Tackle It Tuesday: Cleaning Catch-Up

This week has been a bit crazy.  We’ve had regular church activities, three meals to prepare for others/functions, foster care classes, and foster care licensing things to tend to.  I don’t know about you all, but if my life gets off schedule too much, then my house suffers.  I’ve been off schedule quite a bit lately and today I’m trying to play catch up.

Today I am:

1)  Doing laundry.  I’m scrubbing stains, washing clothes, and putting away clothing.  I’m even doing some delicate loads which I confess I really hate to do.  I always procrastinate on delicate loads until I have to do them.  I guess I just hate the whole air dry thing and hanging them on my dining room chairs.  Anyone have a solution that doesn’t damage or stretch out the clothing?

2)  Getting rid of newspapers.  I subscribed to the newspaper again so that I could start playing The Grocery Game (TGG) again.  TGG saves me a lot of money on my groceries.  The newspaper was running a special and it was cheaper to get the paper for a week rather than just Sundays.  I find myself wanting to look at all of the newspapers, which is very time consuming.  I had a stack of them waiting for me.  Today I “let it go” and chunked them all in the recycling bin, except for the Sunday paper.

3)  Cleaning up my daughter’s closet. It was becoming a mess.  She’s 5 and doesn’t have the best organizational skills.  She does fairly well, but I have to tidy up from time to time to keep things running smoothly.  It was way overdue for a cleaning.  Now I have a pile of clothes that no longer fit her.  Guess I’ll move those to the shed to save for a friend.

4)  Cleaning up the kitchen.  Being off schedule and the extra cooking has made my kitchen a mess!  It seems I am constantly loading and unloading the dishwasher and handwashing the pots, pans, and larger items. 

5)  Taking a rest.  I haven’t felt as well as usual the past two days.  I haven’t slept as well either.  I think it’s time to listen to my body and have some rest time today.  Hopefully, a nap too!

What are you tackling today?

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