Time to panic

Well, no, not really, but it feels that way.  Because of a deadline that the spouse has at work coupled with a staffing issue we have had to move our date up a few days for departure.  Which means that I have four fewer days to get things done.  My list is ever growing.  I would have thought that my list would get shorter as I got closer to exit date, but it just grows and grows.  I keep finding little things that need to get done such as finding a place to dispose of all the full sharps containers that the spouse was supposed to dispose of as he filled them but instead collected them.  Now I have something like 30 containers that need to be properly disposed.  There is a number I can call according to the state's website, but no one is answering yet this morning. 

The worst part of this moving process is getting rid of the cluttery things that are getting in the way of real packing.  For instance my desk has a broken tape dispenser (why?), an old hymnal (I'm not religious so again, why?), a bunch of cords, a painting I don't want and a set of books and some old work out holey socks.  And receipts from who knows what (or when).  Today's task is going to be tackling the old office area.  It's full of much of the same stuff that is on my desk.  It is going to be a long day and I can't put these things off any longer. 

I did promise that as I tried various cleaning techniques I would respond back.  This past week I have used two different natural cleaning techniques with remarkable success.  The first was a kitchen spray made from 4 oz. of white vinegar, the juice of one lemon and the rest of a 20 oz. bottle of water.  I poured it into an old spray bottle and it has worked quite well as a general kitchen spray.  Ass well as the Method kitchen spray I have been using but at a fraction of the cost.  The other thing I tried was a paste of baking soda and lemon juice on my flat top kitchen stove to clean it and it did a very good job.  It also smelled good, so that was a bonus.  I wish I had taken before, during and after pictures, but I forgot.  I've been pinning tons of these ideas on Pinterest.  That place is addictive, but I'm trying to limit my time on there as I just have so much to do.

I haven't forgotten about this blog, I just haven't had the time to sit down and pen out any coherent thoughts.  Keep checking back, though.  If I get a moment or two I might pipe in with something.  Until then know that I am just horridly busy.