naked and starving

Today it dawned on me - if we just don't eat or wear clothes for the next 11 days I am absolutely sure I could get everything I need to do finished. Of course hunger might make it hard. And cleaning the shower naked is one thing, cleaning the oven without any clothes on is probably not a bright idea.

It is true though that I do spend a great deal of my time on the dishes and the laundry. Part of the problem is that they really can't be done at the same time. The water system in this house is weird. I think it has something to do with how the sprinkler system was installed. When the grass is being watered, you can't do anything involving water - especially not shower.

Speaking of the shower - well the tub, really - I awoke to find a large black fuzzy spider sitting in my sparkling white freshly bleached tub. I, of course, was sitting on the toilet at the time. My first instinct was to scream like Little Miss Muffet. Instead I went downstairs and had some oatmeal. Secretly I hope the Three Bears show up and eat me.

When I got the nerve to go back upstairs later in the afternoon, the spider was gone. My plan was to drowned it. I really didn't want to clean spider guts from the tub. Now I am really freaked out because I know it isn't really gone. And when I have to use that tub to take a shower in less than two weeks, I will be anxious the whole time, thinking about a big fuzzy spider coming to get me while I stand there naked with shampoo on my head. At least it will force me to be quick. I am sure B's parents feel I spend too much time (and water) in the shower.

When I look around I see bits of progress. Yet I know there is still much to do. There are dishes being cleaned in the dishwasher. Practically the same ones I used earlier in the day. There is also a load of laundry to hang, and another to fold. B is stuck in traffic, so I guess I should go do that after I check on dinner in the oven.

p.s. This week's holiday single on iTunes is Faith Hill's version of O Holy Night. It's free this week only. Go download it.

on the night stand :: 2009 Flowers Calendar by Smith & Hawken

the nightmares begin

I woke up in the wee hours screaming. I don't remember much about the dream nightmare except that all of the stuff in the house was suddenly being sucked down the staircase. The weird part is that I knew it was going to happen, but then I forgot, so I was taken aback when I realized what was going on. I remember seeing a king size comforter go flying down the hallway and get sucked into the staircase. That's when I started screaming "Oh my God!" and woke up (the house). It took me a bit to get back to sleep.

I did make some progress today though. I started in the upstairs bathroom. Despite that the tub hasn't been used, it looks like it belongs in a Frat House. It is hard to believe all that dirt comes flying through such a tiny window. Then again, this is LA County. It looks like the grout is breaking away. More fun.

Would have made more progress on the laundry had the stains not been so stubborn. And with the change in the weather, things are taking longer to air dry. Might have to put the drying rack outside.

It is getting to the point where there are piles of things to go through and find a space for. It looks like a giant step backwards, but it is usually what causes the big progress to occur - the darkness before the light.

Still the list keeps growing and I am now down to 12 days to get it all done. Meanwhile, here are some cool things to check out:

Amazon's 25 free Holiday songs: download a free MP3 every day until Christmas. You can get the earlier ones if you missed them.




on the night stand :: Chester's Back by Melanie Watt