They ran away...

I didn't think Spaghetti would take me seriously. I told him yesterday at 4:30 if he took the kids and ran away, I would clean all night... they were gone to his mom's house by 5:00...

So I cleaned. Alot. Now I am not at the moment into decluttering, since we are having a house full of guests on Sunday, I will be gone today, and Saturday at family events. So that leaves me tomorrow to clean.

I mean surface clean, like just make it look pretty, and yes this means the kids rooms too, since some people haven't seen them. So the loft is a freakin' zoo. I mean it was insane!

So I spent most of my energy there last night. And with 4.5 hours to work, I did good. I didn't file papers, I found a big basket and just dumped it there for another hot date of shredding and filing.

I also cleaned the front t.v. room, took out the big coffee table, most of Bagels toys, put in a HUGE new area rug (well new as in, it's from my parents old house, new to this house) I am excited about my rug! Spike can crawl, or whatever on the floor now (hardwood otherwise) and I put up the tree yesterday, lights too. No ornaments yet.

We had a cute family moment, it was right before Spaghetti left with the kids, it was dark out (yep 4:45 and pitch black out) Spaghetti was holding Bagel, and I had Spike. And I noticed how pretty the tree was all lite up at night time. So the 4 of us stood around admiring the tree. Awww. A family moment...

ok back to the cleaning story. So it's still bizarre around here. I need Spaghetti to help me move the monster coffee table (it's going under the pool table for now) and to move out the beloved office chair my big butt is planted in right here every day. But it's too big, and heavy and is jacking up my floors (yes even with the heavy plastic floor mat) so my dad, Carrots, gave me his old chair for his desk.

Oh and that is a funny story, I traded my mom two tables for an office chair and an area rug. Either way it's lookin' good around here. I am trying not to just shove shit everywhere, I am trying to clean up.

Hope I can get it all done!

Cleaning, not decluttering. It's a start

I have been meaning to post here. This is what is new.

I have a Control Journal. I do read it. Daily. I have shined my sink, I did it for 3 days in a row.

Spaghetti and I spent time Monday cleaning our asses off. Not decluttering, but it took us 4 hours, to really clean Spikes and Bagels rooms. Spikes included the attic space. His closet, but not hers.

The main bathroom upstairs is clean too. Needs to be organized too though. The big desk in the loft needs to just be tamed. Then the big paper purge needs to happen.

It will take time, but I am trying. I give us and e for effort on that one.

On the same page.

So this morning I was writing in my Control Journal (from Fly Lady, I am choosing to write mine out. Sticks better) as I am writing I look over at Ed, who is writing his football pool choices for this week.

He doesn't know what I am doing, but he rolls his eyes, probably thinking it's another procrastinating tool I have found, to put off house work.

So over screaming children quality family time, he asks me if this house drives me nuts. He means with all the clutter and just shit everywhere. I mean everywhere.

I agree, and we both say there is no where to go for peace, and just to relax with out seeing a pile of something or another in that room. Agreed.

He asks me if we had a whole day of just us (Queen and Carrots would have to entertain the kids) could we organize the whole house... realistically I straight out said no way. It's not possible.

But you know us, we like a good challenge. So on Monday we are taking Spike in for his 6 month stabbing vaccines, my parents will come to town and take the kids from us. We will start the day off with our 6 month dental cleaning. Then straight home for some physcho cleaning and decluttering.

My oh my, this is not in the books, not what Peter Walsh or Fly Lady would recommend. Probably not the nice lady, Laura, over at I'm an Organizing Junkie.

But we will see where this takes us... until then I need to get some of the things organized... I am not looking for a miracle on Monday, well maybe, sorta, but I am looking for Spaghetti and myself to get a good start on getting this house how we want it.

I was elated that we talked for over an hour today on our goals for this house. I am not alone, nor should I be in this!