Didn't have to work today and I knocked off some chores on my list for the next couple days. Feels so good. Here it is:
1. Cleaned refrigerator
2. Cleaned pantry
3. Took food/supply inventory
4. Planned meals for next week
5. Made shopping list for tomorrow's excursion!
6. Scrubbed sink and counter tops
7. Took a nap

Ok, the nap part wasn't on the list but I worked my butt off cleaning that refrigerator and fighting with the remnants of melted popsicles on the bottom of my freezer courtesy of Hurricane Ike.
We live nowhere near the coast but we were the unlucky recipients of its windstorm that knocked our power off for 3 days.
Aside from the sticky mess, the freezer was the easiest because it had just been emptied from the hurricane. I had one minor science experiment in the frig, a plastic container of strawberries with beautiful gray fuzz adorning the top.

It got thrown away. The plastic container too. Sorry environment.

I scrubbed and organized (mostly scrubbed) from 7:30am til 10:30am. I then laid down for my quick siesta that turned into a 2 hour snooze. But, I've been nursing an off/on headache for a couple of days, (tension, sleep deprivation) so I NEEDED it.

This is turning into a long post so sorry but I need to mention one more thing. All the hours and heavy labor I put into organizing/cleaning every inch of my kitchen this summer came back to help me today. Household karma. It made it so easy to clean the pantry because I had my system set up. I can't tell you how happy I am I took at least a week this June to do this!

I'm certain I will go WAY over budget during tomorrow's shopping trip. I'm estimating just under $200.I'm going to take from savings #2. I have to buy dog food, garbage bags, and a TON of food and staples. We were really low on food. It was ridiculous. We lost all our meat from the storm and have eaten most of our pantry...well the contents anyway.

Ok, so that wasn't one more thing but I needed to add it.

So far this is a NSD but I'm heading to town after picking the girls up from school and buying three stamps. Not too shabby though! Tonight is soup and grilled cheese...yummy. (for real) I plan on tackling heaping piles of laundry the rest of the day and yelling at E. to clean up her room as I walked in it today and had to hold my nose...she has an empty container of yogurt on her nightstand along with some dirty dishes. (This explains why I washed so few glasses the last day or two) sigh...I am definitely not the worlds cleanest mom.

Have a good day all!