My journey begins today.  

I should explain.  

Well, in addition to blogging about my real experiences as a housewife and stay-at-home mom, I'll also be sharing my personal goal to whip my house into shape and regain my sanity...or some of it, at least.  Most of the methods I'm using are either taken right from A Slob Comes Clean, or else they're modified versions of her suggestions to fit my personal needs.

One of my first goals is to blog at least every other day, because then I'll be holding myself accountable to really reflect on what I've accomplished each day as I make my way to the goal finish line.   And I really hope to inspire and entertain my readers, and even to say, "Hey, you aren't alone."  Real life, unlike "reality" life, isn't perfect.  Oh no.  Far from it.


So this morning I sat down and created my "Whip This House Into Shape in 5 Days" Checklist.  Now, this isn't a deep-clean, total reorganization kind of checklist.  It's just a Get This to a Manageable Size Issue, instead of the TOTAL DISASTER ZONE that it is now.  I have shown this checklist below...hopefully I will figure out at some point how to just attach the document.  Until then, here ya go - copy and paste it into Word.  If your house is already manageable then this checklist isn't for you.  You can probably get by with my Weekly and Daily Checklists which will come later.


And just so everyone is up to speed - after creating the list, and between feeding Mikaela, putting her down for a nap, giving Peyton a bath, and feeding him lunch, I've accomplished what you see checked off below.  And now that everyone is situated (fingers crossed they stay that way), I'll finish the kitchen and kids' bathroom chores before getting ready for my Mary Kay party tonight!  Wish me luck!