A Housekeeping Post

It has been a while since I shared a housekeeping post. I spent many hours during the last 48 deep cleaning my hard floors and working in my kitchen. There is nothing like a clean kitchen! The kitchen in my home is open to most of the house, so I can not close a door and hide the dishes or mess. It must stay clean at all times. I try to keep it that way, but sometimes it gets away from me. One thing I always do, is to make certain I always get up in the morning to a clean kitchen!....always. I have, on rare occasions, woke up to this.... Yes, those are dirty dishes hidden under that towel. I trick myself and it works for me. Like I said, this is rare. Floors are another area that are big in my house. I have lots of hardwood and vinyl. The hardwood goes from my front door throughout the entryway and down the hall and into the eating area all the way to the back sliding door. I have 3 rugs in this area. I found crumbs and french fries under one of them yesterday!The rugs had been washed recently, so I gave them all a good once over with Hazel (my beautiful red vacuum cleaner). I lay my rugs on the carpet to vacuum them as the grip is better some how. Not sure why, but they stay put though the process...plus they need to be off the floor so I can wash it!
The big rug under the table and chairs (I did not count that one) is moved seasonally. It is not time for that yet. By lunch time, my floors were spic and span!!! I use Murphy's Oil and Tea Tree Oil on my hardwood floors.The kitchen usually gets the same, but this time I used Lysol....I know, but I had it from our bout with the stomach flu and felt a good antibacterial clean was in order. I would not do this every time.Sweetheart and I SOOOO want to replace this floor with ceramic tile or more hardwood...I vote for hardwood...he votes for ceramic tile. Either way it will have to wait. Until then I take care of the vinyl daily with my electric broom and at least a spot clean. Every week (sometimes twice) it gets a deep clean. That means the floor is mopped, plus the edges are all wiped clean.

Once the floors were done, I spent the rest of the day quilting! All work and no play, ya know! My house was also cleaned per the Monday schedule in my HMB. More deep cleaning took place today. The frig was emptied out and deep cleaned. My son was here to help remove a shelf I have never been able to get out. Finally, that red something-or-other was cleaned from the track!

The pantry was also emptied, wiped out and re-organized.Ok, so that bottom shelf could use some more organizing. It's clean! The counters, appliances, and ceiling fan/light fixtures all got cleaned today too. Tomorrow I will wipe down the cabinet fronts with Murphy's Oil and swipe the top of the frig and call it "deep cleaned" til next month. Like I said at the beginning of this post, a clean kitchen is such a good feeling...and no I do not need to get a life!...it is the truth! I will get up tomorrow morning to a shiny sink and fresh towel and wash cloth waiting for me. No dirty pans shoved in the oven (yes, I have done that too!), no sink of dirty dishes, no cluttered counter tops, and sticky floor. No stinky smell of garbage or rotting food. Just a fresh smelling, sparkling kitchen.So now that the housekeeping part is out of the way, I have been able to get several more hoop fulls done on my sister's quilt. It is looking like I will meet my deadline. I have also played with the hexagons.
Bud, Rachel and the kids came today. Bud helped his dad lay carpet and do trim. Even TJ pounded a nail or two into the trim work! These pics are not good, but you get the idea.
I will get some better ones once the "Man Room" is put together. The carpet was neither of the choices I shared in an earlier post. It is more like the carpet Charlotte liked in the lighter color. A nice Berber loop. They are taking my large television and oak entertainment center out of my bedroom (it was my idea) and adding a couple of wing back chairs I have in storage. I think he plans to put the treadmill in there too. Here is the thing...it is a MAN room....those chairs are PINK! What can ya do??? Pink and brown will look good together! I assume he will re-cover them in the near future.

Well, my day is done. It was a productive one. Tomorrow I have a morning of cleaning, homeschool, and books for the library project. By afternoon, I plan to quilt and relax until Awana time. Praying your day is full and blessed!!