My Life as a Novel

The bug finally bit. It took a few weeks, but to my defense it is only just starting to re-heat up. :)

So when Spring started for the third time this year, my tardy Spring Cleaning Bug finally arrived and last night, I found myself in the Cleaning Products Aisle restocking my depleted supply. Carpet freshener, bleach, dish detergent, furniture polish, and Clorox wipes.

I had a commitment after work last night, so it was already 8:30 when I got home from the store. I knew I wouldn't want to be up late, so as soon as I walked in the door, I started rockin' out room after room. I:

• Put in a load of dishes
• Put in a load of laundry
• Sorted all the rest of the dirty laundry
• Sprinkled the carpet freshener in our bedroom, the hallway, and the studio
• Cleaned the sink and kitchen countertops and the table
• Scrubbed down the bathroom sink, tub, toilet, and floor
• Vacuumed the bedroom, hallway, and studio (mmmm … my house smells sooooo much better now!)
• Changed the filter in the air conditioner thing
• Dusted / Polished every horizontal surface within my reach in the living room
• Cleaned the laundry room which, for the most part, included hanging Kyle’s jackets back up in the closet, sorting through John’s junk and hiding it in a closet, and sorting the laundry that was put in there … mysteriously … by some deranged person who thinks dirty clothes belong in guest rooms

Now today when I go home for lunch, I will:

• Fold a load of laundry, wash a quilt or two, throw them over the back fence for drying in the sun, and then put in another load
• Sweep the bathroom, kitchen, and living room
• Swiffer the bathroom, kitchen, and living room
• Take out the trash

And later this afternoon, when I get home from work, I will:

• Dust the guest room
• Sweep / Swiffer the guest room
• Put clean sheets on the bed of the guest room
• Clean off and sweep the front porch
• Marvel at the cleanness of my house while I prop my feet and wait on KAREN to come!!

# posted by Rita @ 9:13 AM