Well I made it through Day 4 without a scratch. I honestly didn't complete the Mary challenge, but that was more of an I don't like doing things last minute type of thing. I have to prepare myself mentally for company, but that's because I tend to be a lone ranger type of girl.
The Martha challenge called for me to clean my oven out and also my microwave. I honestly dreaded doing the oven all night, but it was easy peasy!!! I turned the self-clean function on and me and my baby girl took a nap. Before that I just put a bowl of lemon water in the microwave for a few minutes to remove the gunk that was built up and I wiped it clean with a rag. I was finished in less than 5 minutes from start to finish. To be fair, my microwave was relatively clean, but I've got good information that even a microwave overloaded with splatter can be cleaned easily once some lemon and steamy water come into play.
I'm ready to end my night by doing my prep reading for Day 5 and I am going to see how I can put my Day 4 Mary Challenge on the calendar for either this weekend or early next week. I'm going to make every effort to complete every challenge in the book within the 31 days, because I want to reap all of the benefits.
For now, I am happy that with a little effort everyday, my kitchen is looking better than it has in a while. Even when I've worked hard at keeping my domain clean, I often neglect the daunting tasks like cleaning the oven and wiping down the tops of my cabinets. Now I just walk through my kitchen and smile.
In a few weeks I am going to see how to revamp my commission system with the kids to benefit me on a regular basis. They love it and I do too, but I think I need to have a regular paycard in place for them to just check off every week. :D
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