"Quick! Company's coming, hide it in the closet!"

I'm the queen of procrastination.  Here I am, slowly spring cleaning, distractedly going from one room to another. When I need to really focus on my living room, kitchen and dining room.  Why? Because company is coming!  My best friend and his family are coming into town, and are going to have dinner with me.  And my place is still not worthy of company, let alone a 2 yr old.  I need to clean and child-proof.  My deadline is Friday, so now I'm finally kicking it into high-gear.(And here it is Wednesday)

One of my allies in this mad dash to clean is a BISSELL Spotbot that I borrowed.  You set it on a stain, push a button and walk away for 5 mins. Presumably to do other cleaning (or blog writing).

I love this little machine.

 The next few pics are not for the faint of heart.... or weak of stomach.

 Doggy diarrhea is very difficult to get out of light carpet.

    

1st and 2nd pass at the stain

And here is the finally pass.  Not only did it clean the stain, but pulled up some latent pet hair from the carpet......

All the while I'm busy cleaning other areas of my house. :)  Win-Win!

And by cleaning I mean shoving stuff in the closet. ;)

Spring Cleaning - Day 2

Well the good news is I wasn't sore like I thought I would be after moving the dirt and furniture.
So today's workout included lots of bending over and picking up things off the floor, then hanging them up.  More stairs and laundry, then some soccer practice running.

It's slow going.  I'm someone who expands a mess to better clean the mess.

The closet is still a work in progress. I would put a before photo on here, if I wasn't so embarrassed/disgusted by it.  So I'll just settle for an after picture. 

On the other hand, my goodwill pile is growing exponentially :)  

To make myself feel like I was getting stuff done, I quickly cleaned up the bathroom.  Instant gratification.  I do have  a deadline in mind.... I'd like to get all of this done before my best friend comes into town next month. 

Now part of this cleaning, includes an area used to hold my litter boxes.  There have been some accidents that have stained the carpet.  I really do not want to get into trouble with my land lady, so I'm furiously trying to make the best of the area.  I've created a litter box - box out of an ikea cabinet and shower curtain.  

 

As you can see, 1 cabinet (no doors) shower curtain lining (spray adhesive to keep it in place), and a lack table top to separate the litter boxes.  I have very finicky cats, 1 use of the litter box and they snub it, so I've upped the ante and put a trashcan next to it to clean as I go.

The point of this is a beginning review of the Bissell Spot Bot.  So far, I love it!  It sits there and does the work for you.  Once I finish the area I'll finish the review - as to whether its taken out some serious set in cat urine stains.   But its definitely trying its hardest.