I am embarrassed to admit that my house has really taken the back seat to life. I mean we have our roomba that vacuums 3 times a week, but I have not been mopping as much as I should or dusting…forget it. We just live with it.
Our house had a smell this morning. I have a power nose but could tell the smell was filth. It wasn’t necessarily my plan to clean all day, but that is what happened.
Ethan and Liam buddied up this morning and went outside. Their other friend came over shortly. I threw the dogs outside along with the rabbit. Everyone was out and I started to deep clean the living room. Everything was washed. The couch was steam cleaned, throw pillows outside to air out while I washed their cases.
Laundry was done all day long. Are we really ever “caught up” though? We are actively dirtying clothes every day. I let my sheets hang outside for a few hours to pick up the scent of the great outdoors.
Dog bedding, blankets, towels, sheets everything! Even the dogs. They got their weekly bath to get rid of the yuck. I went room to room mopping, shampooing, sweeping, wiping, dusting and disinfecting.
I could hear the boys outside laughing and having fun and it made my heart smile. I am glad they have found each other. They are the three musketeers.
I spent the majority of the day in solitude. I needed that to charge up my energy battery for the week. I got to think things through, which helps to settle my brain.
I decided to invest in couch cushion washable protective covers. 12 little paws all over it and dirty men (I know I should include myself but don’t want to admit that I too am alive, sweat and get funky). It seems like I should have done this sooner.
I purposefully left all the cushions off the couch and washed the rug last to keep these three guys away from my clean things. As the rain started, they gravitated to the basement, in Liam’s room. He seems to be a tidy kid. He hasn’t officially “moved out” or told his family he was moving out. He is going to work on this. There really is no rush. We are here for him when he is ready.
My body was sore by the end of the day. I still had to make slides for my portion of each meeting of my 5 meetings tomorrow. 😩 I was really mad at my Friday self for not doing it. I took a nap instead because I wasn’t feeling so hot. I am going to go outside and kick rocks while thinking about how stupid it is to be “responsible” and “an adult”.
Penny decided that when I told Paul I was going to “go to bed”, that SHE was going to join me. So up to bed we both went. At least she smells good and we have clean sheets….ahhhhh sleep is welcomed!
Why is she so cute?
cushion covers?
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