"Spring" cleaning

Yesterday was a balmy 35F. It seemed Spring-like compared to what we have had lately.

So yesterday was pretty lazy at least for the morning. We finished off all six cinnamon rolls and played some video games until around 2:30 when I decided to start the laundry. I used my homemade laundry detergent (1c washing soda, 1c Borax, 1 bar Fels Naptha grated) for the first time and was quite happy with the results. I am not sure if it was wishful thinking, but I thought our tae kwon do doboks looked less off-white than normal.

Well, once I started the laundry Josh went after the kitchen. The next thing I knew he had pulled the stove and refrigerator away from the wall and was attacking the grease and grime accumulated on the sides of the refrigerator. The amount of crap that falls between the appliances and the cabinets is disgusting. He did most of that cleaning while I took care of folding and re-folding laundry. I did have the pleasure of cleaning the stove top and the inside of the oven as well as the outside. Once most of the laundry was out of the living room and onto the bed (so you have to put it away before going to bed), we vacuumed the living room. The amount of dirt and sand in the carpet was amazing. I went over areas several times before the majority of the sand was gone.

I am glad the afternoon of cleaning was impromptu rather than planned. We didn't have to dread it for long. It's nice to have the kitchen clean and shiny and the sand out of the carpet. We didn't want to ruin the clean kitchen right away so we ordered a pizza. I don't think cinnamon rolls and taco pizza count as health food, but that's what weekend are for. We are having salads for dinner tonight.