Okay, so last time we spoke, I was planning to clean the house to within an inch of it's life on a weekly basis. I am pleased to report that this is actually easier than it sounds!
I have been pleasantly surprised that with a little planning and a pinch of motivation, the house actually looks comfortably lived in, but clean (in a healthy, I've actually gone to effort kind of way, not I've done a half assed sweep and spot mop, and put everything out of place in that spot I hope you don't find kind of way!). I will admit, I do still need to work on the whole dinner thing...It's a love/hate relationship...I love cooking...when I feel like it....I hate cooking when it's is a necessity and I am not in the mood!
I'll admit, there were days over the past two weeks, when I didn't stick entirely to the schedule...but isn't that what schedules are really about? You aim for the moon, and when you miss you are still amongst the stars? I can tell you now that I have done more cleaning in the past two weeks that I have done in the past two months, and I am sure Mr. Mercenary has even noticed!
***Aside Note*** I really should give credit where it is due....Mr. Mercenary is actually the neat freak out of the two of us...I mean Mr. Ex-Army - Lover of Routine - Mercenary was the epitomy of the perfect house husband! In fact if he could breastfeed the new bub and had good paternity leave benefits like I have, I guarantee I wouldn't be the SAHM - I'd be the working mum, with a Stay At Home Husband/Dad (SAHHD).
Anyway, what I have found, for us...changing the sheets once a week - OVERKILL. Seriously....I am not doing that every week...But doing the floors once a week....way, way too little! We have 2 x pet hair accumulation and an amazing amount of dirt from the back verandah, that finds it's way into the Mercenary home. Combined with the fact that the massive white shiny tiles that looked so clean and attractive when we looked at the house during open inspections, actually are a B*TCH to keep clean!
So rather than beat myself up about not sticking to the schedule 100% - I am totally giving myself kudos for giving it a serious go and actually making it work for me. Doing 80% of the schedule, or even 50% sure is better than giving up and doing 0% - then feeling guilty about not doing stuff!
On top of the cleaning roster, I have actually been making some headway with the little things that I NEVER thought I'd get around to...ie. I have refolded all of the towels in the linen closet, and made them look nice. I have to confess I am avoiding the sheets though....honestly how hard is it to fold sheets identically? I find towels a challenge!
I have also begun to accumulate freezer meals for after the big arrival...In fact, I have done some much shopping and cooking for the freezer, than I now need to convince Mr. Mercenary that we really do need to buy a chest freezer...as our fridge freezer is FULL to overflowing! I need to take a bit of an inventory, so I don't forget about the homemade kievs stuck in the only spot they'd fit, underneath the brussel sprouts at the back corner, that may remain undiscovered for centuries, unless I know they are there!
Next entry I'll post a list of freezer meals and the recipes for all to see...WATCH THIS SPACE!
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