My leukemia's back.

[sourland]

I'm a slob. There I said it. I have become mostly house trained after these 53 years. Princess likes things orderly and neat - not how I grew up. Her one guilty pleasure is having a cleaning crew come in every two weeks to really clean the house. Looks good to me the way she does things.

 

[N F C]

LOL, at least you're honest sour!

That's great she has help to do the deep cleaning part.

 

[drumstick diva]

NFC that could work - I like doing laundry but hate vacuuming - it's just too heavy for me. Also enjoy shoveling snow but, hate doing floors/dusting.

I used to work my way shoveling halfway up the block doing the street in front of their houses, brooming off their mailboxes & opening the street end of their driveways. Now I'm just real old and only do the street & mailbox and place to put garbage cans for my next door neighbor and myself.

 

[N F C]

NFC that could work - I like doing laundry but hate vacuuming - it's just too heavy for me. Also enjoy shoveling snow but, hate doing floors/dusting.

I used to work my way shoveling halfway up the block doing the street in front of their houses, brooming off their mailboxes & opening the street end of their driveways. Now I'm just real old and only do the street & mailbox and place to put garbage cans for my next door neighbor and myself.

Sounds to me like you're still doing pretty good with that snow shoveling DD...that's hard work!

I'll do your vacuuming one day of the week and you can sweep snow off my front porch, how's that?

 

[lazy gardener]

. Um, I'm one of those ladies who can't sleep if there are any dirty dishes in the sink. Even with my nightly Ambien, stuff like that makes me fret. I clean up and wash things as I cook and/or prep so I cut down on what I have to do after we eat. I'm also a get-out-of-bed-turn-around-and-get-it-made kind of person. I have floors done either last thing at night or early in the morning because I have Kendra there and crawling is her main means of "transportation". I can't handle cluttered countertops either. To me it's so automatic that I never really think about it. Now, toilets and dusting are two entirely different things - hate them both and if I could get by with never doing them I'd be happy! Um, do I have to give up my membership now?

Blooie, I'd surely kick you out, but you know I love you too much for that. Instead, I'll have you lead the OCD crew at my house on Thursdays.

I'm pretty comfortable with my mess and if I feel something MUST be done, I know it's time to take another nap. The only problem is, I tend to lose things often (I'm old and mind is gone) that causes avalanches as stuff gets pushed off tables, countertops etc. I could use one of those search and rescue dogs. Usually the missing item turns up to be in the most visible spot but, until that point I have to search and then shovel everything back where it belonged.

You got me guffawing over that one! You and I would make a nice pair, but, I fear we'd never find each other!

Oh Blooie, when I said that I knew someone here would fess up. Statistically probable and all that.

So, meetings are Tuesdays at 7, I'll have the gate open. I have Pine-sol and bleach, if you want something else you'll have to bring it yourself.

Okay, I'm on my phone and can't find the smilies to go with that text above. They dist-appeared, as my kiddos used to say.

Yep, that's our Blooie!!!

It's too bad we don't all live close to each other. We could form a cleaning co-op. I like doing laundry but not mopping floors so one day a week I could do someone's laundry in exchange for them mopping my floor.

Because Rachel's right, those darned elves just aren't reliable!

I've not seen a cleaning elf here in probably 8 years. I hate it all. I'll go out and play in the dirt, and let the rest of you have the house. I'll start all of your tomato and pepper seedlings.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I got kind of a chuckle out of Katie a couple of weeks ago.  We started this thing where once a week she comes over for "cooking lessons", as she calls it.  Her mom is kinda funny - won't let Katie use a knife or the stove or anything like that.  But Katie loves to do it, and I don't mind showing her.  I think Jenny's concern is trying to keep an eye on Katie in the kitchen and not lose track of Kendra at the same time, and Jenny won't do a dish for days, until she has none left to use.  

Anyway, we were making wedge potatoes, pork chops, corn and something else (can't remember) and told her get get everything out that she'd need for the potatoes first because they took the longest to cook.... I had her get out the seasonings, the olive oil, prep her baking pan and get the big bowl, the wooden spoon, the cutting board and the knife before she got started.  Then I told her, "As you use each thing, take a second or two to put it away."  So she cut up her wedges and put them in her big bowl, then put the knife and the cutting board in the sink.  She drizzled the potatoes with the olive oil then put that away.  She followed carefully with her seasonings, gave everything a good stir, and back in the cabinet they went, with the spoon joining the cutting board and knife in the sink.  "Now, Katie, you KNOW that you have everything in there because none of it is still sitting out.  And what's left on the counter?"  She looked around and said, "Just my bowl full of potatoes and my baking pan."  

After her potatoes were in the oven, we did the same thing with everything else she had to make.  It all went like clockwork again and while her chops were cooking I had her put warm water and soap in the big bowl and wash it and the other things then wipe down the counter.  Done and done, all before the timer went off!  She looked at me and said, "Gee, Gramma, cooking here isn't messy at all!  At home Mom usually has to shove stuff out of the way and wash pans or spoons before she even starts."  

So a couple of weeks later she was here and she made spaghetti, garlic bread, and salad. She got pretty nervous draining the pasta but all in all she did a great job, and cleaned up as she went without me even reminding her.  She was setting the table with me and she suddenly asked, "So am I unusual?"  Huh?  How so?  "Well, I'm only 11 but I can cook without making a mess.  I thought that was something only really old people did."  Yeah, that's it, Katie.....I'm really old and you're unusual!     

This old guy can't cook without making a mess....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Really Wheezing tonight....hopefully it'll be gone by morning.

 

[donrae]

Sending deep breaths your way, Phil. Praying for relief.

I'd cook while you all clean, but then you'd be complaining about cleaning up my mess.

I could vacuum, though. I'm good with that.

Anyone here read the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher? The main character did a favor to some Faerie creatures, and had brownies or some such come clean his apartment and stock his cabinets in repayment. But it was like fight club, he couldn't tell anyone or be around or they wouldn't come. I could work with those terms

 

[drumstick diva]

x 2

 

[Blooie]

Really Wheezing tonight....hopefully it'll be gone by morning.

Some of it could be stress, Phil - you and your bride have had a lot of that lately.