Closing Up Shop

As I have little time and memory to post on this blog. I'm going to go ahead and delete it. It was fun while it lasted! If you read this and know me, check out my other blogs. If you read this and don't know me, bummer!

Happy 2011 everyone! Keep cleaning and making your little corner of the world a cleaner place!

Wednesday December 15th

Happy Wednesday Folks! How ya'll doing? Good, great, fabulous? I thought so!

Things I accomplished today:

• Kitchen ~ cleaned, floors swept and steam mopped
• White Laundry ~ washed, dried, in a basket in my room
• Sheets ~ Folded and put away
• Me ~ Up, moving, shopped, cleaned, teeth brushed, face washed, hair done, make up done, fed, and ready for my next challenge (which is more than likely folding and putting away the white laundry)
• Monkeys ~ Boy monkeys are at school, girl monkey is watching a show (but she went to school in the AM)
• Dishwasher ~ emptied, refilling

Things I hope to accomplished before Wednesday is over:

• Me ~ Meeting with the Priest, Holiday Fun Bunco with friends!
• White Laundry ~ folded and put away (see me in the accomplished section for more details)
• Dinner ~ Um, yeah, well, I'll figure out something! It is Sonic night for the Boy Monkey's school

I hope Wednesday is treating you like you deserve!

Tuesday December 14th

Ah, Tuesday.

Things I accomplished today:

• Monkey 1 ~ Up, showered, dressed, breakfasted, off to school, picked up from school, dinnered, played at his recital, pajamaed, and off to dream land.
• Monkey 2 ~ Up, showered, dressed, breakfasted, off to school, picked up from school, dinnered, played at his recital, pajamaed, read some Green Eggs and Ham, and off to dream land.
• Monkey 3 ~ Up, showered, blown dry, dressed, breakfasted, off to school, to the Y with Daddy for the rest of Mom's Day Out with mommy, swimming, home, showered again, blown dry again, dresses again, playing, off to errands, picked up boy Monkeys, home, dinnered, played at her recital, pajamaed, off to dream land.
• Boy Monkeys' Room ~ picked up, vacuumed
• Girl Monkey's Room ~ picked up, vacuumed
• Sheets ~ Changed on all 4 beds, washed, dried, still in the dryer
• Light Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dishwasher ~ emptied

I need a few extra hours in my tomorrow, so if you happen to have a few to spare to help me out with I would appreciate it!

Monday December 13th

Happy Monday Folks! I hope this holiday season is treating you well and your homes are spic and span.

Things I accomplished today:

• Monkey's Bathroom ~ cleaned, floor steam mopped
• Master Bathroom ~ cleaned, floor steam mopped, bathtub cleaned out
• Hallway ~ swept and steam mopped
• Living room ~ swept and steam mopped
• Dark Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Towels ~ washed, dried, sitting in my bedroom waiting to be folded and put away
• Jeans ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dishwasher ~ emptied, refilled, washed, emptied, refill started
• Dinner (stuffed shells and breadsticks) ~ created, put in the oven, breadsticks working on their second rising and then into the oven with them!
• Me ~ teeth brushed, face washed, body washed, hair blown dry, face made up, hair straightened, clothes put on, drove to work, worked, drove home, see dinner and jeans folding and put away!

Things to be accomplished before bed:

• Towels ~ folded and put away
• Me ~ face washed, teeth brushed, teeth flossed, jammies put on, laundry in the baskets

I feel like I accomplished a lot today. I needed to get a little extra done since I have to work in the morning. And tomorrow will be a full day! I hope everyone had a marvelous Monday and I'll see you on Tuesday!

Thursday December 2nd

Ah, Thursday, my old friend.

Things I accomplished today:

• Basement ~ picked up, vacuumed
• Dark Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dishes ~ washed (really should have emptied the dishwasher, but didn't, still might)
• Me ~ washed, blown dried, made up, straightened, worked, bought milk, came home, helped with Monkey-1's homework, helped Monkey-2 with his oral presentation for tomorrow, bought donuts for Monkey-3's show and tell for preschool tomorrow.

While I don't really have anything cleaning wise to do tomorrow, I'm not sure how the laundry is going to get done. I will be subbing at preschool from 8:30 to 11:30, then at the Y from 12-3 and then home again. Crossing my fingers I can get my roast in the oven so we can have it for dinner!

Wednesday December 1st

Happy Wednesday!

Things I accomplished today:

• Kitchen ~ cleaned, scrubbed, swept, swiffered, steam mopped
• Kitchen table and chairs ~ scrubbed and ready to eat off of or sit on!
• Me ~ showered, blown dry, straightened, teeth brushed
• White Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Took Monkey-3 to get her hair cut (and it looks adorable)

Okay, I'm sure I did something else, but it is beyond me what it is exactly!

Tuesday, November 30th

Okay, I'm here. I've been meaning to post, but time always seems to get away from me.

Things I accomplished today:

• Boy Monkeys' Room ~ cleaned, sheets changed (technically they did this last night, but still), vacuumed
• Girl Monkey's Room ~ cleaned, sheets changed (still last night), vacuumed
• Hallway ~ swept, swiffered, steam mopped
• Living room ~ swept, swiffered, steam mopped
• Light Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Sheets ~ washed, dried, still sitting in the dryer because I'm tired and don't feel like folding them right now, so they will simply have to wait until tomorrow! Which will have to happen because I refuse to walk across the palatial mansion we have here to even take them out of the dryer!
• Work ~ helped with Moms Day Out at the Y from 10:30 am to 1 pm, which is much more exhausting than it sounds when you find out I had to be in the swimming pool with 12 3 and 4 year olds!
• Me ~ washed, blown dry, and that is all. I brushed my teeth before work, but due to the phone ringing as I was finishing and it was of course the call I was waiting for!
• Piano ~ Children came, saw, and conquered! Now I must remember to have them practice! Recital only 2 weeks away!! Yikes!

I've been busy! I have plans for tomorrow including the Girl Monkey's hair cut! I'm very excited about that one! So I'll talk with you all tomorrow. Hopefully with folded sheets!

Monday November 15th

Happy Monday evening! I kinda failed today. I got things done, but completely gave up on other things.

Things I accomplished today:

• Master Bathroom ~ cleaned, steam mopped
• Monkeys' Bathroom ~ cleaned, steam mopped
• Dishwasher ~ emptied, filled, washed, refilled
• Dark Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Me ~ showered, blown dry, dressed, worked, created dinner, ran/walked around the neighborhood twice, helped with homework, and read with Monkey-2

I'm going to have to step up my game if I'm going to get things done tomorrow. I've got a list of stuff to do, and a ton of laundry so I'm gonna be a busy little bee!

Tuesday November 9th

For those of you who noted that I was suspiciously absent yesterday, I have a GREAT excuse! I went to preschool with Monkey-3 for parent's day, and then had to work, and I'm on my own with three Monkey's while RS is out of town on business! So there! I did one load of laundry yesterday. And to make up for that, I got up at 6:15 this morning and started cleaning!

Things I have accomplished today:

• Master Bathroom ~ cleaned, floor scrubbed
• Monkeys' Bathroom ~ cleaned, floor scrubbed
• Mirrors ~ cleaned
• Living room ~ swept, method mopped
• Hallway ~ swept, method mopped
• Boy Monkeys' Bedroom ~ cleaned, vacuumed
• Girl Monkey's Bedroom ~ cleaned, vacuumed
• Master Bedroom ~ picked up, vacuumed
• Towels ~ washed, dried, in the laundry basket to be folded and put away
• Light Laundry ~ washed, drying
• Me ~ ready to go swimming with Monkey-3 while helping out at work

Things to be accomplished today:

• Towels ~ fold, put away
• Light Laundry ~ fold, put away once dry
• Dishwasher ~ Um, I think I washed them, better check on that!
• Me ~ shower, blow dry, keep moving and don't fall asleep!
• Monkeys ~ Piano lessons, dinner

Happy Tuesday everyone! Make it a wonderful one!

Thursday November 4th

Happy Thursday folks! I hope your day is going well and that you are living in a clean world. Or clean-ish if you are like me!

Things I accomplished today:

• Dishwasher ~ Filled, washed, ready to be emptied
• Dark Laundry ~ washed, drying
• Basement ~ cleaned, couched cleaned under and behind, book shelf organized, trash removed, vacuumed
• Me ~ still in my cleaning clothes, and I have to go to work at 1. Not good, the basement took longer than alloted. Darn messy Monkeys!

Things to be accomplished today:

• Dinner ~ Sour Cream chicken, need to get chicken out of the freezer
• Dishwasher ~ empty, refill as needed
• Dark Laundry ~ fold, put away
• Me ~ Must at least try to clean myself a little before work. MUST!
• Enjoy the beautiful day!

I hope you have an amazing day and hopefully the weather will treat you to something you can enjoy!

Wednesday November 3rd

Another day, and more cleaning getting done! Finally! I feel like I haven't done anything much lately!

Things I accomplished today:

• White Laundry ~ washed, waiting for the sheets to finish drying a little more
• Sheets ~ Most of them are folded and put away, two are in the dryer. The Spring/Summer sheets are in the basement ready to go in storage for the winter
• Linen closet ~ cleaned, see above sheet information
• Kitchen ~ finally after 3 weeks, officially CLEAN! Counters cleaned, floor steam mopped, kitchen table cleaned, stovetop cleaned
• Dishwasher ~ filled, washed, ready to be emptied
• Dinner ~ will be pancakes, and no prep work is needed
• Light Laundry ~ folded and put away (didn't get done last night)
• Me ~Um, well, I'm still here! I haven't made it to the shower yet. But fortunately it is a nothing big day! YEAH!

To be accomplished:

• Dishwasher ~ Empty and refill as needed
• White Laundry ~ dry, fold, put away
• Prepare dinner
• Pick up Girl Monkey from school RIGHT NOW!

Tuesday November 2nd

I started the day feeling like I was getting ahead, now, hours later, I feel behind. Welcome to my Tuesday!

Things I've accomplished today:

• Dinner ~ In the crock pot
• Sheets~ changed on all 4 beds (this is where the getting ahead part is. We changed the sheets last night because I wanted to put the heated mattress pad on my bed), lying in a pile in my bedroom (behind part)
• Light Laundry ~ washing (more behind)
• Voting ~ DONE. Please be sure to go out and do you civic duty.
• Work ~ Came, saw, swam, returned home!
• Girl Monkey's Parent-Teacher conference ~ came, saw, conquered! Okay came, saw, discussed Monkey's progress, she is doing fine
• Banking ~ done
• Me ~ washed, dried, blow dried, not straightened, make applied, nose stuffy

Things to be accomplished today:

• Light Laundry ~ dried, folded, put away
• Sheets ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dishwasher ~ emptied, refill as necessary
• Piano Lessons ~ Pick up boy Monkeys, take all three Monkeys to lessons
  
• Library ~ return books that need to be returned

We also have to eat dinner. But really we have to do that every night!

Hope you are having a wonderful day! See you all tomorrow!

Monday November 1st

I'm back! I promise I am. At least until life gets crazy again and I don't have enough free time to rub together. But until then, I'm back!

This I've accomplished today:

• Dark Laundry ~ washed, drying
• Towels ~ washed
• Monkeys' Bathroom ~ toilet cleaned, floor steam mopped, counter and sink cleaned
• Master Bathroom ~ toilet cleaned, floor steam mopped, counter and sinks cleaned
• Hallway ~ swept and steam mopped
• Living room ~ cleaned up, swept, steam mopped
• Boy Monkeys' Bedroom ~ picked up, vacuumed
• Girl Monkey's Bedroom ~ picked up (by Girl Monkey because she is off of preschool for parent-teacher conferences today and tomorrow), vacuumed
• Master Bedroom ~ not really picked up but vacuumed!
• Dishwasher ~ filled, washing
• Basement Bathroom ~ toilet cleaned, sink cleaned
• Kitchen Island ~ mostly cleaned off

Things to be done:

• Dark Laundry ~ fold, put away
• Towels ~ dry, fold, put away
• Bath Mats ~ wash, dry, put back in bathrooms
• Dishwasher ~ empty, refill as needed
• Dinner ~ Make Ravioli casserole and put in fridge so it is ready to pull out when I return from work, possibly make breadsticks to have with dinner
• Me ~ Shower, blow-dry, dress, and go to work, try to avoid eating the Monkeys' Halloween Candy!

Some of you may notice that it is Monday and I've already accomplished most of Tuesday's cleaning. There is a reason. Tuesday is going to be an extremely busy day around my little neck of the woods. I need to accomplish voting, the Girl Monkey's parent-teacher conference, stop at the bank, take the Girl Monkey to the Y for swimming (and get paid as I'm helping out! YEAH!), head home, eat lunch, pick up the Boy Monkeys from school, head to piano lessons, take Monkeys home, head to a meeting at the Boy Monkeys' school, and then there is an exhibition basketball game. See, very little time to clean. I will still have to find time to change the sheets, but I think I can accomplish this at some point. Not to mention light laundry and the normal dishwasher needs. At least I hope I can get this all accomplished in my few moments at home tomorrow!

Thursday 9/30

Happy Thursday!

I know, I know. I've been busy cleaning, working, taking care of my family, dealing with a very crazy dog, and trying to get ready for Monkey-2's birthday. I have been cleaning and making the house a livable place, but I just haven't been blogging. Which is mostly because I don't have all the time in the world.

Today I accomplished:

• picked up the basement
• vacuumed the basement
• emptied the dishwasher, refilled the dishwasher, will wash while I'm sleeping
• dark laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• vacuumed my bedroom

Tomorrow is Monkey-3's favorite day at preschool, Wheel Day! So she will have a wonderful time on her scooter at school. The boy Monkeys' will have a wonderful day at school too I'm sure.

Tuesday 9/14

Hope your Tuesday was uneventful.

Things I got done today:

• Light laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• dishwasher ~ filled, washed
• Boy Monkeys' Room ~ cleaned, vacuumed, de-crackered
• Girl Monkey's Room ~ cleaned and vacuumed
• Hallway ~ swept, steam mopped, method mopped
• Living room ~ cleaned, swept, steam mopped, method mopped

Things I'll have to get done tomorrow around subbing at preschool:

• cleaning the kitchen
• white laundry
• cleaning the kitchen floor

Monday 9/13

Hello Again. Since I was completely off schedule last week, I'm trying to get back on schedule this week.

Things that I did today:

• bathrooms ~ cleaned, floors scrubbed
• dark laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• towels ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• bath mats ~ washed, dried
• Worked at the Y from 1-4

I didn't get around to emptied the dishwasher, but I did wash the dishes. The RS emptied the dishwasher while he was making dinner.

I'm exhausted. My back has been killing me and I'm looking forward to making tomorrow a better day!

Monday 9/6

Today is Labor Day, but I didn't get the day off. We started the day at my parents house. We visited friends at the park. It was windy. Then we went out to lunch. Then back to my parents to pack up and head home. Once home, putting the dirty clothes in the laundry, did a load of dark laundry and towels.

Tomorrow will be a busy one. The Boy Monkeys do not have school tomorrow, so I'll be super busy with the kids, have to sew Monkey-3's first day of Pre-K dress, and the Monkeys have piano lessons tomorrow! Not to mention I have to clean the kitchen floor since I dropped a glass bottle of Mike's Hard Black Cherry Lemonade on the floor.

Friday 9/3

Ah, Friday!

Things I got done today:

• Light Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dishwasher ~ emptied, filled, washed (not emptied again because it was washing as we were leaving the house to come to my parents for the weekend)
• Boy Monkeys' Room ~ vacuumed due to rocks from the school playground in my carpet
• Worked at the Y
• Took The Wonder Dog for a shot at the vet
• packed for 3 Monkeys and myself, tossed in RS stuff when he set it on the bed
• sat in the car while RS drove to my parents house
• ordered pictures that have been waiting on the computer since July to be ordered
• blogged about Monkey-1's birthday on family blog

I think that is about it. Fridays are wonderful!

Thursday 9/2

Blogging from the kitchen today. I know you are all thinking you wish you could blog from the kitchen. You can if you have a laptop and wireless internet, or if your computer is in your kitchen!

Things I did today:

• Dark Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dishwasher ~ filled
• Basement ~ picked up and vacuumed
• Dinner ~ working on it as I blog. Waiting for the noodles to cook before putting it together with the meat, sauce, and cheese.

Things coming up this evening:

• Making a chocolate chip cookie
• Sewing Monkey-3's first day of school dress
• Working with the Boy Monkey on their spelling for their tests tomorrow
• Eating dinner
• washing the dishes (okay, so the dishwasher will be doing the work, but I have to put the soap in and push a button)

Enjoy your Thursday evening.

Wednesday 9/1

Happy 37th Anniversary to my wonderful parents!

Hope you Wednesday was wonderful.

Things I got done today:

• Dishwasher ~ filled, washed, emptied, filled, washed, emptied, filling
• Kitchen ~ cleaned, floors: swept, swiffered, steam mopped, and method mopped
• White Laundry ~ washed, dried, folded, put away
• Dinner ~ created this morning, put in the fridge, baked, eaten, and clean up (dinner this evening was French Toast)
• Banking ~ taken care of
• Library ~ picked up book that was being held for me
• Monkey-3 (the girl Monkey) ~ toe and finger nails painted with red polish with white polka dots!
• Boy Monkey's Homework ~ finished and checked
• Me ~ wishing that she could skip all the rest of the stuff that needs to be done and read. Not gonna happen, but a mommy can dream right?