Deep cleanin’ does the body good…

Okay, I know weird title. Maybe it should say does the mind good…either way a clean house makes me happy.
Anyways, I’ve decided to deep clean my house.  Meaning…clean every square inch room by room.  I started with the kitchen today.  Inside & outside & top & bottom of the cabinets, stove, counter tops, fridge, sink, floors…including taking everything out of my cabinets and purging what I don’t need.  I hate clutter and lately I feel like my house is getting too full of clutter.  Especially with all the baby stuff.  It feels like Babies R Us exploded in my house.  It’s driving me crazy.  So I’m on a cleaning rampage. 
So kitchen is almost complete…check.
Here are two cleaning tips I used off of pinterest:
#1 -- Cleaning the glass door inside your oven: make baking soda paste and spread it on for 30 min, then scrub off.  I’m about to go scrub it off but it’s turning brown so it looks like it’s working.
#2 – Floor cleaner: (Heavy duty floor cleaner recipe: ¼ cup white vinegar 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap ¼ cup baking soda 2 gallons tap water, very warm.) Done this, works super well and leaves everything smelling amazing.  I even started out on the cabinets and counter tops…worked great.  Everything smells good.  Especially with using Dove dish soap.  Love that stuff.
Now I need to go buy some more baking soda since I’m about out after these two recipes.  But my kitchen is smelling great, so this momma is happy.  I have to say, scrubbing your floors works well for taking out any frustrations you have…not that I’m frustrated, but that’s just what I was thinking while I was furiously scrubbing the grime off my tiles. :)

Trying to be patient...

Patience is a virtue....that I do not have. Or maybe I'm learning to have?? I do think it is something that God is constantly trying to teach me to be --- patient! I often am reminded of a song my dad would sing as I was growing up, "Be patient, be patient. Don’t be in such a hurry. Cause when you’re impatient you only start to worry. Remember, Remember that God is patient too! And remember all the times when others have to wait on you!” What, you've never heard of Herbert the snail. :) I think we had it on tape (yes, a "cassette tape" - I'm old I know). Well, all this patient talk is because since April our house has been for sale. We FINALLY got an offer today. We are giving a counter offer tomorrow and we'll see where it goes from there. Praying this will work out and we can finally sell our house so we can buy a house here and make this new place feel more like "home." I am reminded of the verse "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6.