House of Shame Progress Report - Day 3

A dreary day today, at least for the majority of it.  The sun was shining when I got up but it wasn't long before it went behind clouds and stayed there.  I figured that if the sun could take the day off, then so could I.  OK, so the sun wasn't completely out of service so I did compensate by doing a bit more cleaning and even remembered to take the garbage out for pick up tomorrow.  About 2 minutes after I took the garbage out, the skies opened up.  I'm thankful that I didn't get caught in the downpour!

I started clearing off the dining room table after breakfast and found a disposable upholstery cleaner I'd forgotten I bought.  The task of cleaning off the table was immediately forgotten as I searched for something to try it on.  I decided to see if it could make my recliner a bit more presentable as the headrest and arms are showing a lot of wear.  After one try on the my opinion is still reserved.  It does look a bit cleaner but is very streaky.  I guess I didn't apply the solution evenly enough so will have to give it another go.  That won't be happening tonight as the cleaning solution is very stinky!  As a result of my chair being damp from the cleaner, I wasn't able to use my computer until now so had to find something else to entertain myself.  I suppose I could have done more cleaning than I did but instead I opted for working on a couple of puzzles and watch some more Hannibal.  I also spent a few minutes sitting with Kayla and watching out the window to see if I could see what she found so interesting.  I'm no wiser as all I saw was a whole lot of nothing going on!

As you can see in my picture, I did manage to get a wee bit done in the kitchen.  At least now I can see most of the ugly table cloth on the dining room table and although you can't really tell in the picture I did get some of the counter cleared off.  I only use this plastic tablecloth to protect my heirloom table when I'm doing crafts on it.  I haven't done that since my friend visited Easter weekend.  I really didn't think it had been that long since I had cleared off the table - shame on me! 

I may get ambitious and do a bit more in the kitchen before bed (yeah, right! who am I trying to kid?) but for now, I think I will check out my FB and maybe play a game or 2 (or 10) before I head for the pit.  I'm still trying to recover from my sleepless Sat night and last night wasn't the best sleep ever as I kept waking up every hour or so.  I hope I sleep much better tonight as I have to get up early tomorrow for the SaskTel repair person.

 

As a reward for my living room looking so much better (and to compensate for the stink from the cleaner) I have all my candles lit.  I love how they can make the house feel so much more inviting with their warm glow.  I think that when I finish the kitchen/dining room I will reward myself with some flowers for the table.

 

Until we meet again.