clean my house

Yesterday I dusted what was right in front of me, and wouldn’t you know it, I was compelled to dust a little more.

Motivation follows action. (That is my favorite mantra.)

It needs serious attention.

There are two in our little townhouse. They need serious cleaning. (Note to self: No more procrastination on this.)

I finally got around to cleaning these. How sparkly now.

1. Vacuumed the traffic areas upstairs & downstairs.
2. Shook out the rugs downstairs.
3. Swept and mopped the kitchen floor. Whoa! Ten gold stars for that.
4. Wiped the microwave, inside and out.
5. Cleaned the seal of the dishwasher.
6. Kept up with the laundry (yes, it’s a separate goal for me).
7. Swept the bathroom floor.

And there’s more that I’m going to do today.

1. Vacuumed the carpet upstairs.
2. Vacuumed under the bed.
3. Vacummed the stairway.
4. Vacuumed the carpet downstairs, three times this past week.
5. Scrubbed the mildew off the shower door.
6. Wiped away the cobwebs from the ceiling and walls. Walls? How do spiders do this?
7. Pruned and dusted the houseplants. They’re alive!
8. Dusted the computer desk.
9. Dusted the hallway bookshelf.
10. Cleaned everything in the half bath.
11. Cleaned the top of the microwave.
12. Washed the patio doors.
13. Washed the front door and the outside of kitchen windows.
14. Swept the cobwebs from the front entrance.

I’m in heaven.

The floor is screaming to be cleaned. If someone else’s house had a floor that dirty, I’d be disgusted.

The last time the place got a good cleaning was too long ago. My goal is to get a clean slate and then get my routines in place so that it doesn’t get to this point again.