Full Clean Mode & A Few Casual Disasters

After our usual easy Sunday start, I headed out to put the final clear coat on the chair seats while S made his way to church. Once that was done, I brought the robot vacuum downstairs to map the basement… and that’s where the day took a turn.

What was supposed to be a quick setup became a full-on deep clean. The TV room got a refresh with furniture rearranged and things finally put away in the new hutch. Plants were shuffled, orchids soaked, and the rumpus room and girls’ rooms all got attention so the robot could actually do its job. I dusted everything as I went—definitely one of those “might as well just do it all” kind of days seeing the wind picked up.

very excited about this orchid I got to rebloom, I have never had 3 branches and so many flowers before!

S was home before 1 with groceries and Vietnamese lunch—perfect timing. After we ate, he helped me make Brittany’s bed, then settled in with the ball game… and promptly fell asleep.

While the robot recharged, I tackled the bathroom. It turned into a full deep clean—scrubbed cabinets (they were nearly empty anyway), washed rugs and the shower curtain… another solid spring cleaning win. Unfortunately, I also managed to knock a glass topper off a tall blue glass bottle, sending it crashing into the sink breaking off the tip. Now added to the list: glue repair. Ugh.

B popped by and headed out for a ride, but I opted out as the wind had picked up. Once the robot had enough charge, it finished up Shaina’s room (after I moved what felt like half the contents off the floor). While it worked, I grabbed the Dyson and did the stairs.

S woke from his nap and headed out before 4 to harrow the pit area where hay had built up, then back inside for hockey—no surprise there. I too ventured outside, water the planters, uncover the strawberries, and prune one last tree I’d missed. Between all the in-and-out of water, my bee sting from yesterday seemed worse—itchy and annoying.

By evening, I had the chair seat reassembled and staged for photos, then it was back to blog catch-up mode—finishing and publishing moving day then onto yesterday's town trip and writing todays.

Supper was leftovers, followed by a hot tub soak (after I rescued my wind-beaten dahlia planters—should’ve done that earlier in the day when the wind started). After a quick shower, I finished Imperfect Women then some Friends & Neighbours while S stuck with hockey. Eventually he gave up on the last game and joined me for a couple episodes of Shrinking before we called it a night.