This won’t interest you, but I need to make my to do list and I feel more accountable doing it here. I think spring cleaning fever has hit me early! Unfortunately, I can only pick away at my list slowly, often with a baby strapped to me. This list will help me not forget things.

Before Jax’s Party (Night Before)

• Bake cupcakes. Frost.
• Clean kitchen and put dishes away.
• Finish setting up dining room.
• Vacuum living room rug and couch.
• Refill baby wipes downstairs.
• Inflate hockey sticks. (Meh.)

Before Jax’s Party (Morning of)

• Set up food area during breakfast.
• Streamers. Balloons.
• Pop popcorn. Chop fruit/veggies. Prep chips/crackers/etc…
• Move chairs. Take down gate between kitchen and dining room.
• Re-vacuum foyer and playroom. Clean up playroom toys.
• Let dogs out then put them upstairs.
• Set up food. Add cupcake decorations.

Before Jax’s Party (Misc…)

• Take down Christmas tree and outside lights. Pack up. Put everything back in holiday closet.
• Clean and rearrange living room. Mop the floor to get sticky rug no-slip stuff off.
• Visit Laura and give her Christmas gift.
• Clear off kitchen computer cart so it is less of a baby death trap.
• Break down mountain of boxes and packing materials. Take to recycle center.
• Thorough cleaning of powder room off kitchen. Move baby’s potty chair and supplies there for quicker access. (He only poops in his downstairs pack & play now.)
• Clean hall closet and move less-used costs to make space for guests’ coats.
• Clean dining room table. Move craft supplies out for Jax’s party.
• Sorting old mail in basket.
• Buy balloons and tank. Order favors. Make favor bags.
• Buy Jax’s present. Get wrapping paper. Wrap gifts from M & S too. Buy L’s present.
• Buy food. Make fondant cupcake toppers the week before.

More stuff:

• Thorough cleaning of master bath.
• Bathe dogs. (PU!!!)
• Vacuum stairs (hate!)
• Clean and organize kitchen cabinets.
• Clean out pantry and fridge.
• Clean cabinets above washer/dryer.
• Clean closet and dressers.
• Go through Jax’s old clothes to save favorites for a memory quilt. Box the rest for spring yard sale.
• Set up guest bath for baby bath time now that roommate is gone. (Need bath safety/organization items.)
• Clean guest room now that roommate is gone.
• Go through spare room and set items aside for yard sale in spring. Especially old baby items.
• Clean linen closet. Set side yard sale items.
• Clean downstairs office.
• Clean downstairs workshop/storage. Clean old rabbit hutch for spring yard sale.

Regular Chores: (also before party)

• Laundry 3x week or as needed.
• Dishes and kitchen as needed.
• Vacuum/sweep main floor weekly.
• Mop kitchen weekly.
• Vacuum upstairs weekly.
• Clean bathrooms biweekly.
• Wash sheets biweekly (Weekly? Need 2nd set then.)