June Who?

Trying to get my house ready for our adoption travel has made me painfully aware of 3 things:

1. I am not DOMESTIC.

2. We have too much stuff.

3. I am NOT domestic.



I vaguely remember going through this when we traveled to adopt Mary Elizabeth in 2006.

I remember seeing the dust on the ceiling fans and the dust bunnies behind the doors and thinking, "How in the world does this place get so filthy?!"

I also remember going through closets and dresser drawers, toy boxes and game closets~
trying to make things easier for the caregivers while we were away.

Aweful. Stuff everywhere. Took me WEEKS to get things in order.

I vowed that it would never get to that point, again...yet here I am ....3 years later... doing the same thing.




It is my own fault.

It is not that I hate housework.
I don't love it , but I know that it is a necessary evil..so I do it.

I will tell you that I do not do it as often as I need to .

I do not clean out toy boxes and closets like I should and after 36 months of that...things start to stack up.

Stacy and I have decided to donate allot of what we aren't using and that we are going to have to make a few improvements to our home(when we return ) to make it a little more efficient for family of 8.

I had to go through the house and find all of my trouble spots and list them and we have to figure out ways to make things better. Better meaning Easier for me .

So far I have listed laundry room expansion, the need for an additional dishwasher,new playground equipment(no wood) , carpet in the kids rooms replaced with eco-wood flooring....a few more things.. you get the point....things that will have to be done over time.

I could sit and make lists all day but that is still not getting my house ready for someone to come in and take over for 2 weeks..so I have to start tomorrow.

Let's see-

Get rid of everyone's clutter and take what we are donating to the proper drop offs= which will probably take me a week.

Get all of the floors, baseboards, and moldings scrubbed down =which will probably take me a week.

Get the carpets steamed and the bedrooms closets cleaned out=about a week.

Get the classroom cleaned and organized and get all of the unused school materials put away=about a week.

Move furniture around and make things a little more baby friendly=about a week.



By the time I finish, Fed-Ex should be delivering our Travel Approval and we should have just enough time left to pack and get on the plane.

Now I remember why I slept from LA to Beijing.....I was exhausted.

So once again I am declaring that I will embrace my Domestic Goddess, whip this house into shape, and try to be a little more like June Cleaver....ya know..without the high heels and pearls.

If anyone else is interested ~I have found a precious little blog I think might help-

50's Housewife



Peace.