My enthusiasm and energy towards my new endeavor....one chore a day, kind of got interrupted by all my other "things" I had to take care of yesterday. If you remember or are just stopping by, I aptly named it my Mean Cleaning Tour because I wanted to be "touring" my home and not "choring" in my home (go here to read about it). I wanted to get "mean and clean" by creating a schedule so that I would clean everyday and keep up by doing just one thing. Best laid plans it seems. I think I really need to plan my time better and actually block out the time to clean for about an hour a day. My day started off hectic and I had to run here and there...take care of this and that. Can you believe that I ended up dusting at around 9 pm at night? Yes, I did right before NJ Housewives! Did you watch it? It seems they are going for another round of fighting. Do you know any housewives like that? I don't.
Can I keep it "real"? Yes, I hope. What I wanted to post this morning was me being a picture perfect blogger doing what I said I was going to do. Not the case but I am going to keep on trying to get it right!
I did do the whole first floor, though, and did some of the glass surfaces. I planned on getting up early this morning to do the 2nd floor and finish what I started. That never happened! What I am realizing is that this is a big job cleaning this house. My husband saw me dusting late last night and thought I was crazy! "What are you doing?" he asked. "Dusting. I am trying to keep to a schedule. I dust on Monday." I said. He shook his head and asked, "Why don't you just hire someone to do this at least twice a month?". Mmmm. Why didn't I think of that? I think I am just to stubborn. This house is kind of to big to do on my own and keep it the way I want it. I may look into it. Even if I do hire someone, the dust bunnies and cobwebs still accumulate. And when did my floors every stay clean for two weeks? It would be helpful to have someone come in, but I would still have to keep up...a lot! I don't know, I just don't like having someone in my house in my stuff! I also think that I could spend the money on something else!
OK- today is kind of starting off like yesterday. I have a painter coming to give me an estimate on the outside of our house. I have tons of errands to run. Wanted to plant some flowers now that the weather is pleasant. WHY DOES IT SEEM THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY?
I am determined to stick to this schedule. I actually did feel good knowing that most of the dusting was done. My home actually looked better and I wasn't overwhelmed. I may be a bit hectic today because I have to play catch-up! But that is ok. On top of it all, I am having trouble with my computer. What is that saying? "A clean home is a sign of a broken computer."
Maybe I will take off the high heels today!
Mean Cleaning Tour-Day 2
Tuesday:
Vacuum all floors and rugs today-that is it-I know it is hard to stop!
I hope I have motivated you to try a schedule when it comes to cleaning your home. At least do one thing a day to help keep up. Tomorrow is mopping all floors that need it...that would be all of mine!
Keeping it real and clean. See you tomorrow!
xoxojamilyn
