OK, before I get into this post, I want to let you know that the friend I'm going to talk about knows that I'm talking about her. In fact, she's excited about it. There may be bloggers out there who have to worry about friends and family being upset if they write about them, but I'm not really one of those bloggers. I do try to be careful, … [Read more...]
Cleaning
Tips, tricks, my own hard-learned lessons about cleaning.
Cleaning with a Bad Attitude . . . is Still Cleaning
Warning: This post may will contain excessive levels of cynicism, complaining, and irrational thought. While I wore my fair share of friendship bracelets, and tight-rolled my jeans with flair, I am generally able to resist peer pressure. In fact, when I feel pressured to do something, but haven't had time to decide for myself that it's … [Read more...]
And the First Thing I Did Was Load the Dishwasher . . .
We just arrived home after three nights away. My daughter's first words when she walked in the back door? "Wow, how did this place get so clean?" (She had left early with her grandmother and wasn't here for the frantic pre-party-cleaning.) And I must say that I'm rather proud that the first thing I did when I got home tonight was load … [Read more...]
You Can Look Up Now.
Why the crazy get-up? Because of this: Which came off of this: Which now, thankfully, looks like this: Hubby's office party is Thursday night. Here. It's December, and I can't pull the old "Wow, it's hot in here, so I have to keep the ceiling fan going!" trick. I had to clean them. The "great" thing about being a slob-blogger … [Read more...]
Cleaning for Friends
Today we had our Strawberry Party. I mentioned yesterday that it was the brainchild of my four year old. I turned it into a bit of a Christmas party as well, and the kids decorated felt stockings with cotton balls and glitter glue. We ate Christmas tree shaped pb&j sandwiches, and frozen fundraiser cookies decorated with icing and colored … [Read more...]
A Love/Hate Relationship With My Wood Floors – And a Libman Freedom Spray Mop Giveaway!
If you're a regular reader, you have probably noticed that I'm not doing this deslobification thing according to a well-laid-out long-term plan. Because whenever I try a well-laid-out long-term plan . . . my mind starts to wander. Basically, I choose something that bugs me and/or boggles my mind about my house, work on it until it becomes a … [Read more...]
Inside My Head on Cleaning Day – Rational Vs. Irrational Thoughts
I declared today Cleaning Day. Being so far behind after my total-house-neglect of the past week (or so), plus several out-of-routine-fun-things coming in the weeks before Christmas made me realize that if I didn't double up on some cleaning tasks, there was a good chance that the house would stay in its current state throughout the Christmas … [Read more...]
New Week . . . No Excuses
Last week was crazy. I felt completely justified serving my family convenience foods and pretending not to notice the growing piles of clutter. But this week it's back to "normal." Whatever that means three weeks before Christmas. Or whatever that means in the other 49 weeks of the year. I focused on getting the kitchen clean today, … [Read more...]
Making Room for Christmas
I cleaned my house today. I . . . had to . . . clean it. I've been milking the "I'm so busy, I'll get back to this deslobification process soon" excuse until it was completely dry. I remember the joy I felt last year when decorating for Christmas. It was a joyful experience because there were uncluttered surfaces to decorate for the first time … [Read more...]