyday 28 Days to Hope … [Read more...]
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