True, it's Friday, and I haven't cleaned since last Thursday, so maybe, after tomorrow, I will recover some of my equanimity.

First on the list is the children's bedrooms, which look as if a tornado went through.  I've already warned them--it will be the fifteen minute (at least) clean-up tomorrow.  That is when I set a timer for 15 minutes and we blitz through the rooms.  I must say I admire folks that limit the number of toys etc their children have.  I just do my best to help them stay organized and periodically go through to give away stuff the children have outgrown.

Next on the list is the bathroom--our one and only.  Fortunately it is tiny, and most of the counter stuff is already contained in baskets.  Mostly, it just needs cleaned.

Then our bedroom.  Piles of clothes need putting away.  I really need to go through my closet and remove stuff that I no longer wear--but that may await another day.  My husband's piles of books have also taken over the table I carefully fixed up for him when he was away this spring.  Those piles may also have to wait for another day.

The living room:  The school shelves are a mess, not having been organized since we finished school.  They are also in greater disarray because I am lesson-planning for next year.  The pile behind my easy chair needs to be gone through.  The CDs and cassettes need a quick tidy.  And the pile behind my husband's chair needs to be dissolved.

The dining room:  Games lying around need putting away.  Paper hotspots need putting out.  I need to find a path through the books to the china cabinet.  Those book piles are left over from when my husband's desk was in the dining room--moved 1 1/2 years ago??

Kitchen--I did a deep clean in there a few weeks ago.  Not too much to do except remove the clutter on the countertops.  And the floor will need mopping after vacuuming.

Hallway, the trunk that lives in there is piled with junk.  The bureau needs decluttering and dusting.

The Porch:  The present bane of my life.  30 boxes of books?  Plus additional piles?  My husband's library.  At present they sit upon fast-becoming crooked shelves, getting dustier by the day.  My dream would be to clear everything out, deep clean, and then find a way to organize the books so that they could be put away much more easily.  Did I mention that the porch has windows on all sides?  Suggestions are welcome...  Needless to say, that won't be done tomorrow.  The best I can hope for is a tidy of the entrance area.

Well, now it is all listed out, it doesn't seem too bad.  Hopefully I will awaken with enough energy and a good attitude to tackle the list.