I'm Home!!

So the power finally came back on...Thursday night!!! That's right from Monday at 5:45pm to Thursday at 8:02pm we had NO POWER!

My place is a mess...and I have to clean out the fridge and freezer...

**SIGH**

Because the mess from two kids apparently wasn't challenging enough!

Today I get to play maid...without getting paid...ugh!

Today I moved the Blue Chair in the Family Room and Found.....

-3 mismatched Polly pocket shoes (stupid small shoes)

-Pink Lip gloss

-32 cents

-a glow in the dark bracelet that no longer glows in the dark

-a high bounce bouncy ball

-crumbs (Ewww!!!)

and

-A rock with eyes drawn on it with purple marker ( from Craft time 101 with Victoria I am guessing)



This is what happens when you work full time and have no time to clean LOL.

Life Lesson Number One: How to change a roll of Toilet Paper

I am not sure exactly who taught my daughter to do this but thanks for nothing.......

I considered beating the living daylights out of whom ever taught my daughter to do this. Then I thought about writing a message on the empty cardboard roll (directed at the teacher not my daughter) to the effect of....."You're screwed now!" or something equally as unpleasant but with stronger expletives. I soon realized that this wouldn't solve anything and only lead to the "I don't know how" excuse so I will, in 5 easy steps outline the simple task of changing the toilet paper roll. Now if you are a grown woman or part of the 3ish% of men who actually change the toilet tissue roll when it is empty you don't need to read any farther....HOWEVER if you are under 21 or are part of the remaining 97% of the male population or are someone (male or female regardless of age) who has done something resembling the above picture or worse left just the empty roll, PLEASE read on and learn 5 simple steps to rectify this problem YOURSELF! (Scary thought I know)
1) Remove the holder.2) Discard the empty roll.3) Take a new roll of toilet paper and put it on the holder.4)Replace the holder.5) Roll the new roll about half a turn to make sure the holder is in place tightly and will not catapult the brand new roll across the bathroom and into the wet shower six plus feet away the next time someone tries to get some toilet paper.
Congratulations you now know how to change the toilet paper so now there is no excuse for an empty roll.

I think the health inspector needs to condemn the office coffee maker

I am by no means an obsessive neat freak nor am I the stereo typical "Suzy homemaker" HOWEVER there are some things that should just be common knowledge. For the girls I directly work with they will know exactly what I am talking about. We have a small kitchenette area on our unit, fridge, microwave, coffee maker and table. This small kitchenette area is, on any given day, a complete disaster looking as if wild animals or small children were allowed to run amuck. Dirty dishes and empty containers get left on the table, items get left in the fridge until they turn into UFOs(unidentified fridge objects) and no one remembers what it was or when it was put in there, and then there is the coffee maker. Only a small few use this coffee pot. While I am a coffee addict I would never drink anything that came from that machine. The pot is cleaned at BEST once a month...as if that wasn't bad enough the old coffee is left in the pot sometimes for DAYS at a time. Our boss has left numerous notes asking to keep the kitchenette clean. Some of us who have been super grossed out by the state of our "break" area have taped notes to the microwave reading "please cover your food when using me" but nothing seems to work. I'm sorry but when GROWN adults need constant reminders to clean up after themselves it is just plain sad. Now it is worthy to note that even though I am old, I am one of the youngest in the department so you can't even chalk it up to not knowing any better. To summarize:1) When you dirty a dish/plate/utensil take it back to the cafeteria or home to be cleaned. DO NOT LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE!!!2) When you are done with the coffee pot TURN IT OFF. Dump out the unwanted remains and at the very least RINSE it!!! Also remember to throw the grounds and filter in the compost bin.3) If you use the fridge, make sure you take things home or throw them out before they become goo in the back for someone else to clean out.4)Take your turn to clean the kitchen area instead of trying to figure out who else worked that you can blame the mess on. Trust me cleaning up after yourself will take far less time and imagination. 5)If you use the microwave cover your food or be prepared to clean it out when your food splatters all over the inside.
Honestly this should be common sense. My 5 year old knows these rules and does a better job following them than these so called adults do.

There are UFO's in my Kitchen

Before you go call the pysch ward to let them know I have finally lost it and will require a room let me explain. I am sure you too have or have had UFO's in your kitchen. No I am not talking about Unidentified flying objects but Unidentifiable Fridge Objects. Having been away for two weeks and knowing I left a litre of milk in there I knew I would have to clean the entire fridge. However I didn't quite realize the extent of disorganization and mess it was truly in. I took a large garbage bag and threw out several plastic containers of "unidentifiable fridge objects". The further back I got the worse it was. If I didn't know better I would say some of them were from the days of horse drawn carriages.
I am pleased to report that the fridge is now clean....however I need groceries...I have several jars of pickles and things like Ketchup but not real food items....on to the next step restocking.