September 1, 2003

Journal


Household Management

Household management for a working woman consists of crisis management, the size of the crisis is determined by the age of the children. Smaller children need more protection.

An older child can step on a bottle cap with impunity. Might keep them from tossing them on the floor.

You want the house neat enough that the plumber hired to unstop a rain won't think you live in a cage. This means the hallway, living room and kitchen should be cleaned regularly. At least once a month.

  • Dusting should be done wherever you mistake a dust ball for a living creature.
  • Dishes should be done when you run out of spoons. Or forks.
  • Laundry should be done when your kid runs out of underwear.

Flowers

Flowers in a room are great and flowers in a vase in a room, better. Get from the grocery store.
A potted flowering plant that is not past its bloom period also works. Potted plants should be small enough to keep cats from digging it up
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If you cut flowers from the garden, be sure to remove all bugs (spiders, ants and earwigs). Make the vase heavy enough to keep cats from tipping it over easily.

Flowers should be on dining room table if you have one or on the long kitchen counter. Potted plants on a fireplace hearth (if you have one) is also nice.

Fire, Candles and Matches Refer to childcare

Sparkling Crockery and Crystal

Have some pretty crystal candle dishes and at least one crystal vase. This spot of civility in a home is always pleasing to the eye. Lead crystal vases are heavy and less likely to allow tip-over by cat. To make them shine, run through the dishwasher on occasion. Use a no-spot formula.

Fragrance

Apple pie, cinnamon rolls, and other such delights really make a house smell nice. So does a large vat of spaghetti sauce. If you do not have time to bake, light a candle that smells like cinnamon. If on a diet, take a sedative.

It also helps not to light the barbecue near an open window or the fragrance in the room will smell like chemical smoke or charcoal lighter fluid. In that event, light candles as candles eat smoke. (Smoker's trick.) Glade candles will come in handy here.

To Create a Pleasing, Ordered bedroom

Turn another room of your house into a closet if you can. A spare small bedroom is preferred. Add rolling garment racks or add poles the length of the room. Plastic storage drawers serve nicely to store things away. Buy in bulk.

Keep bed area vacuumed (especially under bed). Sometimes it is necessary to remove bed from room to get area vacuumed. Plan on this at least once a year.

For emergencies, shove everything into a closet and slam the door. Also can use spare room to same effect. Better plan is to have guy take you to his place. Or refrain from entertaining. Kids can be trained to do this with you. They can do this to their rooms. Why walk-in closets are popular.

To Create a Pleasing, Ordered Family Room

Pick up everything and shove it into the bedroom, unless you plan to use bedroom later in which case refer to the above.

Washing the Kitchen Floor (Naked in the Kitchen)

This is best done in the nude. Remove all children., friends and family from the house and lock the doors and draw the drapes. Strip. Get down on hands and knees and scrub, scrub, scrub.

Be sure you have false eyelashes firmly in place and wear rubber gloves. Pink ones.
Beware of sitting on dirty cold floors while naked, if you can help it. If so, scrubbing wax and other detritus off your tush is not fun at all. Use a soft brush.

Naked in the Kitchen Revisited

Cleaning the Bathroom(s) (Naked in the Bathroom)

This is also best done late at night (less chance of interruption) and in the nude. You do not need false eyelashes for bathroom cleaning but should have a towel handy for late night bathroom users. Have bubble bath running while you scrub the floor.

Feng Shui

Determine where mirrors should be placed. A lot of mirrors make a house look bigger. They also require cleaning which can lead to weight loss due to rubbing mirrors. Place where the book tells you. Place wastepaper basket where the book tells you. Put it in relationship corner if you are dating someone you don't want. I dno't know if this works on husbands.

Window Washing (While Naked)

When washing windows naked, be sure your neighbor across the way isn't looking at you through binoculars.

Guide to Cleaning Out Your Closet While Naked

Good idea, you can try things on you haven't worn in years and see why you haven't worn them) (they don't fit).

Guide to Cooking Naked

This is a little tricky with popping grease of bacon, have good dear friend send you lifesaving screen for pan to cover.

Guide to Cleaning out the RefridgeratorWhile Naked

Send your children and any roaming husband out for the day. Lock the front door. They must leave because they will occasionally roam into the kitchen looking for food and interrupt you.

Guide to Doing Dishes While Naked

IF you are fast, you can trust them all to stay out of the kitchen. Just be sure the blinds are closed and use rubber gloves. They can become critial mass coverage.

 


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