We have been living in our cozy little Teahouse for 13 years now. The 10 months before we moved in was a process of complete gutting and remodel of the original house and putting on an addition. We don't have a huge house or even a large house by many standards. It's a modest 3-bed/2-bath house which seemeed much bigger before we had kiddos!
I am not much of a housekeeper - there, I said it! I would like to be but I fall woefully short. I always have a load or two or eight of laundry to do, dishes in the sink or drainer to take care of, floors to sweep clean of all the dog hair, carpets to vacuum... you get the idea.
I've begun the process of cleaning the basement and am about 3/4 finished. The part that is not done is Al's tool bench, fishing gear storage, etc. I can't really do anything with that. So, now I must maintain and move upward to the rest of the house.
The challenge for me this summer is to make my house sparkling clean - from the floors, cabinets (inside & out), closets, baseboards, walls, underbeds, corners and ceilings! This is something I hope to accomplish while I take care of my kiddos along with two other sweet girls. On top of that, we have 3 dogs (1 is a puppy!), 2 cats, and me! We have limited storage and literally piles of books everywhere. I'm going to have to look past the things I can't control and cheerfully take care of the rest. I've got a handle on the clutter - for the most part.
Why should you care? Well, you don't have to, but I want some advice and tips! When I was at the church making the copies of the bulletin last week, I saw that Barb had her youngest sweet girl cleaning the scuffs of the floor with a magic eraser. Well let me just say that I tried it on my floor and the scuffs that I assumed were just part of the design were gone!!! Thanks, Barb! I'll return your little girl soon! (haha) So you all have favorite cleaning tips & products. Help a sister out!
First - any ideas for cleaning my white laminate kitchen cabinets? I've tried soap/water, scrubbers, goo-gone, and even the magic eraser. It's not too bad, but it could be cleaner...
I'll come up with more questions later.
PS - for any Seinfeld fans, the title is an homage to ...'The summer of George!'
Been there, Done That
2 weeks ago
2 comments:
You are so funny! I bet that is where your BIG spider came from. You stirred up it's home in the basement! ICK! I bet there are more down there! What did Al say when he saw it? You are so much like me. I feel a little out of control of my house some - okay ALL - the time! I always think, "Okay, I will just do this and then I can actually have some fun. Oh, wait, then I have to do this...and this, oh, yeah...and this," and on it goes...forever! It feels good to get it all cleaned out for the garage sale though. The majic eraser works great on my cupboards but they are painted. Sometimes they work a little too good...they take the paint off. Yikes. I wonder what they are made of.
I just noticed I spelled "they're" there. Sorry. Just wanted to correct that so you don't think I am a horrible speller even though I am!
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