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Post by Serendipity on Oct 11, 2010 16:14:23 GMT -5
this is my biggest area in need of attention. It is vital that it be cleaned and maintained. I have had a clean kitchen once or twice in three and a half years. Monday October 11, 2:13 pm  double sink dance! i go back and forth rinsing. It is not too bad, remembering back on fruitfly infestatation set plates to soak wash ten plates ~~6:oo pm ~~18 plates washed 2:20 pm set cups to soak 2:34 pm washed three mugs, one glass and one cranberry glass dessert dish~special~ moved microwave to top of fridge cleaned counter of spills underneath it BONUS~ 1 counter clear! 2:43 pm  round up stray dishes 2:51 pm take out garbage 5:53 pm 18 plates altoghether, three bowls, 6 cups 6:38 pm put away plates, cups and bowls put refried beans in new container and tossed can toss avocado skin finish after dinner cleanup get the fridge counter back to clean do up last few dishes that are soaking |
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Post by cando on Oct 11, 2010 19:33:38 GMT -5
You're doing great! Keep up the good work. CD   |
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Post by Serendipity on Oct 11, 2010 20:00:13 GMT -5
Thanks, cando! I spoke to ande on chat and she will be joining me!
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Post by andrea on Oct 11, 2010 22:43:55 GMT -5
Serendipity - Great job with what you were able to do today! Actually I got quite a bit done in the kitchen tonight and am very happy with what I did. did all my dishes organized pantry took all the doors off the broken cabinets have 3 bags of items to donate cleared off kitchen counters went thru all the drawers and got rid of duplicates and items I don't use scrubbed one small area of kitchen floor swept kitchen floor bagged up recyclables threw out 2 bags of trash cleared off 3/4 of kitchen table That is all for today but I really hope to get the rest of the kitchen done tomorrow!
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Post by Serendipity on Oct 12, 2010 3:07:50 GMT -5
  Andrea! Thanks so much for joining me. see if i can remember what else i did tonight cleaned up yukky place behind faucet mostly cleaned stovetop took out burners and cleaned the edges where stuff collects picked up pile of crumbs from one little corner washed five wine glasses decided to toss old blue dish drainer as i found a white one just the same but almost new on the curbside. wiped underneath dish drainer and propped it up at the back of the counter washed one frypan moved cobalt blue glass jars from fridge top to back corner of L-counter now that it was clear of various dishes and wiped down. poured boiling water over cutlery to soak washed up plastic containers and a few bowls.Almost all the dishes are done! put paper plates away. i am going to use some for awhile. found lid for peanut butter jar wiped most of coffee counter and sprayed stuck- on bits to soak found top of coffee grinder and washed it wiped up spilt coffee grounds tossed all bits of trash from the counters I think that is everything for tonight! I am so happy with my progress. it really helped to write every little thing down. Next big production is the floor.
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Post by Serendipity on Oct 12, 2010 9:41:59 GMT -5
Tuesday,October 12 wash and put away cutlery and last few dishes finish cleaning counters and stovetop wash new dish drainer Find still's 0 degrees of squalor thread so i can list my kitchen counters, sinks and stovetop! |
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Post by leticia on Oct 12, 2010 22:36:30 GMT -5
Wow! You've been so busy! thanks for these posts! It's so nice to share the work even though online!
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Post by Serendipity on Oct 13, 2010 1:41:50 GMT -5
Tuesday October 12 Thanks, leticia! It is really helping to write this down. glad to know you are feeling inspirsation. I hope you saw my post on your thread. wiped coffee grounds and juice spill. I stared at it for a minute and felt some resistance or just the idea of wiping it up right away was so unusual. So I timed it and it took about a minute and a half! |
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Post by Serendipity on Oct 13, 2010 10:06:23 GMT -5
Wednesday, october 13 finish yesterday's to-dos maintain kitchen counters sweep |
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Post by dtesposito on Oct 13, 2010 11:23:04 GMT -5
Hi Serendipity, you're doing great on your kitchen. When it's all done you'll keep going in there every chance you get just to admire it!
Isn't it amazing how things we dread and put off end up only taking a couple of minutes? This is one thing I'm trying to change in my every day life--"just DO it already!" In the time I spend thinking about it it could be done.
Diane
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Post by messymaam on Oct 13, 2010 18:57:52 GMT -5
Man do I ever need to do this just to get life going again.
OK so the first thing I did was burn a CD of podcasts. This was probably a way to procrastinate, but also it makes the time go by when I'm in the kitchen.
Then I got online... and now it's evening. Kitchen still stinks. Trash day is in the morning and I have not thrown out trash in two weeks already so I really need to get it cleaned tonight.
I don't know what is a practical goal and what is not. My CD lasts one hour. So in one hour, I'd like to:
Get all trash picked up and thrown out
Clean dishes (that have been sitting on the counter for weeks) put away
Fridge cleaned out- rotten food thrown away
Start soaking really dirty dishes
Stack up other dirty dishes
Then I'll check back after an hour to see if I should continue or if that is it for tonight or if I do nothing at all.
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Post by messymaam on Oct 13, 2010 22:41:37 GMT -5
Well I took the advice of some users here (you are wonderful people) and broke the task of cleaning my kitchen up into three steps at a time in another thread.
In the end, it took me 3 and a half hours, but I did it and my kitchen is CLEAN!!
This do three things at a time strategy is brilliant for me. It stops me from being overwhelmed and doesn't set me up for failure. So I go into the kitchen with the plan of washing the plates, washing the bowls and then drying them for example. Those are my three things. I ignore everything else and just get those three things done. I feel like I can manage that task and if I need to quit afterwards, that's fine. So it is easy to focus on the little things. And in this way, I did it all. Thanks so much.
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Post by Serendipity on Oct 16, 2010 15:17:08 GMT -5
Thanks for your encouragement, diane! i guess little steps often is the key to maintenance. that's why i stopped making lists. it took way longer to make the list than it did to just do what was on them! messymaam, sorry i didn't pop in sooner to say  wow,what a difference working in threes made for you!that is so awesome! I am tired so I haven't really done anything the last few days. what i need to do is: drain sink and use fresh water to wash the dishes that have been soaking. |
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