Looking at the Sharp End

I was being a very good wife and I cleaned the house last Saturday. Sparky was working from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM so I had the whole day. I would have liked to get together with saintvi and done a little geocaching. I could have gone to Goodwill since they were having a 40% off sale. I could have stopped at Kohl’s with my 20% off coupon and a credit on my account. I even could have gone grocery shopping to pick up a few items. But I didn’t. I stayed home and cleaned.
1. I vacuumed the entire house. This entailed moving furniture and shaking out rugs.
2. I mopped. It had been awhile, since it seemed futile to mop when there was a constant trail of wet boot prints.
3. I cleaned the bathrooms. I still don’t know how he manages to get stuff splattered on the underside of the toilet seat.
4. I did 3 loads of laundry (washed/dried/folded).
5. I cleaned the kitchen. That doesn’t sound like a big deal but it was a complete cleaning. I did the counter, sink, all the appliances inside and out and even wiped down the cabinets!
6. The most difficult was doing a KonMari on my clothes closet. Well, one of my closets. I have a hard time letting go of some items. I attribute that to eternal optimism. I just know that next year I will have lost weight/gained weight and it will fit. It was only 5 years ago that I finally decided to give away that one very expensive maternity dress. I was 56 years old and it just wasn’t going to be worn by me ever again. I had 3 large garbage bags of shirts/blouses that I shared with the sisters in law. The ones they didn’t snatch up are poised to go into the neighborhood garage sale in May.
7. I made a sumptuous dinner. I had some leftover chicken so I made Chicken Tikka Masala. It turned out tasty. I had to wrangle the 20 pound bag of rice to refill the smaller container we keep in the kitchen. I didn’t tell Sparky because he doesn’t want me to injure myself. I managed but I think I strained a muscle in my neck. Anyway dinner was a success.
8. I balanced the checkbook and paid some bills.
All in all it was difficult but necessary. I felt accomplished and my house smelled clean. I am hopeful that it will stay relatively clean for a few days. At least if I can dissuade Sparky from eating chips and Cheetos in the family room…