its tempting to fill you in now, but that thought overwhelms my brain more and more as i sit here. me thinking of the 2 hrs it will take to write an update post, which would be way too long b/c i would have to be certain to leave absolutely nothing out.
so. i will do what i came to do instead, and that is post some pics of my clean house.
and actually its interesting that the above paragraph i just typed actually describes my thoughts on cleaning as well as writing. i didn't plan that coincidence.
i guess the 2 activities run parallel for me. or maybe it is just the type of person i am. but anyway when it comes to cleaning i have this mental issue of feeling like i can't "do it the right way" so i won't do any. maybe i feel its too dirty and its impossible to complete the job. maybe b/c i don't have an entire day of solid devotion to just cleaning the kitchen for example. anyway, this 'all or none' issue really eats at me sometimes...........
so back to my clean house. had to do some cleaning b/c of real estate pics. not the official real estate listing pictures, but still when someone brings a camera by your house you want it to be pretty polished. so all rooms were cleaned and by that i mean the focus was CLUTTER. not germs. yes. i worked all day like a slave and only on the clutter portion. didn't whip out any cleaning products all day long i don't think. but i can't dwell on that thought, i'm just gonna bask in the glory of my evidence, which i will now post.
We'll start with my favorite--master bedroom. it has been ignored for what seems eons.
its hard to appreciate how awesome it is without before photo. this is the room where lots of clutter goes to die b/c we can simply close the door and ensure that the kids won't get into it. they are very used to that door being shut so its no biggie.
(definition of dead clutter---the pile you ignore more and more each day until you are sure its never going to be "gone thru" it seems almost as if you physically must continue to ignore dead clutter).
and there's Little Dee on my bed vegging his day away. his lazy habits provide me with zero motivation as you can imagine.
yes there are approximately 50 pairs of shoes under the bed.
and now a shot of the cleaned off dresser (it is actually dusted, wowsa) and cleaned out chair.
i truly don't mind my cluttered life, but having that chair cleaned out makes me and Will both sooo happy.
if there was only one tidy thing about the room i would wish for that chair to be empty.
its like a little place to get away.
if you have any children, then you may have noticed that everything goes much better when you simply retreat to another room with door shut to have phone conversations.
no silently whipping your kids and mouthing horrid threats to them while you try to keep your focus on the person on the phone line. no wailing and gnashing of teeth in your face or happy little monkey children chasing you, clinging to you as you walk or climbing on you and giving you bruises.
so thats one of our phone chairs. but also its nice to have a place to sit to put on your socks and shoes etc while getting dressed. b/c our bed is too tall for that.
so in this next photo, you might say --what are we looking at here?
its the floor! on will's side of the bed. hello floor!!! good to see you. its been a long time. i missed you so much. look i bought a new vacuum just for you!
its not like its will's fault or anything, but his side is less traveled. my side of bed is the trail to the bathroom so we must keep it semi-clear.
so on to the next room, the den. aka the room most lived in.
floor is free of toys, shoes. couches have zero laundry on them. both majorly HUGE deals. table behind the couch was actually dusted.
another view of the den. toys in their proper spots. TV center dusted and there's no junk on top.
close up of the kids' TV nook with large toy stash.
Now to the kitchen---- the most impressive is the table.
truly, truly the table stays buried under stuff. just STUFF. its EVERYWHERE! but not today!
sink wall and kids table. just the kid table being cleaned off, major deal.
Last but not least, the oven.
so thats all the pictures. i would take pictures of the kids' rooms, but they are sleeping right now.
maybe later.
also i would like to add that it is STILL a hazard to your health to come opening cabinet or closet doors up in here. it was not a day of massive throwing away. but a day of "find it a home".
like i said, its hard to appreciate if you haven't seen the typical every day mess.
ok fine. i confess i took some before pics just for fun. but i doubt that anyone wants to see my filthy house.
b/c i suspect that you probably don't care much about my CLEAN house post. ha ha
but this post is also serving me as a reminder of our home here in Soddy Daisy, since we will leave soon. so that i can look back and remember the details.
so i had better wrap it up before i get going and write too much. i'll try to do better at posting but as i have discussed many times, i am one lazy punk.
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