My So-Called Homeschool

UPDATE:  Reprieve!  After tackling the dining room all morning — boy does it look good! — Squid decided that there is just too much to do.  We really should put the new sink in the bathroom and there’s lots of yardwork to do as well.  Anyway, it’s postponed until the 19th, so LOTS of time to get it all done.  HOWEVER, this means that I must deny my proctastinator side or I’ll end up in the same fix on the 17th, lol!!! 

Oh, boy, do I have a lot to tackle!!!! The girls had their dance recital this past weekend (posts with pictures coming), so we were basically out of the house Friday night through Sunday afternoon with church Sunday morning. Imagine my surprise when I finally listen to phone message Sunday afternoon and hear “Hello, this is Barb from ******. We are contracted to come appraise your home for PMI removal. We will be arriving Monday, June 4, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (I guess they’re like the cable guy). AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Yeah, that didn’t happen. Squid called and moved it to Thursday, of two days this week he’s not working two 8-hour shifts back-to-back. Needless to say, my house is NOT ready for this. So, here’s what I’m tackling today and tomorrow:

DINING ROOM — 2 1/2 hours
30 min Buffet de-cluttered, cleared and dusted
1 hr TOTAL DE-CLUTTER OF BOOKSHELVES
20 min Vacuum floor and mop (swiffer?)
20 min De-clutter coat closet
20 min Clean smudges off wall

FAMILY ROOM — 1 1/2 hours
30 min De-clutter and dust desk and filing cabinet — DONE
15 min Organize movie shelves
15 min Dust TV stand and side tables
10 min All toys to toy room
15 min Trash out and vacuum
5 min Tidy slipcovers

TOY ROOM — 1 hour 40 min
1 hr De-clutter — throw away as much as possible
30 min Sort and put away toys
10 min Vacuum

MOM AND DAD’S ROOM — 1 hr 50 min
20 min De-clutter and dust headboard, bedside tables, cedar chest
10 min Laundry, ironing stuff to laundry room
20 min Dressers — de-clutters, dusted
10 min Bed made, carpet vacuumed
30 min CAVE — Tidied up, all stuff into bins (girls can help)
20 min Bathroom scrubbed, LITTER CHANGED

DUNCAN’S ROOM — 30 min
10 min Laundry picked up — DONE
10 min Toys put away — DONE
10 min Swept, swiffered, dusted

GIRLS’ ROOM — 1 hr 30 min (estimated, lol)
20 min Laundry picked up — DONE
40 min De-clutter, put away toys — IN PROGRESS
10 min Book shelf organized
20 min Tops of dressers decluttered, dusted

KITCHEN — 2 hrs 50 min
30 min Dishes - KEEP UP EVERY DAY
30 min Wipe down cabinets
10 min Dust ceiling fan
20 min Wipe down fridge, stove, microwave
10 min De-clutter microwave stand stuff — DONE
10 min Clear top of microwave, pantry, cookbook cabinet — DONE
30 min Organize pantries
30 min SCRUB floors
?????? Wash and mend curtains?

LAUNDRY ROOM — 1 hr 15 min
?????? All laundry done, folded, put away — IN PROGRESS
10 min Floor swept and swiffered
5 min Bookshelf out
30 min Cedar closet straightened up
20 min Pantry shelves de-cluttered, organized
10 min CHANGE OUT LITTER

STAIRS — 40 min
10 min All coats to cedar closet
10 min Cubbies de-cluttered
10 min Stairs cleared, shoes, etc. put away
10 min Swept or vacuumed

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14 hr 15 min (roughly)

So far, every task I’ve finished has taken me double the time I estimated. And the girls have been working on their room since 10:30 a.m. — still not done. Squid is actually home tomorrow morning, so he’ll help out then. I don’t have before pictures of all the rooms, but the ones I do have, I’ll update on this post when we’re done.

See ya Thursday afternoon!!!

UPDATE: I am so screwed.