Diary of Mad Housekeeper

I'm hosting a bead party tonight for my friend Melody.  Melody makes beautiful jewelry and tonight she'll lead a group of us in making our own necklaces.

This is a busy week for me and I decided early on that I wasn't going to try and kill myself and make the house spotless. Almost everyone attending has been in my house before, so I decided I would just relax and enjoy the event. Here then, is a brief glimpse into the mind of Dena "relaxing."

PLACE: Dena's Home

SCENE: Dena working at her computer early yesterday morning. Let's slip in closer and hear her thoughts....

DENA: "This is so nice not having to worry about cleaning the house for the party. I'm so happy I've outgrown the need to try and impress people. Instead, I can just spend the day getting some work done."

TEN MINUTES LATER...

(Roar of the vacuum cleaner fills the air). "I'll just vacuum the upstairs. It needs it anyway so it's not like I'm doing it for the party."

TEN MINUTES AFTER THAT...

"A quick swiffering will take care of most of this dust. If I cared, I would Pledge, but I'm not going to worry about it...."

ONE MINUTE LATER....

"I'll only Pledge just this one end table because the dust really does collect on it and it stays off so much better if I Pledge.  And it's silly to have the Pledge out and just do one table.  I'll  just do the main tables and call it quits."

TWO HOURS LATER...

"Okay, the kitchen and bathrooms are clean, the rugs are in the washer and I've de-linted the cats. I'll replace the toilet paper rolls first thing tomorrow so they're nice and full for the party and put out clean towels. If we eat on paper towels standing over the sink tonight, I think we can keep the house clean until tomorrow."

So welcome everyone.  Make yourself at home. And don't worry, I didn't go to any bother...