Tackle It Tuesday

Yes, it is Tackle It Tuesday again. I am really not tiring of doing a job once a week that has been put off. I could spend today getting home school planning one step closer to the first day of school, and I may do that too. I will admit that I do not always do my tackles on Tuesday, but I do them with Tackle It Tuesday in mind. Some jobs require muscle and since both my grown boys were here yesterday, I tackled the back closet. This is where I store my candle business supplies. A huge rubbermaid container of soy wax, a box of jars, the melting pots, color, tools, etc. I have a stock of candles at the natural food store right now, so I will not be making anymore until the official candle buying season starts in the fall. With that in mind, and needing to get my vacuum cleaner out of the front closet, I had the boys carry the bulk items to the cool basement where the soy wax would be safe. I will post before pics on the left, and after pics on the right. Skip this part Sweet Hubby....I know how you hate it when I show my filth to the world!

This is the upper right side of the closet. We put paint up here so it would not freeze in the winter. I'd say it is safe to go back out. Now it holds candle making supplies. Sorry the pics are not brighter. That back hallway is dark.

This is the lower right side of the closet. Before were candle supplies. Now a vacuum cleaner. I hung my grandmothers aprons in here. I would like Sweet Hubby to build me a rack to hang these on.

Upper right corner, before and after.

Lower right side. These shelves just needed wiping down. I was able to move the step stool over to the other side.

So I can cross that job off my list. It has been there a while and I was dreading it. It was not bad at all once I started doing it and only took about 20 minutes.

Now I would like to talk Floors!!!

My new neighbor has white ceramic tile in her kitchen, sunroom and entryway. It seems every time I am at her house the floors are being mopped, or they are wet. Yesterday, she called to invite us to a BBQ and during the conversation she told a child to "stay off the wet floor". I got up the nerve to ask her, "How often do you mop your floors?" She replied "Oh, I have to mop them twice a day". Alright, so I will be the first to admit I do not wash my floors twice a day and I do not want to enter a competition to see who washes their floors the most. I am competitive, however I think I would draw the line there and gladly pronounce the new neighbor the "biggest mopper". Here is my issue. Last night I told Sweet Hubby, "The new neighbor mops her floors twice a day! Don't you think that is too much?" He said, "Not at all. Ours should be done twice a day too." I went in and looked at my kitchen floor, which had been mopped over the weekend (I mop them twice a week and do swipes when needed). It was only Monday night so I felt safe. Oh my gosh!! It was filthy! Here's my question to you all. How often do you mop your kitchen floors? Remember I have 3 kids, a puppy and a 2 year old over here all the time. I am feeling pretty cruddy so I plan to wash my floor today! I will leave you with a beautiful sight. My wood floors after a bi-weekly mopping. Though I dust mop regularly, I am wondering if those should be wet mopped more often??

Update: My kitchen floor is clean. I know...I need help.