Christmas Clean

Well, it looks like we might just come home to a clean house for Christmas yet!! Leif is in the bedroom putting away laundry (thanks, honey!!) and I am cleaning up the kitchen. In fact, I just swept and mopped the floor! It's been a while. So right now I'm listening to the purr of the dishwasher and the hum of Roomba while I wipe down the table and put a new tablecloth on it.

Tomorrow we leave to go to Roundup, so when we come back Christmas Eve we will return to a clean home! Woohoo! If we play it right, we might even keep it that way until New Years!

Where, oh where...

... have my routines gone? It has been so long.

In fact, it's been so long that I found Ellie cleaning the toilet today. Now that's embarrassing!

(Actually, the toilets are quite clean - I've discovered the great world of Chlorox drop in tablets!! Yes, they sort of conflict with my green side, but the clean side is winning right now.)

Kirby, oh Kirby....

For the first time in a long time, I pulled out Kirby yesterday. Not to vacuum (I've been letting Roomba - or 'mba, as Ellie calls it - do that.) but to shampoo. Yes, ladies and gentlemen... I shampooed my living room carpet. Wooo-Hooo!!!

A new day...

Well, the Claridges won't be coming to visit this weekend, so the guest beds didn't get made and I didn't get my craft room completely cleaned up. And then I was cold last night, so I climbed into bed to warm up and didn't get anywhere with my evening routine. Silly me. It means I have a mess of a house today, but I don't really have any plans, so as soon as I get Ellie finished with breakfast, maybe I can get started on cleaning up the kitchen / dining room. She's pretty messy, though, so she's gonna need a bath. Gotta LOOOOVE cottage cheese and strawberries for breakfast.

Speaking of breakfast, I haven't eaten yet...

Deep Clean Sinks

Front Bathroom - Check.
Master Bathroom - Check.

I even got the mirrors cleaned, too.

Friday Routine...

1. Morning Routine
2. Take out trash
3. Playdate with Zoe (check calendar for swap)
   
4. Clean out Car
5. Clean out Purse
6. Update calendar
   
7. Fun Friday!
   

Thursday Routine...

1. Morning Routine
2. Dinner in crock pot
   
3. Put grocery list in purse
   
4. Children's Museum (11:00)
   
5. Grocery shopping
   
6. Put groceries away
7. Record receipts and file
   
8. Theatrical Thursday!
   

Wednesday Routine...

1. Morning Routine
2. Finish Zone Cleaning (15 min.)
3. Bible Study (9:30)
   
4. Lunch with Leif / non-food errands
   
5. Clean out refrigerator
6. Plan meals for next week
7. Check grocery / shopping list
8. Wordy Wednesday!!
   

Tuesday Routine...

1. Morning Routine
2. Water Plants
3. Exercise / Playdate with Corinne
   
4. Zone Mission (15 min)
5. Tactile Tuesday!
   

Monday Routine....

1. Morning Routine
2. Change Sheets / Towels
3. Laundry - wash sheets and towels
4. Weekly Home Blessing Hour (10 minutes each)
1. Clean toilets / showers
2. Dust living room, bedrooms, office, bathrooms (Ellie can help dust)
   
3. Sweep kitchen, bathrooms, entryways (Ellie can "sweep" too)
   
4. Mop kitchen, bathrooms, entryways
5. Vacuum carpeted rooms
6. Clean mirrors, windows, doors
5. Musical Monday!
   

On Today's Plate...

The magnetic note on my door reminds me that today I want to...

Clean out the CAR
Clean out the DIAPER BAG
Clean out my PURSE
Shine the sink in my bathroom (I already did the front bathroom)

I also want to ....

Clean the CRAFT ROOM
Make the GUEST BEDS
and EXERCISE at least 30-45 min today.

On the Fly....

It is my great hope that blogging about my daily housewifery will inspire me to maintain my routines a little better. I eat better when I record my caloric intake, so shouldn't I be able to clean better if I record my daily activities? I hope so.