keep a clean house

Some dishes, some laundry last night. an hour tonight would make a big difference. Feeling very tired from the weekend, I suspect. I’m vulnerable to infections when I’m tired due to sleep loss. The neti pot at least cleared sinuses and I did a little catch up this am. Try to go to bed early tonight and at least catch up on laundry and dishes. Make some decisions about the weekend. Looks like probably not going out of town on the journal retreat. Attend the blot, the coffeehouse, Sunday brunch, Friday movie..the spice bush should be in bloom – my favorite spring plant – the cold weather didn’t spoil that one…

..laundry all over, along with yarn, plastic bags filled with I-dunno-what, unwashed dishes. A couple of hours would fix it – had I not sat down to watch TV last night – coulda handled it. Now I may have to stay home one evening just to deal with it. Forgot to mail my taxes this morning just because stuff is piled all over the place and it skipped my mind. I forget the consequences to me in disorganization. This weekend I seriously want to empty basement closets and give away stuff – the resale shop didn’t take much last time, so maybe that’s not worth the bother – clothes are too out of style. Wouldn’t hurt to call some stores and find out their return policy – so many outfits I’ve bought and never worn – still with the price tag on! Would be nice to recoup, but learning the lesson of not overbuying might be worth more to me.

full of stuff to get rid of from my closets. Problem was, I took them to a resale shop and most are too old to be sold. I should have told the store to donate what they couldn’t use but no, I had to have them back – 3 trash bags in my trunk. Tried to give some clothes to a friend but she says they don’t fit – some too small/some too big and anyway they’re not her style. WHY oh why is it so hard to let go???

Finally living room table and floor almost clean – can make my way around in the kitchen – life seems doable. Health still a problem, though, and when I don’t feel well don’t feel at all like cleaning. Taking advantage of the one half hour a day I sometimes do feel ok can make a big difference though. Little by little…

Cleaned house for company yesterday – company cancelled due to weather, but I still had a clean house to look at. Really feel better about myself. Now to keep up the good work!

I clean the kitchen and clear the living room floor and table – sick and tired of staring at this mess!

...slacks, did dishes, tonight tackle living room, making it live up to its name. Amazing things I find when I clean.

look at a messy house – when I’m ill I stay home more and stare more at the mess – I begin cleaning but become dizzy very easily with all this congestion – perhaps can whittle off some of the work tonight…

I do love a clean floor. Washed and waxed kitchen floor Monday, a holiday from work, all the while listening to Chekhov’s “Black Monk” on tape. Beautiful day, beautiful floor. Need to listen to “Black Monk” again – disturbing implications and certainly haven’t nailed down any meaning. Made me think, though.

...now what to do with the clothes I’ve removed from the closets? Some I don’t like, others don’t fit, others need buttons or hems and can’t be worn – guess sort into piles – where’s room for the piles? Gotta get stuff outta the house!!! Resale? Or simply donate? Donate sounds quicker. If resale, what’s unsold comes back to me.