Spic n' span

Ok, so maybe my house isn't quite that clean, but I'm sooooo happy it's getting there.

What a day today. We had swim class, then brunch with my mother. We ended up having to drive around for a while because the kids fell asleep promptly after we left the restaurant. We got home just after noon, and expected the eldest girl next door would show up to watch the kids around 2. Well, let's just say there was some confusion (pretty much all on her part), and she didn't think we needed her. We're none too happy, but really, it's her loss. In the future, I'll try to make sure we mostly need a sitter when her sister can make it.

Despite the lack of a sitter, we deep cleaned the main bath, cleaned the kitchen and powder room, and then hubby and I started on the master bedroom. Long story short, our bedroom had become the part of the house where boxes that hadn't been unpacked in 4 years, oodles of laundry and countless other little knickknacks live, covered in a significant layer of dust. The walls are shiny white, the blinds came with the house - you get the picture. Well, a few hours of organizing and it actually looks like a bedroom again! We need more shelving to finish the job, but we're close to being ready to finally decorate it! We also organized the kids' craft corner in the basement.

We're down to the storage room, the rest of the master bedroom, and then I think we can move on to normal cleaning and renos/decos.

And while I've been talking for years about how much I hate my house, the truth is, I don't anymore. I don't even really want to sell it. Hubby doesn't quite agree... but we'll see!

OK, I need to get moving. All this organizing means I didn't make it into the office as planned this weekend, so I need to get cracking this evening on whatever I can do from home!