To Do:
So, I’m trying to get a handle on my house. I’ve neglected it for too long, and it’s just starting to become scary. There could be squatters under my couch and I wouldn’t know unless they left cheeto dust. (Like I allow crap snacks in my house.)
I mean, it’s not so bad that condemnation notices are in the works, but I’ve got to start following an organized system of task management. I’m just one of those people that works better when I can check things off a list. I’m Type-A enough that it’s a validation when I can say “Yep, I done did that there thing!”
So, I think I’m going to buy the Motivated Mom day planner. She has a couple of different versions, both biblical and not…and I think we can assume I’ll be skipping the Genesis version, but for $7.00 it seems like a heck of a bargain, if only to get me in the good habits of doing a few things each day, which cumulatively create order out of disaster.
But in the meantime; I’ve decided to tackle some of the serious disorder in the house. Behind the cut is my to do list, which I can’t imagine interests anyone but me…and possibly my husband who will owe me a backrub. 
Friday’s To Do:
Upstairs Bathroom:
Make/Fill cleaning bucket of tools to take upClean/disinfect pottyempty trashclean countersget paint spots/speckles off the floorsweep floormop floorclean sinkclean bathtubclean extraneous junk (soap dishes, toothbrush holders,
etc.)polish fixturesclean doors, door jambs, andmoldingswash baseboardsclean mirrortake rugs outside for a good beating, except ducky, which needs
laundering
Upstairs – Boy’s Room
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hange sheets gather laundry/put his empty laundry basket back (quit taking that
downstairs, that’s how we end up with undies and socks all over the place)empty garbageclear too small clothes out of drawersstart charity boxput clean clothes awayPut big baby quilts in charity box- Find boxes big enough to start clearing out toys for charity. Child
practically has an entire FAO Schwartz store scattered all over the house.
Anything he hasn’t played with in a quarter can go without him even noticing
it’s gone. - Bring dirty clothes down
Bring cleaning tools down to do other rooms
Upstairs – Other
- Throw up hands and vow to deal with it this weekend
Downstairs:
Dining Room:
Dust dining roomWater JungleClear the guy’s breakfast platesWipe down placemats- clear table of strange, non-dining room stuff (I mean, how many rubber
mice do I really need on the table?) - Check to see if soaps on buffet are ready to be stored in studio
containers - Move soaps from table to buffet if space is cleared
Guest Bathroom:
Clean sink in guest bathroomClean potty in guest bathroomclean mirror in guest bathroomdust guest bathroom
Kitchen:
- Hand wash stuff on counter
Clean dishwasher front- Polish counters with treatment solution to try and fix the essential oils
booboo - Put clean dishes away
- Reload dishwasher with breakfast stuff
Figure out something for dinner, defrost as necessary- Clean out fridge
Other:
file dispute resolution with PayPal about that stupid scale. Dude could have just given me back the 10 bucks to ship it off for warranty work…but no…he had to be an asshole about it. Fine, deal with paypal, sparky.- Make menu for next week
- Create shopping list for menu (remember to check post it lists on fridge)
but..but..the biblical one could be so…entertaining.
Well, I know…but if my to do list includes things like killing my neighbors because they’re wearing two kinds of fiber…well, my day wouldn’t have any time to clean the potty.
Here I am, lying on my fluffy white cloud and watching the whirlwind which connotes the Spider re-constructing her web, removing dried-out carcases, putting things in their proper places . . . . . . . . and I ain’t doing a things useful! Teehee ;-o
Hey, you…start dusting that cloud!
You know what’s funny; I have my seasons completely weird. Everyone else does spring cleaning. Me? I wait until my absolute busiest period…then I start the massive clear out.
I’m a loon.
No, you’re not a loon ~~ at least, I don’t think you are, ’cause according to my understanding, loons don’t clean house at all, they just build another nest somewhere else.
I think it’s only when one is really being productive that it comes to mind how much STUFF we’ve got that isn’t really essential or in use most of the time. (I’ve been having a lot of dreams about cleaning house, getting rid of old stuff, moving house and the like recently . . . . . . ring any bells with you?)
Have you got a spare angel wing for dusting with?
Well, I do have that military brat mentality…I’d like to move every 3-4 years.
I just ordered my “to do” list from motivated mommies, and in just the couple of days I’ve been doing it, it’s helped me get a ton done, so I’m pretty excited.