COUNTDOWN -17 DAYS LEFT TO HOUSECLEAN

I wish I could twirl and whirl around the house to clean it like I did some years ago. Cleaning the house in one day was the normal for me no matter which house it was. We moved a lot in the past providing many cleaning experiences.

Our first house had 5 tiny rooms so that was a breeze to de-clutter, redecorate and clean all in the same day. The most amazing thing about that house was the mortgage payment of $80.00. Alright, now you know I'm ancient.

There was the house we owned for 3 months, our second home. I worked and we had visitors during the 3 months so I know it got cleaned but for some reason the only room I remember is the kitchen. Trust me in knowing I never finished unpacking from the move. I do remember applying for the VA mortgage. Before we could get loan approval I had to write a letter declaring I had no plans to increase our family. What??? Yes, I actually had to do that.

The next house was a sprawling Texas  house with a huge yard that I loved. The living room and dining room were visible to anyone I opened the door to. Delivery men would take one glance and say, "oh, are you moving in or out?" I loved to reply "no" to both choices. The only thing in the living room was the Christmas tree and the dining room came with a chandelier. One year and done for that house. We never did furnish those rooms.

Oh, this is fun to revisit the houses, only 7 more to go I think. It gets confusing because they were mostly cross country moves. What makes it a challenge is the fact we lived in Virginia, the DC area, 5 different times if you count rentals and owned residences.

It doesn't take much to confuse me I guess. There were lengthy shopping mall trips that had me in a daze so when the moment came to picture where the car was parked ....it took a few nano seconds to figure out what city I was in. It's not my fault that all malls look alike.

Time to go clean something. I will continue this look back at my house cleaning history next post.