While NaBloCleanMo is officially over, I’m not completely out of cleaning projects. So I bring you MoBloCleanMo!
I’ve only cleaned the dead bugs out of the porch light once in the six+ years we’ve lived here. I can’t quite remember how long ago that was, but it’s obviously been some time. The heat from the light bulb kind of baked them a bit! Ick!
It’s so much brighter now!
OK, I promise I’ll get back to non-cleaning blogging one of these days!
I have vacuumed. After 11 p.m. Down to the wire, but, I’m dedicated!
I had to empty the dirt cup twice, and I nearly filled up the hand vacuum getting to the tight spots and around the furniture.
While I was cleaning, I decided it was far overdue to take care of another mess.
Warning: the image that follows is very disturbing. Neat freaks — look away!
I’m pretty sure that’s six years of dust. The cats walk across the footboard and keep that clean, but they aren’t helpful about keeping the headboard dusted!
Ah, that’s better. I’m a terrible housekeeper.
There are actually cat-claw scratches on the headboard, but I’m guessing that adventure didn’t go so well. The footboard is pretty scratched up because of the curve; they start to loose footing and dig in!
Now, if my allergies are all better tomorrow, I’m going to be pretty annoyed with myself!
So last week, I introduced you to Meadow, the stray in our backyard.
There’s another regular customer to our backyard café that I wanted to write about. We call him Bernie. We’re guessing he’s a boy, but he’s really fuzzy so we don’t know for sure!
Bernie isn’t friendly like Meadow. He’s pretty scared of us, even though we’ve been feeding him for at least a couple years.
He gets into rumbles with some of the other strays sometimes and gets a little beat up, poor guy. (Not Meadow; while not necessarily buddies, they seem to look out for each other)
Above, Bernie sits on a plant shelf that is at least five feet off the ground.
So … I made it through November, with 30 days of blogging, cleaning and being thankful. (I do still owe you one more cleaning for that!)
I am thankful to all of my commenters encouraging my cleaning progress. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep your interest once I remember how to blog about other topics!
Here’s our linen closet:
You can’t tell from the photo, but things fell out when I opened the door. Also, the door wouldn’t actually close all the way, since the stuff on the floor was trying to escape.*
There are still a lot of random items left, but now I have room for them. Well, we’ll see once all our sheets and towels are clean. There are at least two loads in queue!
Much better!
I’ve got book club after work tomorrow, so I don’t think I’ll be able to end NaBloCleanMo with a bang. I’ll see what I can do, but I might have to postpone my final post until Dec. 1.
Not that I’m going to stop. There are still messes to be conquered!
Ugh, I’ve got problems if I have more than 30 messes …
I know I’ve said this already, but I’m thankful for my clean house! Since I should probably add a new one, I’m also thankful for chocolate. Maybe I should go find some …
* After I was done, I called my husband upstairs.
Me: “Honey, you should look in the linen closet.”
Hubby: (starting up the stairs), “Hey, the door is closed!”
Finishing the four-part series, I bring you the post-college years up until now. (Catch up here, here and here.)
I am missing a few years because I couldn’t find any pictures. I sure take a lot of photos, but I’m never in any of them!
I probably didn’t change much between 2001 and 2005, anyway …
Me with babies Jeter and Posey, in 1998.
On vacation in San Diego, 1999.
12/31/1999 at a New Year’s party — I’m surprised my eyes were open! Also, I’m surprised I’m posting this photo.
I was a classy bride. April 2001.
March 2005: my first 1/2 marathon, and still smiling! Nobody told me my Nike earband was upside down until I was done!
Also 2005, with my hair flat-ironed for a wedding. Unfortunately it was raining so my hair was rebelling.
After the Virginia Beach Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon in September 2006. It was really hot, and shortly after this photo, I ran into the ocean!
At a friend’s wedding, July 2007.
There you have it!
I do plan on revisiting my photo history again soon, next time with my husband. I’ve got photos of us together going back to 1993!