Housekeeping is just like exercise to me - aside from the obvious physical aspect - I always feel better when it's done, but I have a really hard time making myself DO it. One of my favorite sayings is "Dust is a protective covering for furniture." I do not pretend to be much of a housekeeper - never have been. The Beeson House has never been at risk of being closed down by the health department, but things do tend to get messy with all my sewing and crafting and, yes, nesting.
Having out of town guests coming in this week inspired me to take care of business and get my house in order. It has taken me the better part of the last 5 days, but it's just about done. The funniest thing happened this morning...I had decided to wait until today to clean the bathrooms. I gathered all the cleaning supplies and got to work. I picked up the can of what I thought was "Scrubbing Bubbles" and sprayed down the shower, the commode and sink. I waited a couple minutes and started scrubbing. It wasn't going well - I was having to use a lot more elbow grease than usual and it still wasn't getting clean...it didn't smell right, either....
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| A word to the wise - furniture polish does not work well in the bathrrom! |
Lesson learned! Once I figured out the right cleaning product to use, things went much better. Now the backyard needs a few tweaks, but the house is ready to receive guests. I hope to keep up with the housekeeping this time so that next time it won't take me days to get ready for future guests...I really am going to try this time...really...
Here's a peek at the backyard -
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It's Spring and I cleaned...and now I'm exhausted.
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