Operation:Clean the House has begun!

I knew I wanted to start today but wasn’t sure I was going to get to it. I had to work this morning. Which meant when I got home both kids would be awake and wanting to play with Mommy. That’s exactly what happened. Plus because Daddy didn’t get a good night sleep last night so he decided to take a nap. Also hampering my efforts were our Sunday dinners at the in-laws. We luckily left early because of impending snow and we were able to get the kids to bed on the early side. I did relax a little while and had some “me” time chatting with friends. Then I made a plan. I would work for a half an hour and then give myself a break. I stuck to my guns and did it. I decided to tackle the area which I thought would benefit most: The kitchen. I jumped right in emptying the dishwasher and adding the new dirty dishes from the sink but because my husband was taking a shower I didn’t get to clean the dishes left in the sink. Because I was on a roll I decided to hit the floor. I gathered up all the toys that were scattered about and put them in my son’s room (which needs a LOT of work!). I swept the floor and then used the Swiffer Wet Jet to get all the sticky messes left by the kids. I was going to stop there when I saw my husband had hijacked my computer. Taking it as a sign I decided to continue in the kitchen after a short break to watch the weather. (We’re getting a major snow storm tonight) Then off I went. I cleaned off the table of all the things that didn’t belong. I gave the table a good scrub and added the lazy susan and banana holder (with bananas). I took a step back to admire my work and was proud. Granted it still needs work but the table is now ready for breakfast tomorrow morning. I don’t have to worry about stepping on a toy every time I walk in there. The floor needs to be Swiffer Wet Jetted by the back door but because of the weather its just going to get dirty again every time we come in and out. I’m very proud of what I accomplished in just an hours time. I’m so happy that when its time for the kids to eat breakfast tomorrow they have a nice clean place to do it free of random mail and other things. My goal for that area is to clean spills up as soon as they happen and to sweep after each meal (regardless if it looks like it needs it or not). I know with a little bit of work it can be done. I just need the willingness to act on it.. and I need the cooperation of my son and husband (daughter is too young yet). We shall see what time brings. Tomorrow is another day to get more done. We will have a lot of shoveling to do tomorrow but I don’t have to work until the afternoon so I’ll be able to do a few things in the morning to add to my progress.

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