I hate it when football season is over and there's nothing to really DO on a Sunday. Yeah, I can watch NASCAR, but it just doesn't have the same attraction that the NFL does to me for some reason. I like to nap on Sundays. A lot. I used to go to the Y every Sunday, but I've gotten out of the one good habit that I had. What to do today?
I have lots that NEEDS to be done--laundry is piled to Mt. Laundrymore proportions (waves to frodis), we need groceries, every floor in the house could use a vac, a broom or a mop, and the fridge really needs to be wiped out. I don't want to do any of it. I hate housework--vehemently.
So, the question of the day is: How do you tackle the household stuff? Do you have certain tasks for certain days or do you just sort of muddle through putting out fires? I really need to get on a plan, but I can't ever seem to get it together.
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I'm as clueless as you are Kimmah. We're going through a major remodel right now, and my entire house is upside down.
Putting out fires. It's the only way we get anything done.
I wish I was organized and knew ahead of time what needed to be done and when. I just don't even see it until it's reached the emergency stage.
I sit in a pile of crap and read blogs.
No, really.
*looks around at crap*
Update! My parents just called to say they're going to stop by for a visit in 45 minutes. Normally, that would inspire me to at least de-crapify the main level of the house, but still, I sit and read blogs.
Honestly, when it comes to housework, I have to get into the right mood to clean. When I'm in the mood to clean, I'm almost obsessive about it. For example, I will not only wipe down the stove; I will take the entire stovetop apart and scrub off every last little itty bitty bit of burnt-on goo. I won't just wipe out the fridge; I will take the entire sucker apart and wash all of the shelves, then put it all back together.
It's no wonder my house doesn't get cleaned more often.
Mr. Laundrymore waits until there's an underwear crisis. I have priorities.
OMG, Frodis, that is sooooo me! I think it's the bipolar thing. When I'm depressed, I clean nothing that I don't positively have to. When I'm more up, I clean things from top to bottom. I need to clean my kitchen right now---what did I do instead of washing dishes, though? I sorted out my knife/spatula jar and washed that, reorganized the contents, etc. I'm going to tackle the rest of the kitchen later this afternoon when I go to cook dinner (making meatloaf and mashed new potatoes and french green beans for tonight and doing meat for spaghetti for tomorrow night)--and I'm sure I'll be cleaning the knobs on the stove and scrubbing the fridge door when I do.
Observe the Sabbath and keep it Holy. *gigglesnort* That might actually be the one thing I agree with church people on. However, my version of Holy and theirs are likely very different.
Sunday is a day of rest. And after a workout, I try to keep it as such. I really wouldn't even work out except that it is one of two days when I can't use work as an excuse.
The house chores were really a problem for me prior to Michael hiring my Kim. It's not that I hate doing housework, I just always had to piecemeal it, which never gave me a time when all of it was done. The $180 we pay each month is worth it for me, even if I have to still pick up.
I have tried to get the menfolk to at least throw stuff away and load the dishwasher - even if I have to leave the door wide open for them to get the hint. And I also established that whatever is in the baskets or on the floor when I gather up the laundry is fair game to be washed. If it's not dirty, put it away. If you need it washed, plan accordingly.
February/March is always hard for TV because there really is only NASCAR, which I enjoy, but not for the entire time it's on. Thankfully, I keep plenty on the Tivo.
When I was a domestic goddess, I made a schedule for myself. The goal was to have the entire house cleaned over the course of a week. Monday would be kitchen and laundry room, Tuesday would be dusting/vacuuming upstairs, Wednesday would be dusting/vacuuming downstairs, Thursday would be bathrooms, Friday would be laundry and ironing, and either Saturday or Sunday would be yardwork (with the other day devoted to rest). Other than that, simple rules: everything has a place, so when you take it out, put it back. When you buy something new, figure out where it goes immediately and put it there. The kitchen sink must be empty before I go to bed. Children's clutter is cleaned up by children.
Now, though, what with working full time and also being a full-time student, it's all about putting out fires.
(I don't blog, either)
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