Thanks to a long nap from Dylan, I got all of the outdoor lights put away. I just need to box up the Santa and the little Tree, but I have to get into the tiny/scary/claustrophobia inducing storage closet to get the boxes, and I don’t want to do that at the moment.

The wreaths are down, and the ornaments are all off the downstairs tree. Now all of the decorations look so sad… I still have to put away the boy’s upstairs tree, and I think that will do it for all of the Christmas decorations, until next year.

I’ve got a little more energy today, and I’ve been working on the messy living room this afternoon. It isn’t perfect, but it is a whole lot better than it was. I’ve still got the dining room to tidy up, and the kitchen to work on today too, but I’m taking it one room at a time.

I also started picking up some of the Christmas decorations. I’ve got one large bin packed already, and I’m going to start on the tree soon. The weather is better outside today too, so maybe I can get to those outdoor decorations too. Whew, I had better get back to the messes!

How about you? How is your holiday clean up going?

Every inch of the downstairs is covered with stuff! There are dishes to be washed, and many new items that need to find a home, quickly.

I don’t even know where to start, and there is an extra added item that has to be cleaned today too. Thade got sick 4 times last night, so there is a good 2 loads of laundry to soak and wash, and a bed that desperately needs scrubbed.

Yeah, this is going to be a very long day. Eew, what is that sound?!? Great, the cat just threw-up on the floor, one more mess to get to today. More on the fun stuff later…

Yesterday while Thade was in school, I cleaned as fast as I could. Today both boy’s are home so I don’t know just how much I’ll actually get accomplished. I’m focusing on the Kitchen and the Upstairs Bathroom today, and I’ve armed the kiddos with distractions!

While I was washing dishes, and Thade was chatting my ear off about Christmas Presents, I asked “who wants to help with the dusting?” Both kiddos happily replied “ME!” So I looked under the sink and found 2 Swiffer Dusters and told the kiddos to “get busy dusting the house.”

Both boys tore through the house dusting everything in sight, and they were having a great time too. I really appreciate the help and I know they were both proud of all of their hard work.

Back to it, the messy kitchen is waiting.

I love to plan and cook and host the parties, but I hate to clean for them. Today I’m staying home all day and cleaning when Dylan will let me. I’ve got a lot to get finished before company arrives on Friday. Here is the plan for today:

• Clean the foyer-almost finished, I need to take a few more items upstairs and Windex the windows
• Clean the living room- this one is almost a lost cause, it is the boy’s playroom
• Clean the Dining Room-almost finished, just need to Pledge the table and Windex the windows
• Deep Clean the Downstairs bathroom and clean the litter-box (YUCK!!!)
• Deep Clean the Upstairs bathroom
• Sweep the back porch, clean the outdoor furniture, and wash the windows
• Tidy up the Upstairs

Tomorrow is cooking day, and I can’t wait. I would rather be cooking than cleaning…