I am seriously exhausted. Today I:Made bed. (Just a note that I got up reaaalllly early because I couldn't sleep, and when I went back in after my husband was up, I totally noticed how awful the bed looked unmade. Huge step for me!)Emptied dishwasher.Made lunches because I forgot to last night. Cleaned up kitchen.Swept kitchen.Picked up living … [Read more...]
Clean and Shiny!
The house AND me. I have scrubbed and sweated and then had to disinfect myself because of all those disgusting bathroom germs. Maybe that's part of my germaphobia/slobbishness together problem. I can't clean behind the toilet unless I can take a very hot shower immediately after.There are very good things about having company over. For me, it's … [Read more...]
I won’t lick my floors . . . but I probably could!
I mopped the kitchen today. Like really mopped it. Moved out all chairs, swept every single nook and cranny, and mopped. I'm a little proud of it. I don't do this very often.I actually like mopping. I like nitty gritty cleaning. I know that that doesn't make any sense considering the fact that I am a . . . slob. But it's true. As I … [Read more...]
Re-trainable?
The absolute worst part of my messiness is its effect on my family. I know kids don't care about things being perfect. I know that my kids are well-taken care of and healthy and loved-like-crazy. But what if?What if my kids had matching bedsheets on their beds?What if they didn't have to search through drawers, then the couch, then the dryer to … [Read more...]
Crockpot Stew/Soup/Whatever
Here's my thrown-together stew. It turned out great. I also added Orrington Farms Beef Bullion which is fantastic and makes any beef stew/soup taste fantastic. And of course I banged off some frozen cooked ground beef to put in there while still frozen. I also used kitchen scissors to cut up the whole tomatoes. I like to use a can of whole tomatoes … [Read more...]
Out for the day
Fun and crazy day today, but my kitchen was clean when I came home, and thanks to my Menu Plan, it will stay clean since supper is in the crockpot! We left the house at 8:30 this morning and got home at 3:45. But before leaving I did my checklist. Go me! Made bed. Emptied dishwasher. Cleaned up kitchen. Swept kitchen. Checked … [Read more...]
Tackling the Dining Room
Welcome to my Tackle it Tuesday post for this week. Any guesses what I tackled? I had no intention of that picture being the first thing you see. I had planned to explain myself, rationalize, etc before the pic, but I'm still figuring out this Blogger stuff, and now I don't know how to move it. There you go. I am a slob. I know that it is … [Read more...]
Wise Words from a Neat Freak
Not me of course. I started my new non-negotiable task of picking up the floors in each bathroom every morning. I know that this is only a teeeeeny tiiiiny part of what needs to be done daily to keep bathrooms ship-shape, but I have to start somewhere. I am doing my best to build habits that will become "no big deal" so that when I add a new … [Read more...]
New Task for Week 3
Here we are. Week 3 of my new way of life. It's time to add another non-negotiable task for the week. Like last week, my mind fills quickly with all of the tasks I need to turn into habits. I have really enjoyed having a daily-swept kitchen this week. The task is so quick and so easy when I do it every day. My kitchen has been the focus of … [Read more...]