It is Thursday...and where have I been ???????

Where have i been...busy ...after a lot of talking we have decided to put our house back on the market...we want a one story home...as we did last year...but there were many reasons it was best to pull our house off the market last year...but...after being sick several weeks ago...we all decided to sell...it went on the market on monday with a 13,000 price reduction...much to the dismay of our realtor...but we will still do ok and i think in this market...it will make our house stand out...all i can say is sell baby sell...so ready for a new project...this was to be a project house too...but i fell in love with it and it's history...alan was working 24/7 when we bought it...so it became my safe haven and our boys were in college and loved coming home to this house..a lot has changed and it is now time to move on...

to all of you that have emailed me...i will try and explain my new cleaning system...one that i used years ago back in maryland when my kids were little...i have suggested it to michelle for this house ...but she did not go for it until now...we have always cleaned this house every 2 weeks from top to bottom and vacuumed and maintained in between...it is a long hard day...washer and dryer never stops as we also wash every blanket...rug...sheet in this house...i got to where i hated that day and felt sick by the end ...

the system we are now using is using an index card system...here goes...

you clean one room a day monday through friday and then the following week i do a room a day...then start over...each day you pull a card and put it to the back of your card system...so you always know what you are to do...every morning i run the vacuum through the downstairs and pick up...by doing this by 9 in the morning my house is perfect..this task is filed under daily in my file system...just the way i like it...

then i have a weekly file in there i have all the things i do once a week such as change sheets...clean french doors...wash storm door windows...

then i have a monthly file....each month is in there and i include all holiday change outs...scrubbing all outside storm door windows...things that do not need to be done every week...making laundry detergent and fabric softener...but i want to keep ahead of...the key is always remove the card and place to the back of its file section...this works...the house is always perfect and even michelle admits it is easier...and with our house on the market and could be shown at any time this system really works...and it is so simple...

at the back of my file box ..i have all of the recipes for my natural cleaning aids...

years ago i used 3x5 index cards and a metal box...you cannot buy a metal index box anywhere...and the plastic ones do not hold up...so we found a wicker basket and it looks cute out...i hope this helps...i will post a picture...have a great night :)