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I am working on getting my house cleaned for company next weekend and for the house sitter who will stay here while my friend and I go to Oregon. Yesterday all I worked on was cleaning bedding for my bed and the bed in the guest room. Everything, sheets, blankets, mattress pads, quilts. That's all I did and I was sore everywhere - my lower back, hips, calves.
Today I finished the guest room. Fresh bedding is on the bed, vacuumed. Even a Scentsy lamp with apricot vanilla scent. Just finished cleaning the guest bath and just shut the door to keep cats out. Washed the guest bath floor and hall floor outside the guest room and my office and the laundry room floor. Tomorrow I will work on the kitchen counters which seem to collect junk, mostly mail. I texted a lady who cleans my house sometimes and she agreed to clean on Thursday for 2 hours. So the house should be clean by Friday.
I can't clean all day like some people but I was up on my feet all day yesterday going back and forth to the laundry room. That's what makes my back ache.
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Fat: 70.39g | Prot: 44.11g | Carbs: 147.48g.
Breakfast: Coffee, Cream (Half & Half), Sugar, Oroweat Original Oatnut Bread, Smucker's Seedless Blackberry Jam. Lunch: Russet Potatoes (Flesh and Skin), Crystal Farms Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Butter, Kirkland Signature Crumbled Bacon. Dinner: Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, Oroweat Original Oatnut Bread, Egg. Snacks/Other: Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless), Almonds. more...
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That sounded like a very busy day. Hope you are feeling better
29 May 22 by member: liv001
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Thanks Liv! But did you read DP's journal? She did so much cleaning and then went and mowed her mom's lawn!!! I have a hard time moving around all day. For some reason my back aches. It probably means I should move more, more instead of move less and use ice on my back and hips and even my calves 2 or 3 times a day. After I posted I decided to vacuum and then mop the living room and dining room. So I'm feeling better about the house.
29 May 22 by member: Fritzy 22
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It probably means I should move more, more instead I move less and use ice on my back and hips and even my calves 2 or 3 times a day. What I wrote previously doesn't make sense!
29 May 22 by member: Fritzy 22
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I can't clean in one day anymore! If I'm really diligent it takes 2 days but I usually break down my chores over the week. It's a great way to burn calories and you sure feel good with a clean house! I love crisp clean sheets! It's the little things like that which bring joy! Where in Oregon are you visiting? Are you still thinking about moving here?
30 May 22 by member: bearnoggin
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Most of the time I break up cleaning into several days. If I overdo it my lower back starts to ache. Occasionally...like when I'm prepping for company I have to do more on the same days. I have powered thru the pain but I didn't enjoy it!
I remember when I was working, doing a lot of cleaning on my day off then going outside & gardening, too. Those were the days.
30 May 22 by member: SherryeB
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Thanks bearnogginn and SherryeB - I spent the morning cleaning the kitchen. Mostly the island. It is huge and it is where all kinds of junk ends up - mail mostly. I try to keep it under control but eventually it's just a mess. Today I cleaned it off, separating mail between things to be shredded, to be filed and another pile of things to follow up on (send a check to the food bank and the wildlife rescue) and a pile of voting information and the ballot I need to fill out and send in. I hate that island. I do good with lists and feel like I'm accomplishing things as I am able to cross things off. But it does mean the house doesn't really feel clean until everything is finished - usually about 4 days. Sherry - my lower back is aching. I don't do much gardening but I did rake a couple days ago. bear - I am still thinking about moving to Oregon, but my niece wants me to move to Washington to be close to her. Things are a little different now since mortgage rates have gone up so I'm not sure about selling my house and losing that rate. I'm going to Florence next week.
30 May 22 by member: Fritzy 22
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My daughter is staying with me, I am trying to clear things every day but not necessarily successful.
30 May 22 by member: abbadabba
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Nothing like visitors to incentivize house cleaning! My project yesterday was to pull everything out of my over-stuffed linen closet and sort it all. I sent 4 huge trash bags to the Salvation Army and saved some special items for my kids. The closet is now half empty, well -organized and contains only things that I really like and use regularly.
30 May 22 by member: erikahollister
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