45 minutes goes a long way.

When I arrived home tonight from going to the store with the family, I was hit with what my upcoming weekend was going to look like. Trying to clean my house as my children were underfoot, and my hubby relaxed on his first day off. Can I just say that this is impossible???
So I decided to be clever about it. I waited until my girls were in bed, and started researching homemade cleaners. Now this is not odd because I usually do random things like this, and dwell on how much I need to clean instead of actually doing it. But tonight I decided that not only did I need more vinegar, I also needed some baking soda, light bulbs, salt, and a few other random items. This is when I did what I do best.

I sighed. Not obnoxiously or even very loudly. Just loud enough for my hubby to look over and ask what's up. Then, I crinkled my nose. "I have to go to Walmart..." which was followed with the normal questioning look of what I could possibly need from the store when we were just there. So I told him, and explained how I wanted these things because they are the best ingredients for disinfecting. At which point my dear, sweet hubby offered to go to the store for me to get these necessary  items.

Not even two minutes after he was out of the driveway I began speed cleaning. Which translates into "Cleaning as fast as my pregnant waddle would allow me to". I managed to get the entire bathroom cleaned, the living room and dining room picked up, all the floors swept and vacuumed, and the surfaces of the our "clutter catchers" cleared off. All I have left to do in the morning is load the dishwasher and wipe the counters down.
By the time my hubby walked back in the door, and saw what I had accomplished I think he was a bit thrown off as to why I needed all the cleaners from the store. I can't say that I need them tonight, but it will definitely be useful tomorrow when I delve further into the cleaning stages to purge and disinfect.
For now though, my house is picked up, my hubby has changed the lightbulbs throughout the house, and I can relax until the real nitty gritty work begins tomorrow.
All that in 45 minutes or less. :)