It's been over a week and the study is still free of dust (at least the finger test shows)... except for the spots on the desk that i missed on purpose to leave as a basis for comparison. So, dryer sheets for dusting it will be until something better comes along.

I'm having a rough day today though due to medical things that I'll post on my other blog. Normally, I'd get up... wait for my daughter, feed her breakfast, clean up and watch TV with her. This morning this medical condition set me back days, at least if feels like it's going to take days to clean up the mess my daughter has made since I've been unable to keep up with her today. It's been crazy.... she doesn't want any of the food I've given her... I've had to give her something else each time. After trying a couple of things, she managed cheese and fruit for lunch. Amazingly enough I was even able to get sandwich. Talk about dysfunction today... the tupperware is out of the cabinet, the picture frames are on the floor, her toys are everywhere, she's everywhere. And on top of it, I feel completely lost today. I haven't been able to get all the dishes done. Normally at 2, I have dinner decided and am doing some preparing not today. Definitely not today. It's driving me insane. This is also the second day in a row that she's refused a nap. Yesterday, I held it together and still got what I needed done. I guess we all have our days... but this one... it's terrible for me. At least all the trash in the house is collected. Our trash container is by the curb, however, I don't think I'll make it out there to get the rest of it out there since I'm limping horribly. Hopefully, my hubby will get home before the collectors come and get it.

Dysfunction means "Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group." My life is filled with dysfunction at the moment as I am sure many many moms feel this way as well. So I created this blog because of my terrible memory. I will have some great thought and I'll forget it. I've always been this way and I've tried to get around it but nothing seems to work so I do nothing about it. This is me here trying again! I'm the person that makes the grocery list, takes it with me then forgets it in the car. By time my cart is full in the check out line and I'm asking myself "Am I forgetting something?" I remember my list. That's how I am.

Anyhow, the sole purpose of this blog is to rant about obsolete things. It's about how motherhood can cause total chaos in life. Aside from parenting arguements, health, working, cleaning.. etc, you still have the same responsibilities and needs that need to be met. I was standing in my house yesterday wondering how dust accumulated under the stove, a long with a cat toy and some various foods that I didn't recognize. And I wondered... how does a mom of six do it? Here I am, the mom of 1 and struggling with my own house! Absurd, I know! I can argue that I've been busy, tired, pregnant...I can argue that I have a hernia, diabetes, tired from work. But there is the fact that those arguements won't get the task done. So I'm now on a quest to find the easiest, most effective way of keeping my life organized and clean. And this is my documentation of it so that my terrible memory isn't going to get in the way this time.

Objective number 1:

Get the dust out of my house! It's nasty. I don't like my feather duster and my bank account is too low to go get any kind of pledge product. So I spent time time doing some internet research and a website I found said to use dryer sheets and they'll even keep dust away longer!

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Get dust to stay away longer.

Using a dryer sheet to dust can help make dusting be not so frequently needed. A dryer sheet makes a great duster for mini-blinds, tables, desks and any other surface. The sheet will trap the dust and is easily tossed into the trash."

http://housekeeping.about.com/cs/cleaning101/qt/dryersheetsdust.htm



Alright, that's something we ALWAYS have, and always will have. It's also something I can do when my daughter is eating. When she's done, I don't have to worry about her inhaling any rough chemicals. So, I tried it today and it was a pleasant experience. It smelled great and so far.. it's been a little while and dust hasn't started collecting again. Which is odd because usually there's more dust before I finish this room. It's all hard wood floors, 4 wooden book shelves, two wooden desks, two wooden shelves, a wooden clock and picture. So, you can see why I'd be swimming in dust! The room smells really nice.. nice enough to make me want to mop at another time just to keep the smell of the dryer sheets in here longer. So, I'll report back on this later. We'll how long the dust stays away.

I might as well go ahead and admit this. I was a spoiled rotten child! Never really had to do much for myself growing up. Everything was always done and prepared for me. Which didn't prepare me to run my own household. So any advice is appreciated, assuming people actually find this blog.

I need to solve these problems quickly...

How do you keep your house clean? Do you clean 1 room per day? Do you just try not to worry about it until you have the energy? Time management is such a big issue for me.