MONDAY CLEANING: OFFICE (AND BUILDING IKEA CHAIR-BED)
Weekly cleaning series.
I started the day off the usual routine (which was only 2 weeks old, anyway) and it feels more challenging to stay on track. Despite this, I'm pushing myself to stay focused and continue with the process, even though my brain is telling me it's "ruined" and I should just give up already.
FlyLady Cleaning Technique, update
Last week, we started making our side of the bed every morning. Other principles of the morning routine:
Shine your sink- Do a 5-minute tidy
I'll get back to the sink thing later.* I like the idea of a 5-minute tidy, but I'm thinking rather than time it to 5 minutes, I'll just do a quick tidy of my desk since that's my starting point of the week/day. We'll add this to our morning routine from today.
* This ties into the evening routine, which I will cover in the coming weeks.
Weekly deep-clean
Our Ikea chair-bed is still in its box and has been taking up a lot of space in the hallway. Today's the day we put it together! To do that, we need to clean the office first. The floor is covered with stuff and I'll need to move the lounge chair into the living room for this week.
It will eventually live in the bedroom, but there's no space for it right now and I don't want to dedicate even more time to cleaning because I have a lot to do this week!
12:24
Where's Kirby?
Late start today. Oh well. The weather feels like summer now which also makes me feel lethargic. Gotta push through! The focus for the day is the floor area, so I won't bother with anything else.
Tasks before cleaning
- Take meds
- Write down to-dos for the day
- Tidy up desk
13:23
Kirby reveal (he was hidden under the stack of posters).
We got distracted cleaning some other bits and bobs in the living room. I'm taking a break now because I'm sweating.
Tasks before cleaning
- Bathroom routine (brush teeth, etc.)
- Change out of pjs
- Lunch
14:59
Used a glass scraper to scrape up all the cat fur. It looks cleaner but there's still so much!
What a workout. Next we'll start building the chair! Hopefully it's mostly built already...
Tasks before cleaning
- Pay bills
- Apply to at least 2 jobs
17:15
Perfect fit!
Daniel built this one and I tried to help. I would've like the couch at an angle but this is fine. I sprayed it with some textile protectant spray and now the room stinks so we're gonna let it dry before we clean up.
Tasks before cleaning
- Take a break!
20:54—DONE!
Cute! I love it.
I ended up taking a nap and then we had dinner. Eventually we'll need a solution for cardboard, because until collection day, we just pile them in the office which encourages clutter. I need to get into a regular habit of vacuuming the rug in here too.
Anyway, today's chores are done! Time to relax or something.