Cleaning House

[Guest guest]

Cleaning House

Last Week I threw out Worrying,

it was getting old and in the way.

It kept me from being me;

I couldn't do things my way.

I threw out those Inhibitions;

they were just crowding me out.

Made room for my New Growth,

got rid of my old dreams and doubts.

I threw out a book on MY PAST

(didn't have time to read it anyway).

Replaced it with New Goals,

started reading it today.

I threw out childhood toys

(remember how I treasured them so)?

Got me a NEW PHILOSOPHY too,

threw out the one from long ago.

Bought in some new books too,

called I CAN, I WILL, and I MUST.

Threw out I might, I think and I ought.

WOW, You should've seen the dust.

I ran across an OLD FRIEND,

haven't seen him in a while.

I believe his name is GOD,

Yes, I really like His style.

He helped me to do some cleaning

and added some thing's Himself.

Like PRAYER, HOPE and FAITH,

Yes I placed them right on the shelf.

I picked up this special thing

and placed it at the front door.

I FOUND IT - its called PEACE.

Nothing gets me down anymore.

Yes, I've got my house looking nice.

Looks good around the place.

For things like Worry and Trouble

there just isn't any place.

Its good to do a little house cleaning,

get rid of the old things on the shelf.

It sure makes things brighter;

maybe you should TRY IT YOURSELF.

Author Unknown

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "

[Guest guest]

I pride myself on chair cooking and cleaning. Get a roll able chair - I have

them all over my house - from the business supply people. I like the ones with

the good back support. Or get a rolling walker with a seat and basket. This

provides a rolling chair and an easy way to carry supplies. Don't kneel in

front of the toilet, (I envy you - kneeling became impossible for me years

ago). Just sit down in front of it and work. I chair mop and take a break in

the middle of the kitchen to go listen to the radio or watch TV until I get the

energy back to finish the job. I love to cook. I put all my ingredients,

measuring cups, mixer, etc. on the table and then sit down and enjoy myself.

With every chore where there's a will you'll find a way. Happy housekeeping!

Janette in Indiana

[Guest guest]

I have diffic ulty cleaning and have gto do it in small spurts . I do the

things that are easiest for me and get help with things from my husband . I fold

clothes and he carries baskets dow to laundry and back y

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p after he washes them for me , I f I frel good then I do the washing and drying

of clothes , I can do dishes and sweep , he washes floors , sometimes I can

vacuum ,sometimes not . I can coom if he gw

ets the i ngredients , Had to switch to a lot od crockpot cooking . Thats easy

and good . Or try one of the b

new pressure cookers . A lot of good frozen foods , and vegetables . Mkes mwalto

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me something to look forward to . Use paper plates and plasto

ic utencils and paper cups . easy easy .

I only wear clothes that are wash ,no o

iron , but carolyn strauss and [0ff hsn] And susan graver of qvc.

I clean my bathtub with a broom . I have one special cornbroom for cleaning

the tub . It is a corn broom and i use it just for cleaning the tub

wet tub with water . sprinkle a cleanser such as ajax or barkeeper

cleanserspinkle cleaner . go wash sink ,[,poor bleach in toilet swish and let

sit 15 min then swish and flusn..].. after 10 min then take broom and scrub

tub as best you can . use watering can sprinkller[garden type ]or turn on.

shower and rinse . some broom twigs might fall out of broom just sweep up and

rinse broom . and done

Oh i put lotion on bottom of my feet by putting whatever kind of lotion or

cream you like on a paper plate and . slide feet around on plate to coat feet

[and have socks ready before you do this ]an dput on socks right away . also can

use wooden spoon or silicone spatula to put on lotion on legs and is washable

too.

I put my cereal in those large red plastic cups and eat with a plastic spoon so

there is no cleanup .

cathy from ma

[Guest guest]

OMG,,,, I never thought of scrubbing the tub out with a broom. You can bet I'm

buying one just for that purpose. I use a scrub brush now there really is no

difference other than the longer handle. Nothing bothers me more than bending

over and scrubbing out the tub.

Thanks for the tip.

Celeste