Introduction

Hey!! Welcome to my blog. This blog serves multiple purposes. For one, it will be a great way for me to track my progress, make "to do" plans, and "journal" about my plans and achievements. For two, perhaps others who are struggling with getting or keeping their home clean will find my blog, and will know they are not alone!

My fiance and I live together with our pets. The pets have not been helpful, to put it lightly. They have been rather destructive! We now only have one indoor cat and two indoor dogs. This is because the other cats and dogs (have taken in "drop offs" and strays over the years) are now outside pets. Loved and well taken care of, but "OUTSIDE". Why? I got tired of clean cat feces off my kitchen counter, sofa, all over the floor and out of the bathtub. And, cleaning cat urine off my stove, sofa, any plastic bag/article of clothing that is left sitting out, off the floor, out of the bathtub and out of any BOWL that is left out - got a little tiring, as well. So now, I imagine you can understand why I only keep the clean pets indoors now? lol

Now that I only have three indoor pets (other than 2 caged pets), I have been able to slowly get control back over my home! It's STILL a huge mess!! But, I am getting it under control, one small section at a time! I will get there, and it will be so worth it!!

No more cleaning something, walking away, and coming back to find dirty paw prints all over it less than 5 minutes later! Ok, well, my one indoor cat still does that. But, not as badly as they did when everyone was inside! lol

When my home is clean and organized, I am happier and better able to stay on routine in my life. When my home is chaotic, I am a MESS. I can't concentrate, I feel beyond out of control. So, having a tidy home is highly important to me.

We live in a run down mobile home, and it's pretty much falling apart. Rats have infested, mold problems, had to pull up carpetting leaving plywood floors, walls are rotting, safety issues due to the home shifting slightly off te blocks (after a landslide during a flood a few years ago) it's bad. But, we just have to deal with it, until we can replace the MH, which won't be anytime soon, finances are rough; For now, though, the focus is getting what we have clean and organized. It may be a shack, a shell of a home, but it can at least be a clean shack!!!! lol

If you find yourself in a similar situation, having difficulty getting into a housekeeping routine, these sites may be helpful to you:
http://takeonestepatatime.proboards.com/
http://flylady.net/

And please feel free to "follow" me, comment and let me know if you can identify! Believe me, I need all the support and motivation I can get!

Also, anyone else with multiple indoor pets find it difficult to keep a clean home?? How did/do you deal with it?

(More soon)