The idea of Spring Cleaning used to send me into a funk. I could not see the point. The corners and rugs and shelves that were begging to be deep-cleaned would have had to be unearthed first. Decluttered. I would stick my fingers in my ears and close my eyes and sing gibberish until the season passed. Not really. But almost. But now … [Read more...]
Cleaning
Tips, tricks, my own hard-learned lessons about cleaning.
In Plain Sight
Sunday afternoon, as I was cleaning up the house for our church's home group, I saw this: Not the stuff in the top half. That's still invisible. I'm talking about the ice chest. It had been there since I came back from the lake over two weeks ago. Oops. I wasn't sure how I had missed it, but I had. Even though we hosted our home group … [Read more...]
Cleaning the Bathtub (Another Caused-By-a-Messy-Closet-Floor Project)
Because I cleared the floor of my closet, I also cleaned my bathtub. Huh? The two don't seem related, but unfortunately they are. Bathroom Cleaning Day had been inhibited by the fact that I couldn't get to my bathtub easily. Chairs in front of the bathtub were piled with clothes because I couldn't get into the closet to put them away. I … [Read more...]
Oooohhh, Cleaning Sounds Fun! (For, Like, 2 Seconds)
A few Saturdays ago (amazingly, BEFORE I knew Paula was coming to visit), I awakened with a bee in my bonnet. That’s an expression. There were no bees in my home, nor do I wear a bonnet to bed. We had a Saturday at home with NO other plans. I decided we were going to get something done around this place! Three things (that had been bugging me … [Read more...]
The Day Paula (And a National News Camera) Came Into My House
I’ve shared bits and pieces, but now I’ll share how my fun and crazy life got more crazy and more fun last week. Through a random blogging connection, I ended up on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. It had nothing to do with this little ol’ blog. We were just the “normal” family who ABC’s tech expert, Joanna Stern, taught to use apps and … [Read more...]
In the Cleaning Zone – (Finishing My Messy House Checklist)
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...]
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