tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post6271173811679579107..comments2024-03-29T00:14:45.454-04:00Comments on Life's Funny Like That: The Thing About HouseworkDebbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-58699932894890410012022-11-14T10:13:59.143-05:002022-11-14T10:13:59.143-05:00Doing some deep cleaning this winter while the kid...Doing some deep cleaning this winter while the kids are in school and wife at work is in order. I like to just chose a small goal per day, like clean the refrigerator inside and out, so it doesn't become to overwhelming.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-60100143597986305982022-11-13T10:54:08.763-05:002022-11-13T10:54:08.763-05:00WHAT???? Mother Nature is in on this craziness too...WHAT???? Mother Nature is in on this craziness too???? Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-84808301536673302212022-11-13T08:05:17.585-05:002022-11-13T08:05:17.585-05:00In the spring and fall, for a month or so, the ang...In the spring and fall, for a month or so, the angle of light changes so you can see all the dust and cobwebs that have accumulated in corners and under furniture that you can't see in mid summer and mid winter when the sunlight is more directly overhead. Lynn Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-3032595721594193922022-11-12T21:16:47.766-05:002022-11-12T21:16:47.766-05:00Start the ball rolling. Set out that laundry baske...Start the ball rolling. Set out that laundry basket and start putting your stuff in it.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-44892945284618206642022-11-12T21:10:58.897-05:002022-11-12T21:10:58.897-05:00I wish a similar routine like yours could be start...I wish a similar routine like yours could be started here. Keep at it. we need very little of the stuff we have. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-65738271507670192872022-11-12T21:10:57.804-05:002022-11-12T21:10:57.804-05:00I don't get rid of Tim's stuff. He would n...I don't get rid of Tim's stuff. He would notice THAT...Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-90471532526752782262022-11-12T21:07:33.935-05:002022-11-12T21:07:33.935-05:00It works, doesn't it?It works, doesn't it?Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-41606332295256412372022-11-12T21:07:00.675-05:002022-11-12T21:07:00.675-05:00Just came in one night and marvelled at how much c...Just came in one night and marvelled at how much cleaning I had gotten done that day. What he noticed was a culmination of 8 months of work.<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-34067153863108757152022-11-12T21:03:59.764-05:002022-11-12T21:03:59.764-05:00Glad you liked it.Glad you liked it.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-70404178875965654872022-11-12T21:02:36.201-05:002022-11-12T21:02:36.201-05:00I expect after 3 years, I will be caught up too.I expect after 3 years, I will be caught up too.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-53178893556197644122022-11-12T21:00:31.295-05:002022-11-12T21:00:31.295-05:00Well we had fall and spring cleaning when I was a ...Well we had fall and spring cleaning when I was a kid. My mom went the opposite way when she retired. She gave up housework pretty much altogether.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-36553001769350861972022-11-12T20:59:16.363-05:002022-11-12T20:59:16.363-05:00I have a friend who is getting rid of stuff left a...I have a friend who is getting rid of stuff left and right. She generally does it on the sly without telling her husband. I tried but I live with a pack rat who just can't let go and he would KNOW what I'm up to.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-59025147276145482582022-11-12T20:54:37.647-05:002022-11-12T20:54:37.647-05:00I am bound to run out of initiative at some point....I am bound to run out of initiative at some point.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-59971230530910848972022-11-12T20:53:41.731-05:002022-11-12T20:53:41.731-05:00And there is my problem...nothing more interesting...And there is my problem...nothing more interesting!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-3877792410671587972022-11-12T20:52:43.947-05:002022-11-12T20:52:43.947-05:00I expect when I am retired 6 years, I will be caug...I expect when I am retired 6 years, I will be caught up too!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-23877098187183371402022-11-12T20:50:51.254-05:002022-11-12T20:50:51.254-05:00I am not sure that is it. He is very detail orient...I am not sure that is it. He is very detail oriented...my details are not his details.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-45109405632536492812022-11-12T20:45:55.127-05:002022-11-12T20:45:55.127-05:00He can spot a scratch on a vehicle instantly...He can spot a scratch on a vehicle instantly...Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-49023229938109201492022-11-12T20:43:03.172-05:002022-11-12T20:43:03.172-05:00He also noticed we had bedroom curtains last night...He also noticed we had bedroom curtains last night. We have had those curtains for 10 years. I had just raised the blinds.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-67819668939064394982022-11-12T20:40:23.328-05:002022-11-12T20:40:23.328-05:00I am enjoying retirement. It involves more cleanin...I am enjoying retirement. It involves more cleaning than I expected, but I imagine I will catch up at some point.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-45197769832486266912022-11-12T20:37:42.715-05:002022-11-12T20:37:42.715-05:00It just made me laugh...he looked around like it w...It just made me laugh...he looked around like it was the first time he saw the house. "You did a lot today." Except he had just noticed 8 months of slow and steady progress. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-21197920888706414822022-11-12T20:35:07.250-05:002022-11-12T20:35:07.250-05:00I emptied the house one laundry basket at a time, ...I emptied the house one laundry basket at a time, back when I was putting it up for sale.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-7866003487848610042022-11-12T20:30:24.980-05:002022-11-12T20:30:24.980-05:00I am not great at it. I just have more time. I kee...I am not great at it. I just have more time. I keep puttering and puttering and it seems to be getting done.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-6381982919311270372022-11-12T18:42:49.262-05:002022-11-12T18:42:49.262-05:00What did Tim notice? The ongoing cleanliness of th...What did Tim notice? The ongoing cleanliness of the house or the gradual reduction in clutter? I am curious as I doubt mine would notice either - until he needed something that had been decluttered.sparklingmerlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600695778999486566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-2291912639159503012022-11-12T16:52:41.826-05:002022-11-12T16:52:41.826-05:00Excellent bra joke!!Excellent bra joke!!Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-48711622652767607552022-11-12T16:47:20.052-05:002022-11-12T16:47:20.052-05:00The approval for your efforts was made. Funny bra ...The approval for your efforts was made. Funny bra joke. Like you, much got done when I retired but three years later, not much is getting done now.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788740115264422305noreply@blogger.com