Sunday, Snowy Sunday

So, this updating once every few months thing needs to end. Not that I'm expecting anyone to actually read this, but it would be nice if anyone did that they would have something to actually read.
I get all flustered because I feel like I need a picture or something with every post. I think that I am going to take that expectation off myself b/c most of the time I can't even find my camera!

Yesterday the roommate and I cleaned up the back yard. Our landlady got a notice from the city that if she didn't clean it up, they would and they would charge her 75 buckaroos. She called me, several times while I was at work, and told me she would pay us to do it! Hello 35 much needed dollars!

This yard has not been raked or cleaned up in years. We raked up nine or ten fairly large piles of leaves, broke down PILES of sticks into one large manageable one (we're going to have bonfires!), and discovered a sidewalk running along the back of the house, and the fact that we have NO grass -- just dirt.

We bagged up most of the leaves, but left three large piles for today. And, today I woke up to snow. sigh. The joys of the mid-west. So, instead, I am going to do my Sunday is Cleaning Day. First (and I know this is just scintillating reading) I am going to start a load of laundry and send Z-Bean to clean her room. Then do the dishes. The nice thing is that Jack and I have been focusing on washing the dishes in the evening -- which occasionally works, but ultimately means that I don't have to clean every single dish we own, a project that takes at least an hour.

Change the load of laundry and tackle the rest of the kitchen (I may even clean off the stove). Then, take on the dining room table, the tables in the living room, and the floors. Finally, I will sweep, but not mop because our mop head sucks.

Indeed. Fun will be had by all.
Actually, between weekend radio (on MPR 'cause I'm a massive dork like that), and watching tv shows that I love while I do the dishes/fold laundry, I don't mind cleaning day.

What do you do to make cleaning more enjoyable?