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Post by zen on Jun 4, 2010 10:23:17 GMT -5
Checking your e mail at 5:45 a.m. to see that one of your landlords is in town (our landlords live in AK currently - he is commander of a Coast Guard vessel.) The landlord husband wants to stop by and check on the house - I am assuming it will be this weekend - he is military, and has a temper...we have never met him in person, only spoke on the phone - and I am a bit mortified right now! The house isn't super-bad - but it certainly isn't landlord clean. I have one day - today - to get everything shipshape. One awesome thing is that DH took out this massive pile(s) of magazines I had set to get rid of, that have been sitting in the same place in the basement for a year. Gonna concentrate on dust- floors - anything they own...I had hoped to enjoy a bit of rest and relaxation, as I am coming off a punishing two weeks of working almost everyday - I think I might get a day off sometime next spring - after I get the masters degree  I am so tired of this panic when visitors come - it has always been this way! I will probably pop into chat for extra motivation |
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Jun 4, 2010 10:50:57 GMT -5
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Post by messymimi on Jun 4, 2010 12:21:35 GMT -5
Remember, you will get more done if you take breaks, eat healthfully, and drink your water.
You can do this. And someday, when you have built the habits of doing a little each day, you won't ever have to do it again. (That's what I keep telling myself, too.)
messymimi
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Post by zen on Jun 4, 2010 20:36:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the nice words mimi and dragon I made nice progress today and my SD is washing her bedding now - she even rearranged her furniture! I have been at the de-cluttering for a long, long time - so this is time it is better than it has been in the past - its not perfect- nor will it ever be - but the house smells nice and the wood floors have a nice sheen now - when I wrote my post this morning it was dust bunny central (and these bunnies were more like tarantulas!) I just need to remember to try to maintain as I go - then things are never so out of control that I totally panic like the old days. I spoke to our landlord on the phone for a very long time today and he was just lovely. He kept on thanking us for being good tenants and how he and his wife wanted us to stay for a long time - hopefully, he will be happy with what he sees tomorrow |
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Post by messymimi on Jun 5, 2010 5:17:26 GMT -5
Dear Zen,
So often, we do a frenzied clean, crash and burn, don't maintain, then wonder how the mess grew back. Just plain cleaning up after ourselves, like we were taught in kindergarden, would go a long way toward helping any of us.
My sympathy on the killer dust bunnies. Our house manufactures them. I sweep up enough cat hair every month to knit a litter of kittens (if I ever needed another, which we don't!).
Great work, and continued good luck with the landlord.
messymimi
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Post by zen on Jun 6, 2010 10:32:46 GMT -5
Landlord was set to visit yesterday around 2:00 p.m. - he said he would call DH to confirm. Well he never called, and never showed up! At first I was a bit cranky - as I busted my hump cleaning like a nut all day Friday. But now i feel better - loving how much the hard work has made our little bungalow shine.
I am going to do my best to keep up with my maintaining - the floors and the mail are two big areas that can get away from me.
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Post by mrsmess on Jun 7, 2010 0:51:00 GMT -5
At first I was a bit cranky - as I busted my hump cleaning like a nut all day Friday. But now i feel better - loving how much the hard work has made our little bungalow shine. I am going to do my best to keep up with my maintaining - the floors and the mail are two big areas that can get away from me. I know what you mean...sometimes I have nearly had a nervous breakdown cleaning and tidying before the inlaws are expected....and yet afterwards I have thought I was glad that I had the pressure to get it done, because then we could also enjoy the cleanliness, in other words it was not just for them! |
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