Amazing progress

 Amazing progress was made this week in the laundry room. Honestly, I was hoping to get at least half of the cupboards and shelves done last week and the rest this week. The organizing stars aligned last week. Yucky weather kept me home. An online organized living summit kept me company. I could listen and work at the same time. Monday was a 15 minute timer that gave me a great start. The summit was Tuesday through Thursday so I listened to a couple each day while I worked my way through the cupboards and shelves. Friday's push finished off the shelves. Then it stalled just a bit waiting for input from Doc on some items. The trash or donate decisions were made yesterday.

This week will be a quick sweeping of the floor, returning some shelving to its spot, returning items to the shelves, taking care of the donations and trash, handwashing a couple items that have been sitting around for a while and prewashing some new holiday hand towels. I'll try knocking these things out during the week as a second appointment on Friday morning has taken away my usual Mt. V work time. I'll let Doc take care of replacing some light bulbs over the washer and dryer. If he doesn't do it this weekend, then I'll do it the following week on errand day.

I'm so excited to have this done before the end of the month which was the goal. Even happier that there won't be a last minute, crunch time, marathon push to get it done.

Laundry Room More Progress

Last Monday I set a timer for 15 minutes and tackled the sink area. Took care of the recycling and cleaning mostly under the sink and vacuuming the dust bunnies and cobwebs from the ceiling and behind the washer and dryer. On Wednesday, I cleaned the laundry tub. Thursday the washer got a good wipe down. Friday after the vet appt. I cleaned the dryer. I also washed the rugs along with the couch covers. I also tried recharging the dryer balls. I started cleaning off the top shelf of the big shelving unit. I gave the baskets a disinfecting wipe down. I still need to wash out the buckets.

 The number of cupboards and shelves to go through is 17. There are 16 days left in the month. The last Friday of the month Trixie has an appointment so getting anything done in the laundry room is going to take some real effort. Even though Doc will be working from home this Friday, I really need to get as much done as possible. I signed up for a 3 day summit this week and I have a few other things on the calendar. If I can at least do 15 minutes a day to keep things moving I should be able to finish the laundry room this month. Maybe working while listening to the summit sessions with the laptop can knock out both at the same time. I'll just do the best I can.

Laundry Room Progress

 My scheduled time to work on my Mt. Vernon project came Friday morning. I worked for a little over an hour. First, I started a load of laundry with the basket of blankets that has been sitting there for a long while. I took care of things in the area I had mentally blocked off for this session that didn't need to be there. Dash's work uniforms went to hubby's side of the closet since Dash's closet doesn't have a rod. That was something I was prepared to address in January, but Dash has not been cooperative with his diaster of a room. Plan B...he doesn't really like the long sleeve uniform shirts and provided dress pants. He's purchased his own cargo pants to wear with the short sleeve shirts so his uniforms can live in my closet. His winter boots went to the boot tray in the office and his winter gloves are in his storage cube. I removed some hangers. I put away my items that were hung to dry. I tightened the nuts on the drying rack, no more wobbling. I used the vacuum to get cobwebs and dust from the areas between the ceiling beams, around the furnace, water heater, water softener, and window. Cleaned the iron holder and dusted the ironing board. Took down the curtain which I was able to wash on Saturday with Doc's load of laundry. I was on a roll so I went ahead and washed the inside and outside of the window and wiped the blinds. A good dusting, a good vacuuming, and replacing the drying rack completed the day's session. It felt good. I found myself peaking in several times just to admire my work. Three things were added to my later list. I need to see about having the fire extinguisher recharged. I need to figure out how to dispose of the dehumidifier that no longer works. I need to wash the buckets and baskets. I did wash 3 of them on Saturday. 

This Friday, the dog has a quick appointment for one vaccine. We should be in and out. However, it's scheduled during prime Mt.V time so I'm going to have to be intentional about getting a chunk done. Looking ahead on the calendar, the following week Doc will be coming home Thursday evening and going to his mom's some time on Friday. It's hard to clean to when he's home. And the following week, Trixie has an eye doctor appointment during prime Mt.V time. To finish this room in March may mean pushing myself on Fridays and/or adding other times to keep it moving along.

The minimum for this week is the sink area, the washer and dryer, and the ceiling, walls and floor surrounding them. Maybe a couple 15 minute spurts to remove recycling collected around the sink and dusting will help. I can do this!

Bathroom Done!

 Boy, that was close. The downstairs bathroom has had a good cleaning. The only thing not done is the new lining on the medicine cabinet shelves. The cupboard and drawers are lined. I can't believe how easy it was. On Monday, I did finish up the cupboard and drawers, decluttering, organizing and giving everything a good wipe down. On Wednesday, I gave the toilet a good cleaning. I used a pumice stone to get that ick in the bottom of the bowl. Not completely done, but I will spend a few minutes scrubbing during the normal weekly cleaning until it is. I didn't clean the shower on Wednesday as planned. The rug and the shower curtain did get washed on Thursday. I slept later than usual on Friday which really threw off the start of my morning. Then I discovered that Trixie was off of work for mid-winter break so I asked if she wanted to go to Red Robin for lunch. I had a reward that I wanted to use before it expired. She wanted to get some homework done first so I used that time to work on the bathroom knowing that I would want a quick walk and nap after lunch. The storage pail got cleaned out, garbage can washed, and the walls were wiped down. After lunch, walk and nap, before sitting at my computer, I cleaned the shower and I scrubbed the bathroom floor. Satisfied with getting the bathroom done in February to stay on schedule. 

Moving on to the laundry room. Friday is open this week to get this room started. Bare minimum will be getting the cobwebs between the ceiling joists, dusting and getting the dust bunnies around the furnace and water heater. There is also a basket with blankets that need to be washed. They've been there for some time. If energy allows, I'll continue along the wall towards the window to the drying rack and water softener, and ironing board hanger. I'm guessing it will be mostly dusting. 

Goal is to get the laundry room decluttered and cleaned in March.