So, as I mentioned last week, this week will be "Git 'Er Done Week." That means I'm going to tackle a lot of things I'm been meaning to do for a while. They aren't glamorous, but sometimes you just gotta git 'er done.
We had a little family party this weekend, which was a great way to kick off git 'er done week. Why? Because nothing gives you the nudge to clean up like having people over. Am I right? Yeah. So, here's what I've done so far.
1) Out of reach dusting.
My first project was to get friendly with this guy. I'm afraid this week is going to be like a week of confessions. You're going to see all the things I should be doing when I'm blogging instead :) Turns out there's a LOT of dust and cob webs above my head that get ignored. I started walking around the house and searching for those hard to reach areas. Yikes. That was a good one to get done.
2) Baseboard repainting.
Another confession. We let our boys ride their trikes around the house during the winter. It gets them a little exercise and keeps them happy, but it also scuffs up the baseboards pretty badly. I went to the Depot and got a new bucket of paint and started repainting them. It's amazing how it makes the house feel so much more fresh and clean.
Before:
After:
3) Wipe Down Doorways and Casing Around Them
It's amazing how dirty the doors and and doorways can get - especially around that 3' high level. There are twenty little fingers in this house that are often sticky. I wiped the doors down.
Did any of you guys watch the Friday Night Lights TV Series? During the opening credits there's a part where they leave the locker room and I think they slap the "P" on the wall for Panthers on their way out. EVERYTIME I saw that part I just wanted to jump into the TV with a Clorox wipe and clean that wall for them. It was gross. Okay, now you think I'm crazy, but I had to get that off my chest :)
4) Laundry
We have one room upstairs that isn't used. It turns into what I am terming "Lake Laundry." It's all clean, but it just needs to be put away. Well, I tackled it and won. Now I just need to keep it that way. THIS IS NOT MY PICTURE, but I had to post it when I found it. Doesn't doing laundry feel like this sometimes? If it were my picture and I couldn't find my children I'm pretty sure I'd look here first. You could have a whole other kid in there that you forgot about.
Now that all the basic areas are clean I can dig into something bigger tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll be taking you into the nasty garage. It's going to be good. See you then.
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