- Vacuum carpet
- Mop floors
- Clean bathrooms
- Clean kitchen, including a splash of bleach in the garbage disposal
- Run dishwasher
- Do all my accumulated laundry
- Clean the litter box
- Dust furniture, including the ceiling fans
- Take out all trash
- Put out a mound of catfood a giant bowl of water
- Bag completely packed & laptop loaded (except for makeup & hairbrush)
I love coming home to a sparkling house, and since most of my return flights mean arriving home very late, it's perfect. Upon coming home, I have the following ritual:
- Plug in laptop (because the battery is inevitably low)
- Unpack (except for my TSA-approved Ziploc & other suitcase standards)
- Separate dry cleaning into a bag & place by the front door
- Other dirty clothes go straight to the washer
- Take a shower
- Fall into bed
I do not waiver from either ritual. Sure, these things probably make me super-anal, but I like it. I never continue to "live out of my suitcase" for several days when I return, and my house never smells (from trash, cat litter, or kitchen sink).
1 comment:
I have similar...though not the same...rituals, and I leave Friday for a trip first to Madison to see the Grandbaby and then to an academic conference in Albuquerque. In all I will be gone 9 days.
Here's the problem....since I got hurt last Thursday my house is a mess and while I'm 100% better it is still going to be an issue to get some of my things done, like I have to walk up and down stairs to do laundry.
Wish me luck! And have a good trip!!
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