(Get the Simpsons reference?)
I have been cleaning like a madwoman since last weekend, and haven’t had a spare ten minutes to even think about knitting, and it’s starting to drive me slowly insane. I absolutely have to get to Sit & Knit tonight so I can do nothing but knit for three straight hours!
The house is looking great, though, if you don’t count my craft room or the office. Oh, and I need to go through the entire house and dust, vacuum, and mop. But most of the clutter is gone. I swear, I’ve thrown out more things in the past few days than I have in the entire time we’ve lived in this house. It’s starting to get addictive, and I’m finding myself eyeing various things and thinking of finding new homes for them. It’s kind of nice to not have every flat surface covered and every drawer and shelf stuffed. Not that we don’t have a lot of excess stuff still…I straightened out the linen closet this afternoon and I swear the dish towels and sheets have been hiding in there multiplying…
Anyway, now that the bulk of the detailed cleaning is done I just have to maintain it for the next week – while making the cake and all the food – and by the day of the party I’ll just be able to relax and enjoy myself. Right?
I also took the time to make a massive number of mini pumpkin muffins this afternoon. (Well, OK, I suppose 4 dozen isn’t really all that many, it just seemed like it because I was only expecting 2 dozen!) They turned out really yummy! I think I may add those to the menu for Carrie’s birthday party. I just have to remember that they took 16 minutes (!) to bake, since I used a bread recipe and had to guess how long mini muffins should take. (I would have thought closer to 12, but at that point they were still really gooey.)