End of cycle/ weekly cleaning/WILLN (Charlotte)

I don't even want to talk about last week.  It was NOT pretty. I did get a lot done, it just wasn't in the housekeeping area of my life.  But Halloween is over and I am ready to start the new cycle!!

Everyone get your totals in for the last cycle (unless you are too embarrassed like I am) and I will announce the winner. I'll even try to get together something to send out as a prize.


Anyway, this week I am already started on my lists.  I have finished the kitchen, mopped the floors, started the laundry and after writing this I'm off to scrub the bathrooms.

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My daily goals will be the regular 5. My 5 minute cleans will be

1. pack 2 boxes 
2. pack 2 boxes
3. pack 2 boxes
4. pack 2 boxes
5. pack 2 boxes

I figure 5 minutes a day until we move should be good.  Right? I hope so!

My weekly clean, I think, will be my playroom. It is, once again, a mess.

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As far a WILLN, let's do the top of the washing machine/dryer.  Mine is always cluttered, even though it seems so easy to clean it off.  Anyone have tips that work for them to keep it clean? Go take a picture of your washing machine/dryer RIGHT NOW before you forget!

I'll wait.

Okay, don't forget to write your weekly goals.  I'm already thinking Christmas...

Charlotte

Weekly Total 10/18-10/23

Oy vey, what a week.

vacuum- 3

sweep- 4

dishes- 3

bed- 10

scriptures- 0

= 20

WILLN- 5

goals- 5

5 min- 2

weekly- 0

bathrooms- 5

mop- 5

laundry- 5

=27

TOTAL= 47

Here's what my computer desk looks like AFTER Barlow spent a little time straightening it on Saturday:

Computer Desk

No, Charlotte, you most definitely are NOT the only one who can't keep the desk clean. Mine ALWAYS looks like this. Even right after it's cleaned, it still looks crowded and sloppy. Hopefully as soon as I finish Halloween costumes this week I can at least get my sewing stuff cleaned up!

WILLN: Computer Desk

Am I the only one who can't keep that clean? Seriously, it is always in bad shape. Always.

What it looks like now- Bathroom Sinks

I think toothpaste in the kids' sink is inevitable, but I do try to wipe it out with a disinfecting wipe about once a week to keep it from building up.

Barlow and my sinks tend to be the worse, because if I find a few minutes to clean a bathroom, I clean the kids' because it's the one guests use. Right after I took these pictures I scoured both bathrooms top to bottom, and these formerly grimy sinks are now sparkling!

Last week wrapup &this weeks goals- Charlotte

I almost don't want to post about my score last week.  I did great, until Thursday and then the week (housekeeping wise) spiraled out of control!

Here is how I did:

Bed -10
Dishes- 4
Sweep- 3
Scriptures- 3
Vacuum- 3
5 minutes-  2

(25/60)


Goals for week- 5
Mop- 5
Bathrooms- 5
Laundry-0
Weekly challenge- 0 (I emptied the garbage from the car, but that is all)
 WILLK?- 10 (see picture below)

(25/60)

Total- 50/120

I did clean this out.
I disinfected the sink,
scrubbed the backsplash and window sill,
washed the windows
and rinsed the screen.

This week Peter is home and working odd shifts so I am cutting out making bed.  My daily goals are:

1. Dishes
2. Sweep
3. Scriptures
4. Family Room
5. Front Room

My 5 minutes are (including the 3 I missed last week):

1. Broom closet
2. Appliance closet
3. Under coaches
4. Pantry
5. Planter Box

 My weekly goal is the same as last week: Suburban

Let's just start it now

I think that we should just start the new cycle with the new month, so this would be week one. What do you all think? 

Since no one has posted the "What it looks like now" for the week, I will do something relatively easy.  How about the kitchen sink?

Brenda asked me the difference between WILLN and a weekly challenge.  The difference is that there is no points related to cleaning it.  You just have to photograph what it looks like and then do a follow up on what you do to keep up with it, an after picture, or some other comment on that area of your house.  As long as a WILLN photo is posted with some sort of commentary, you get the points. Cleaned up or not.

Also, I think we need to take out the bonus points for extra 5 minute cleans.  To ambiguous.

Lastly, I have an idea for a prize this month.  I'll let you know as soon as I get it made!

Charlotte

What it looks like now- Charlotte

I was a little reluctant to show you the pictures of my craft room. I didn't want to overwhelm you with my organizational and cleaning skills. It was in such perfect order, after all. But then I thought there might be some part of the room I could organize a teensy bit more, so I might as well try. It took me a while, but I finally found a place in my craft room to clean. Here is the before:
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It was hard to find anything to do in there.
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I know, I'm just a clean freak, right? Actually this was my weekly challenge. Mostly because I had to beg my friends to not go upstairs when they were over the other day and I knew something had to change. After a couple hours my room looked more like this:



I really do have a system that works to keep things organized and I was surprised how quickly I was able to clean things up. The playroom, on the other hand, I've already spent 2 hours on and still has about that much before it is done. Luckily (for my pride) I forgot to take before pictures.

Already Done!!

I have been a busy bee today and have already done under my bathroom sink and 3 bathroom drawers.....good luck keeping up with me.

What does under your bathroom sinks look like?

I have three bathroom sinks and I hope to get to all of them, but one will do. I have high hopes for getting my extra bathroom supplies organized under here. Good luck, hope yours looks better than mine!

Bookshelves- Charlotte

So I did really well last week. I went through my books and cleaned off the shelves. Regathering the sets of books together. Now I just need to figure out where the kids have scattered the misssing books from the sets!

I did really well with the rest of the week, too. I made my bed and read scriptures with the kids every day (we are now half way through the B of M chapter wise!). I vacuumed every day but one (which I made up for on Saturday). I did dishes and swept 3 days. This is the best I've done in a LONG time. I made my goals, but didn't get two done (what can I say, the other cleaning exhausted me!). I mopped, did bathrooms, did laundry and finished my 5 minute cleans (those cupboards were NASTY!). I believe that gives me a total of ...

10x3 + 3x2 = 36 (daily)
3 (goals)
3x5 = 15 (weekly)
10 (5 minutes)
20 (weekly)
10+10=20 (what it looks like now)

Total- 104/116

Brenda's Bookshelf

This was a tough one. The bookshelf in my bedroom becomes a catch all for things that I don't really know what to do with, along with being the spot for my jewelry box, cell phone charging station, change bowls and books. I was so glad I got it cleaned though. The before picture I took was what it looked like after I cleaned my room, and after looking at it next to the after picture I realized that I have not been cleaning my room very well. I expect my kids to do a better job in their rooms than I have been doing in mine. Guess I should take a closer look at my own bad habits.

I was just wondering if at the end of the cycle if we should update our 4 "what it looks like now" spots to see if we were able to keep them up through the whole cycle. What do you think?