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So I vented a couple weeks ago about the state of my house. Since then, I had been working on the baby steps theory, going for 15 minutes at a time on various bits of cleaning and organizing. One day last week I did a whole pile of work in the den that way, getting almost everything done in there (except the major reorganization of the contents of my bookcase).
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catwithclaws reminded me that I'd offered her my couch for a night or two while she was up here. Actually I had remembered that I'd made the offer, I just hadn't realized how close her visit was. Anyways, an impending visit is ALWAYS enough to get me off my arse and get things done.
Saturday was our relax day this weekend - we went to the Trout Lake Farmer's Market, picked up a few things, and then took a walk around the lake with the dog. The afternoon was mostly vegging on the computer, and then we had dinner at the Keg for Ian's birthday.
Sunday was my cleaning day. I managed to get the kitchen and living room COMPLETELY done (including a few things that have been needing to be done for ages, like wiping down the window sills), and including scrubbing the kitchen floor completely by hand. And Ian cleaned the main bathroom for me! I even got photographic evidence that he knows how to clean a toilet. Bwahahahah. (I would post it, but he's in his underwear while doing it, and I don't think he'd like that much). So while not perfect, the house looks SO MUCH better than it did, and it's pretty much suitable for company now.
And it relieved SO much of my stress it's not funny, and is giving me a starting place for doing things in 15 minute increments from now on.
Last night I got through half of the lampworked beads I needed to make for this weekend. Tonight I'll do the other half, and then there will be pictures!
And then
catwithclaws reminded me that I'd offered her my couch for a night or two while she was up here. Actually I had remembered that I'd made the offer, I just hadn't realized how close her visit was. Anyways, an impending visit is ALWAYS enough to get me off my arse and get things done.Saturday was our relax day this weekend - we went to the Trout Lake Farmer's Market, picked up a few things, and then took a walk around the lake with the dog. The afternoon was mostly vegging on the computer, and then we had dinner at the Keg for Ian's birthday.
Sunday was my cleaning day. I managed to get the kitchen and living room COMPLETELY done (including a few things that have been needing to be done for ages, like wiping down the window sills), and including scrubbing the kitchen floor completely by hand. And Ian cleaned the main bathroom for me! I even got photographic evidence that he knows how to clean a toilet. Bwahahahah. (I would post it, but he's in his underwear while doing it, and I don't think he'd like that much). So while not perfect, the house looks SO MUCH better than it did, and it's pretty much suitable for company now.
And it relieved SO much of my stress it's not funny, and is giving me a starting place for doing things in 15 minute increments from now on.
Last night I got through half of the lampworked beads I needed to make for this weekend. Tonight I'll do the other half, and then there will be pictures!