Home Sweet Home
Something not everyone knows about me is that I have a degree, a Bachelors of Science, in "Home Economics"! (those of you who have seen my home - please hold your laughter!!)
When I think Home Economics, I think 'Suzy Homemaker' and when I got my degree in the 80's that didn't seem quite like the 'right thing'. It wasn't 'cool' to be a homemaker, or at least that's the impression I got. I actually used my degree for a much more 'fashionable' pursuit - Fashion Merchandising. My degree is in Fashion Merchandising - but at that time it was part of the school of Home Economics. I didn't have many classes that were home-ec-y, food & nutrition was really more science based, & I know I didn't have any classes about actually organizing or cleaning anything. What I did with my degree was manage retail clothing stores for many years and now though I have an office job in sales, I like the idea of being at home and being a "Home Maker" and making my home "Homey". (Not that I want to stay home every day - even if that was an option, I'm the type that has to be out & about doing something.)
On the "Homey" side of things, I want our house to be welcoming, open to friends, family and monkeys. That's our doormat! - We are "Welcome Monkey's" kind of house!
We want people to feel like they can stop by - without having to give a few hours/days notice.
(If you want to stop by, please call.... - we're not quite there yet - there's laundry on the couch!)
I want to be '15 minutes away from clean' - something I read on Flylady's website. www.flylady.net) I love reading books and websites about organizing and cleaning. I know what I want done & exactly how I think it should be done (Sorry Mr. D. for insisting you try it 'my way' and it wasn't any better.) I am working on having a "Household Notebook" to keep myself on track. I dream of completing to-do lists and having a sparkling, clean home with a place for everything and everything in it's place. (I did say it was a dream...)
I have a great list of things I want my staff to complete and I will motivate them to do it! Wait - I forgot - I don't have a staff... (darn!) Okay, I need to motivate myself (not so good at self motivation) and motivate/bribe my husband and child to work with/for me! I like to think it's a team effort! (I think I was a good manager, I could always get people to help out - but maybe that's because I was the boss... but I helped, I was part of a team, that's what makes it more fun!) And on that vein - We, the Davis Family Team are spending our Labor Day weekend Laboring/ Having Fun, around our house!
Can I say I love "magic erasers" or that type of product. Super fine synthetic type sponges that clean all the nooks & crannies. Our siding on our house has been looking dingie, we've talked about cleaning it (for 2 years) and finally this weekend it's getting done. (I always belatedly remember - I should have taken a before picture, so you can see the difference after!) My husband has been cleaning the whole house outside - with carwashing sponge mitt & soap and it's looking sooo much better, but that bit of white trim just wasn't white. It's kind of fine textured vinyl siding & trim and the sponge wasn't getting the trim clean. I ran to my favorite dollar store and picked up the cheapy erasers, then I balanced on the hose box & reached up and scrub, scrub, scrubbed that trim around the garage door. (note: my excellent staff did most of the work & I just did the little bit - want him to get full credit!!) And it's white again!! I love it. It makes me happy to see it white!! I Love that Mr. D cleaned the whole house - spent a few hours on it - even while it was raining! Good Job Hubby!! And he got the gutters cleaned out - before all the new leaves (from our neighbor's trees) start dropping. (We purposefully bought a house without leaf dropping trees to get in our yard - but are surrounded by our neighbors with those kinds of trees and they all blow into our yard & gutters & we end up raking & cleaning gutters anyway!!)
Can I say I love "magic erasers" or that type of product. Super fine synthetic type sponges that clean all the nooks & crannies. Our siding on our house has been looking dingie, we've talked about cleaning it (for 2 years) and finally this weekend it's getting done. (I always belatedly remember - I should have taken a before picture, so you can see the difference after!) My husband has been cleaning the whole house outside - with carwashing sponge mitt & soap and it's looking sooo much better, but that bit of white trim just wasn't white. It's kind of fine textured vinyl siding & trim and the sponge wasn't getting the trim clean. I ran to my favorite dollar store and picked up the cheapy erasers, then I balanced on the hose box & reached up and scrub, scrub, scrubbed that trim around the garage door. (note: my excellent staff did most of the work & I just did the little bit - want him to get full credit!!) And it's white again!! I love it. It makes me happy to see it white!! I Love that Mr. D cleaned the whole house - spent a few hours on it - even while it was raining! Good Job Hubby!! And he got the gutters cleaned out - before all the new leaves (from our neighbor's trees) start dropping. (We purposefully bought a house without leaf dropping trees to get in our yard - but are surrounded by our neighbors with those kinds of trees and they all blow into our yard & gutters & we end up raking & cleaning gutters anyway!!)
Okay, that's enough writing about house cleaning - I better get back to it! I was supposed to be working inside while he was outside....
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