We had a very full weekend here at the Barn House.
On Friday, our daughter Em invited her college roommates to camp out in the back pasture, so we had the fun of 5 beautiful girls setting up a tent and making a campfire and s'mores, and trying to sleep in between the braying of ol' donkey boy Flash and the incessant whipoorwills .
On Saturday, we hosted a party for the Hockey Team and their families. It was an intensive barn-cleanup, mowing, setting up, hanging lights, 3 trips to WalMart, and then the actual party day of activity. I could barely stand up by the time the last guests said good-bye.
On Sunday, we hosted a Mother's Day dinner with the family, which was awesome, but I left most of the mess for today to clean up.
After a weekend of festivities, I notice that there are a few things that need attention. Come to think of it, those things need attention even when there are NO festivities.
One of the biggest things that takes a beating on weekends is my kitchen floor. Maybe it's because we're around more and snacking more, but I don't recommend walking barefoot unless you like the crunch of crumbs and fallen debris under your toes. Being that yesterday was Mother's Day, I really didn't feel like getting out the broom and doing any actual work.
Today's Small Thing is to sweep or vacuum your kitchen floor. That's all you've got to do!
Now, if you feel so inclined to mop it, I will generously offer a bonus. Mopping is a bigger job that takes about 15 minutes, start to finish, and that may be too much for one day. But I'll let you decide that, since you know what's on your plate already today.
POINTS: 40 for sweeping and/or vacuuming the kitchen floor
BONUS POINTS: 40 for mopping or "swiffering" (wow!)
Hey, how about Bonus Bonus Points? I'll give you 20 more for sweeping and/or vacuuming one other area of the house, like maybe an entryway or something.
Man oh man, you could earn 100 points today!
