Ugh. This week is questionable. I'm still coughing like a smoker, Robert is starting to display symptoms, and his mom is still here, which, one would think would make it easier to clean, but for some reason I can't function normally with her here. I get nervous and feel weird indulging my desire to deep-clean when there's food to cook! Babies to play with! Dishes to wash! Why does this happen to me? Why can I not just be normal? I haven't figured it out yet, so maybe I need to dedicate a blog post to that later in the week so I can get it worked out.
This week's goals are numerous and daunting, yet again, but I'm sure I can get at least a few items checked off my mile-long list.
I still need to finish deep-cleaning the fridge, which will involve scrubbing one side, the top, and the inside, vacuuming the coils, and cleaning behind and underneath. I'd really like to spray paint it white one of these days, but that will have to wait until I'm finished with the rest of the house. I also need to scrub down the walls to the side and behind the fridge, which will involve moving the fridge out of the alcove of doom, organizing the recycling/bag station, and much step-ladder climbing.
Then, I need to deep-clean the toaster oven and scrub the unreachable, unusable sink that's underneath it. Also, there are several cabinets there and above the stove that need scrubbing, contact-papering and reorganizing. I'm dreading scrubbing the tops of the cabinets above the stove. I've only cleaned up there once since I moved in 5.5 years ago, and it seems to be a popular haunt for cockroaches. I can handle spiders, I can handle parading ants, but cockroaches are probably the most disgusting things I can think of. Except those huge Madagascar hissing cockroaches, man, those things are amazing. But I digress.
Next will be deep-cleaning the oven, which should be gross and difficult. I also need to move it out of the alcove of doom to clean underneath. Then I need to deep-clean the vent hood, including the vent cover and fan blades. Ugh, all that grease. Did I mention that my mother-in-law, bless her heart, loves to fry things? And wow, are they ever tasty, but the spattered grease is such a pain in the patookis to clean up!
And then, if I actually finish and still have energy or even the will to live, I need to scrub and organize the pantry (I call it the pantry, but it's really just a set of shelves about 18" wide that goes from floor to ceiling ... Shouldn't take more than a couple hours) and the large cabinets, finishing up with the door jamb and the door.
Oof, I can't imagine that I'm actually going to be able to finish all of that this week. If not, though, I should be able to finish the pantry and cabinets next week since the hallway shouldn't take too long.
My other goal for this week is my sugar fast which I totally blew off last week. I've already gone 48 hours without sugar, so only five days left! Haha.
My January goal of cooking everyday was apparently unrealistic. I think I had one week where I cooked every day. I'll see if I can knock out the last four days of January with a meal each day. I have the ingredients already, it will just be a question of time.
My other January goal of keeping my head on straight has gone pretty well, I'd say. I haven't lost my cool even once. Still four days left, though. Watchyoself!
As the end of January approaches, I need to set a new goal or two for February. I think I have one in mind already, but I need to figure out if it's realistic. Do any of you have ideas for new monthly goals?
My quarterly goals are Spring Cleaning and reading through the Bible. I finished the Pentateuch this morning, and that's usually where my previous attempts kind of got pushed to the back burner. So, I need to persevere. God will get me through this!
And so, the first month of 2013 is drawing to a close. I shouldn't neglect to mention that our family celebrated two birthdays this weekend: My older sister on Friday, and my younger sister on Saturday. They are precisely 21 years and 4 hours apart in age. Happy birthday, ladies! I love you both!
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