When the Chick Hits the Fan

I fully intended to follow along with Clean Mama's 31 Days to a Clean House.  It started October 1st and each day she features a cleaning task that should take roughly 15 minutes and challenges everyone to do it.  I've thought to myself, "I'm going to do it.  This is going to be great to finally accomplish these tasks I've put off for too long!  And it's 15 minutes, surely I can find 15 minutes."  But, it's day 4 and while I've read the task each day, I've done exactly 0.  Sigh.

I'm going to rally this weekend, though, it should only take me about an hour to catch up, right?  Anyone care to hold me accountable?

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I did get the pantry cleaned out last weekend, though, even before it was an assigned task by the Clean Mama!  I cleaned out some clutter, rearranged some things, and added a few new containers.  I love it and have several times this week opened it just to gaze inside!

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And to continue the theme of cheering on my accomplishments if only to make myself feel better about the fact that a clean load of laundry has been waiting over 2 days now to be put away, I've managed to kick my once-a-day Coke Zero habit -- tea and coffee get me through, but no weird chemicals in those, just good old fashioned caffeine!

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My 3 year old has really latched onto the concept of "line leader" that she no doubt learned in her new preschool class.  Now at home she declares herself the "line leader" and commands me to follow her around the house.  If I get out of line she corrects that I need to stay "right behind" her back.  Awesome. 

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Since returning their classroom mascots to school, my daughters resurrected a small yellow chick that had been buried in the bottom of our stuffed animal bin in a closet.  Each day they have traded off with the chick.  So one day the 7 year old takes it everywhere and sleeps with it at night, then the next day the 3 year old gets it.  I'm really impressed with the imagination behind the arrangement and that the 3 year old is being such a good sport when it is not her day with the chick!

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Today was the 3 year old's turn to have the chick all day and she was so excited to show us what she did with it.  Can you find the yellow chick in this picture?

Apparently she was throwing it up in the living room.  The chick stayed up there for the afternoon and then this evening when I was driving the girls home from their gymnastics, they were talking about how to get it down.  Because I am the fun parent I suggested they just turn on the fan and then the chick could fly off.  They were so excited to do it and ran in the house screaming.  Sure enough the chick flew right off!

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