Category Archives: Cleaning Time

Dec 16

Christmas Cleaning

It isn’t even Christmas yet, and my house is a huge mess. There are toys strung from one side of the living room to the other, and the kitchen, who knew I owned that many dishes… It is starting to drive me a little batty, and with Christmas guests arriving sooner than later I thought I should get a cleaning/preparation schedule in place. Here is the plan:

12/16: Address Christmas cards whenever I get a chance. LAUNDRY!

12/17: Pick up the Christmas pictures

12/18: Mail Christmas Cards w/pictures, Finalize Christmas Dinner list w/coupons

12/19: Deep Clean Foyer, Deep Clean Upstairs Bathroom.

12/20: Bake Christmas Cookies 12 dozen, put together Christmas Cookie Plates (4)

12/21: Finish Wrapping Presents

12/22: Day off to catch up on laundry, bills, etc.

12/23: Clean the downstairs, GROCERY SHOP for Christmas Dinner ( no kids, Daddy will  be watching the kiddos)

12/24: Vacuum the living room, Charge the Camera, Clean the Dining Room, Clean off the Kitchen Table, Clean Upstairs Toilet and Sink. Pre-Cook what I can (mashed potatoes), Bake remaining 3 dozen cookies, and Bake Cookies with Thade for Santa.

12/25: Christmas Party @ 4:00 pm., dinner 5:30 p.m. maybe 6:00 p.m. I hope that I get everything cooked in time.

12/26: CLEAN UP ALL THE MESS!!!!!

I’m already stressed out, and feeling so far behind on everything that needs to be done. I just hope that I get the house in decent shape 😉

Dec 4

December’s Projects

This month there seems to be something that needs to be done everyday. It looks like it is going to be one super-busy month. Here is what I hope to get accomplished this month:

  • Clean and Organize the Dining Room (before Christmas)
  • Clean and Organize the Kitchen (before Christmas)
  • Deep Clean the Bottom Floor and Upstairs Bathroom (before Christmas)
  • Organize the Boy’s Closet (I’m starting today-Dylan has had a growth spurt)
  • Get the Boy’s Picture taken with Santa (should be next Saturday)
  • Mail out Christmas Cards
  • Bake 12 dozen cookies for Holiday Cookie Plates

There is always the usual Christmas items that need to be done too: cooking, cleaning, entertaining, shopping, it is going to be one busy month 😉  How is your December looking? Are you ready for Christmas, and the holiday guests?

Nov 26

Nico the Cleaning Machine

Do you ever feel like you are cleaning something constantly? I feel that way today, “Hurricane Thade” has once again descended upon the house and this time he has destroyed both floors. The living room is a mess, the foyer is a mess, and his bedroom is beyond a giant mess.

All day I’ve been trying to finish little projects, but I’ve been too busy cleaning up all of these messes. Here’s hoping that I get lots of organizational supplies for Christmas, and that Thade learns how to use them.

Nov 18

Dear Camera Please Talk to the Computer

I’m having a heck of a time getting pictures to load on to my laptop this morning. So camera please talk to the laptop and load already 😉

Last night went so much better. Dylan seems to be feeling pretty good, and yesterday he sat up all by himself without any assistance. He was pretty happy about that, and me too. I know any day now he will be up and crawling. Then again he will be up and crawling, and into EVERYTHING…

I’m feeling much better today too, the evil headache has left my noggin. I’ll be doing lots of cleaning up around the house today as Thade has turned every square inch of the downstairs into a toy box, and I’m sick of stepping on Lightning McQueen. As always the dishes and laundry need to be done too, and the trash needs taken out. Better grab another cup of coffee and get to it.

Nov 18

A Little Bit Accomplished

The day is drawing to a close, and I was ready to call it a day at noon. Both of the boys are still awake, so we are hanging out downstairs and watching cartoons. I ended up taking a second round of my migraine medicine, and it seemed to do the trick.

I did get a few things done around the house while Dylan took a long nap. I washed and folded three loads of laundry, but I didn’t get them put away. I changed everybody’s sheets, and stocked all of the diapers and pull-ups upstairs. I got a pretty good amount of the dishes washed tonight, and I got out of cooking too. James and Thade requested Pizza Hut, and with a giant headache, I couldn’t say no. We even have enough left-over for a super easy lunch tomorrow.

I hope to get the rest of the dishes and laundry finished tomorrow, but I always say that 😉