realize it's easier for them to do the box moving, rather than either working.
Question:
asement is moving along, although it seems fairly slowly, but later this evening, I have my friend coming back, with her boyfriend, who said he is willing to help stack and organize packed boxes in the basement. Between him and Norm, I think it should be alright. Neither of the guys mind helping with the boxes if us girls can pack clutter off. Boys are willing to do boxes and take garbage out, so that should help! I think they realize it's easier for them to do the box moving, rather than either my friend or I, since we're both a bit pregnant. She's not due until end of August or so, and I have less than 2 weeks or so left until due date... Ugh... Maybe this cleaning and all that will speed things up for me?
Answer:
I had thought 2 and a half days of cleaning was not enough, actually... It also doesn't help that I do have TONS of clutter and garbage that I really don't need. Way too many toys as well, I've noticed, after packing boxes and boxes of B's toys. The house, before lately, was also a smoking house, which adds to cleaning walls, and as far as clean walls go, it really doesn't matter that we've taken smoking to the outdoors since the winter. Damage from smoking to the walls has already been done. Floors are a disaster now since no one's bothered to take off their shoes when going in and out - quite frankly, I find it easier to work around the basement in shoes and keep shoes on while taking garbages out... Just seems easier. I can't wait until we can get a garage sale going. My cousin is having one at my grandma's house, but not until September. That might be too long for me to wait with all this stuff piled in the corner. I also started on my own, so there really is more of a disaster with boxes and boxes and just stuff than there ever has been. My mom and grandma are coming around 11 today to help out... Just with storing and cleaning. For stuff I don't think I can manage, like walls, I think I'll get a hold of the cleaning lady and see what she can do more as a touch up, rather than have her do a full blown cleaning job. With my mom/grandma around, I know things will get done faster and easier... They won't let me keep and box garbage, for one! You're missing my point. I could care less for the excuses offered, because frankly being raised in that kind of squalor is unacceptable. If you let things pile up, they only get worse. I remember this single parent friend I had, she had twins who were about 4 years older than mine and she literally had paths between boxes to and from the living room with months worth of recycling, junk and garbage everywhere and then asked to be excused that her house was a mess. What's inexcusable is that her children will grow up to see that as normal when being that disorganized is a disease. I'm not saying you're that bad but if it'll take more than 2 days to get your life in order then you need to start living differently. I'm annoyed at your partner for not helping out more but obviously he doesn't see his home life as being important. You need to get your partner and your son to help out more, because obviously they're not helping the situation. So I'm glad you're doing what you can to pick at it, but what's going to happen after the baby is born? You'll be even more tired, so then what? A disaster is actually not an every day thing around here. No, it's not spotless 24/7, and I'd call anyone a liar if they said their home is spotless 24/7. It's only been out of control the last 2 or so weeks. I've destroyed the place while trying to pack, organize and clean at the same time. I don't recall this place ever coming even close to what it was earlier, and we actually cleaned pretty much everything and it didn't take all that long, surprisingly. My mom is going to clean the oven in the next couple days since she said I cannot do it and she will do it. I'll vacuum the area rug in the living room, as well as the curtains and sofa, then do a quick sweep and mop the floors tomorrow, and then wash the floors once again quickly before the rescheduled transfer inspection. I'm not washing the walls. Nuts to that. I'll definitely do some spot cleaning on the walls and the light switches and fixtures, but washing the walls, no. That will be done when I move out, and I'm going to ask my mom to be there at the time of the inspection. The manager will probably try and intimidate me, which would probably work, but I know he wouldn't try to pull that off with my mom, and if he did, she would put him in his place.
Submit Your Comments and Answers
