Crunch Time Again

Two weeks have passed and my cleaning lady is coming today! So we are picking up for her so she can get to those dirty surfaces but I must say that this time it has been so much easier. Really my house stayed decently clean -- it does need it again but it looks pretty darn good still. Having the whole house cleaned gave me the motivation to keep things cleaned and picked up better -- I said better not perfect! It was such a boost to my psyche that I was able to do other "projects" that normally would just get put on the back burner for weeks and months. I rehung photos (some that were leaning against walls on the floor), I made artwork, I scrapbooked, I rearranged the kids' room and their play closet yesterday. I'm sure there's more too but I can't remember. I still need to clean out those stuffed closets and I start to hyperventilate if I have to open them so I try not to do that but Grammy has offered to watch the kids next week maybe I could do a speed clean of the worst closet while they play there. Heck, I even have more energy overall. The whole cluttered, dirty house was draining. I'm still working on the decluttering but it's coming along -- it's definitely a process, one that is ongoing. So with all my extra energy I'm off to take the kids to the zoo in the 90 degree heat but it will wear them out!