With all the remodeling and rearranging we’ve had to do the last few weeks, the kitchen has been a little neglected. The laundry too, but that’s never ending. For as little as we’ve cooked the past few weeks, it sure is a mess!
This week while my bedroom is still in pieces (I did manage to find my bed last night though – another night on the couch was not a pleasant thought!), I’ll be working on the kitchen. This includes all of the following:
- Doing the dishes
- Cleaning off counters (are you guilty like me of leaving out things like flour?)
- Scrubbing counter tops, cupboards, and appliances (don’t forget inside the microwave!)
- Cleaning out the fridge
- Sweeping and mopping the floor (when was the last time YOU mopped?)
- Cleaning under/behind the stove and fridge, time permitting
The chances of me getting to that last one are slim to none, but it might happen. Although the rest of it really needs to be done. For some reason the kitchen just seems to be one of those rooms we breeze in and out of in a hurry, only grabbing what we need and forgetting about the clean up until later. It doesn’t help that both kids make some of their own meals (cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and sometimes a fend for yourself night for supper). While they are at least starting to clean up their own spills, there’s just some messes they don’t see (cereal on the floor for example).
So anyway, the challenge for this week is to make your kitchen shine. Make your own list similar to the one above to make the job easier. We tend to get so overwhelmed that we put it off until later. Remember later never comes – just pick a task and jump in!
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