The Kitchen (my nemesis)

I clean and clean this room and I never get anywhere.  We just keep using it.  Ha.  I neglected the kitchen yesterday so I need to whip it into shape today. 

Self-care, first:

1. Eat something decent. -- DONE AND DONE AGAIN AT LUNCH
2. Take meds and get something non-caff to drink.  (Prob also caff!) -- DONE
3. Take a shower, for goodness sake! -- DONE
4. Dry hair and put on going-out clothes-- IN PROGRESS

Other little goals:

1. Get that laundry basket from the family room into the washer.
2. Keep the family room picked up so it still looks decent.
3. Work some more on holiday stuff.
4. Get some sort of physical activity -- anything, at this point! -- in today.
5. Go to a holiday craft show at church w/ at least one kiddo -- GOING IN AWHILE

Soooo, the kitchen. 

1. Empty dishwasher and drainer. -- DONE
2. Put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher. -- DONE
3. Handwash anything else and put in drainer. - -DONE
4. Throw away as much trash as possible including obvious things from the fridge. -- IN PROGRESS
5. Take trash out to bin outside. -- DONE
6. Put "Elsewheres" in a basket.

Then cleaning:

1. Wipe down counters and appliances.  SOME
2. Soak carousel plate from microwave.  DONE
3. Empty crumbs from toaster.
4. Sweep floor.
5. Mop floor.
6. Wipe out a shelf or drawer from the fridge (at least).

Decluttering (for another day):

1. All cupboards -- these are jam-packed and awful
2. Top of fridge (where all the Halloween fall-out is living)
3. Mail counter (horror beyond words)
4. Inside the bench

Decorating (for another day)

1. Someday I'd love to get a nicer sink faucet, maybe a gooseneck one.
2. Think about different lighting.  We have two halogen ceiling fans which give off good enough ambient light but there's no task lighting over the sink, for instance.
3. I'd love to put a microwave over the stove and free up the current microwave counter.  Not sure though -- gonna be a long time.
4. Consider taking the bench by the door out.
5. Paint the pantry cabinet.

OK I'll be back in awhile.