Procrastinator

I didn't do a whole lot of cleaning today.  I just didn't want to.  Instead, I took my little brothers to the library, made applesauce, vacuumed a little with Will, and played with my boys.

Just a slow, hot Monday.  It was kind of nice.

When my husband got home from work he put screens in some of the windows so we could have a nice breeze through the house.  I swear it lowered the temperature in here by ten plus degrees!

I am thinking about going to Shoppers tomorrow for their double/triple coupons, but I'm not sure if I really want to expend the energy.  It was pretty difficult to shop last time with both my boys...hey I don't think I ever told you about it!  It was a rainy, dreary day, but I was determined to go grocery shopping.  I had my coupons/list all planned out & by golly we were going to do it!  My boys were SO good - they obeyed and didn't whine/fuss at me.  I spent $92 and saved $119 :)  This is what I got:

Some vitals like toilet paper, laundry detergent, & new sippy cups which we were in need of because someone *coughWillcough* has a tendency to throw his cups from his high chair when they are gone.  Sippy cups crack easier than I thought.  Some frivolties like chips (treat for my hubby), cake mixes, & salad dressings that were just too cheap to pass up!

What this picture doesn't show is my two boys falling asleep in the car on the way home, or me crashing after putting kids to bed/perishables away.  I was sooooo tired!

Great savings, but I'm not sure I have enough energy to do it again tomorrow.  I'll let you know...

In other news, I discovered a really cool site today - My Moms View.  She has a giveaway EVERY DAY!  The one I am most interested in right now is the toy wranglers from LuvLoo.

Rainy Monday

On this very cold, dark, rainy Monday I think I am going grocery shopping with both my boys.  It will be fun - in a crazy, trying to do five things at once sort of way :)

Mondays also mean laundry for me.  I don't really like laundry.  One of the WORST things about laundry is socks.  And the fact that no matter how many times I put both socks in the wash, one of them disappears :-p

BUT today I came across the coolest website/giveaway that solves the problem of the missing/mismatched sock!

Check it out here at Katydid & Kid.  Em - this is totally your kind of thing!

Creative or Crazy?

Last night I was sorting laundry to give me a head start for today.  Sorting laundry is a really boring job.  So I did what I often do when I'm faced with a mindless task (and don't have children to entertain): I started writing in my head.  

The laundry I was sorting started taking on personalities and talking to each other.  The dark laundry was bored and rather uninterested in anyone else, "Yawn, she's cleaning us again."  "Did you catch that movie the other night?"  "No, he wore me the day he went to the dump."  "I went to Kohls the other day - have you seen some of the cute spring dresses?  Rowr!"

The bleach load (white washcloths, white towels, etc) was like a bunch of guys comparing scars.  "Oh yeah, well I cleaned up sugar syrup that had boiled all over the stove!"  "Ah, that's nothing.  I cleaned up that poopy diaper the kid smeared all over his walls."  "Guys, guys, I have you totally beat.  I cleaned up vomit - not once, but twice!"

The light laundry is elitist.  They are the ones always complaining.  "He-llo?  It says 'dry clean only' on my tag!  Can't you read?"  "What is this gray shirt doing in OUR load?  He's not a light!"  "Peace, man.  Gray is the new white - haven't you heard?"  (That was the gray shirt, he's kind of a hippie)

Maybe it's kind of a crazy thing to do, but it always makes the task more enjoyable for me :)

What weird/crazy/creative things do you do to make mindless jobs more fun?

"It's Monday Again" - Update!

These are my cleaning goals for today:

I am going to pick-up/vacuum the rest of the house as well, but I really try to focus on a specific area and DEEP clean it each Monday. My catch-all spot in the kitchen I will try to do before naptime & my craft area/dresser probably during naps. I will update this post with after pictures once I am done.
Is there a specific problem area in your house you need to tackle? Wanna do it with me? It's much easier with two!

Update - I finished one of my projects!  Hurray!  I've accomplished something today (*does silly happy dance that I'm glad you can't see*).  Isn't it amazing how dirty one's house can get in only a week?  Growing up I always thought our house got dirty 'cause we had kids.  Now that I am older and wiser (stop laughing at me!) I realize that it's not completely the kids' fault.  My house is very lived in - so it gets dirty.  And cleaning my house is not fun, but it is good for me.  Helps me practice things like persistence, nicely dealing with interruptions, etc.  Once I buckle down and get the work done, I LOVE how my house looks when it is clean.  Doesn't the kitchen catch-all look so much better?

Check out Monday's Muse over at Maternal Spark!