Gack …
Never try to clean a combined laundry/utility/mud room in one day, especially if A) it hasn’t had a major cleaning since the last Fall Cleaning Extravaganza, and B) it’s the entryway where "stuff" gets put down before being actually put away where it belongs … most of the time.
It still isn’t super-clean — I didn’t go through the closet or drawers — but at least the flat surfaces are either empty or being used for their proper purposes, for a change (well, mostly; some stuff has to go in the car or shed tomorrow, when it’s light enough to see). All the trashcans are full, the floor’s visible, and the spilled/leaked model fuel is gone. Fortunately, I sort of remember it looking this way last fall, so at least I won’t think we came in the wrong house when we get back from any errands tomorrow!
One thing I did that I haven’t before is make a real attack on the deep-sink, because this is the first year I’ve had copper wool around — I tried it in desperation, ‘cause I hate the way steel wool rusts! So I tried it and my trusty Comet on some areas Comet alone wouldn’t touch, and it made a heck of a difference; got off some things I’d have sworn until now were permanently attached! It helped so much that now I’m trying a bleach soak in addition, but it’s already better than it has been since we moved in.
