Well, I hate missing a Thursday Thirteen (I had a nice little streak going :roll:), but I just don’t have time to throw one together, much less visit anyone else. And I hate not being able to reciprocate, so I just decided to skip it this week. And next week as well, as we’ll be on vacation.
I have tons to do, lots of last minute vacation stuff. I have to make a list and start packing, as well as get all of our clothes washed today. We went last night and picked up a couple of new things (yeah!) for vacation. Mostly golf-related stuff for Tim, but I did get a new pair of jeans. Wishful thinking on my part, I think, that I will be able to wear jeans and not shorts!
We taped the results show of Dancing with the Stars and I was not surprised by the outcome. Totally forgot to tape Bones also, which is a good show. I’m looking forward to Survivor tonight! I hope our HD channel is going to broadcast it in HD, we love catching stuff on our new digital/HD line-up. I also have to get busy and make a list of shows to tape while we are gone. Lots of our favorites are going to be on while we’re off on vacation, and while we might get a chance to watch them, I don’t want to risk it! So, I want to try to tape as much as we can. On the list, the premiere of Amazing Race Sunday night, NCIS & The Unit next week, Dancing with the Stars, etc. We’ll also have to tape our football game on Sunday!
OK, since it went over well yesterday, we’ll try another Question of the Day:
Do you make an effort to clean up your house before you leave on vacation?
I do, it’s this weird obsessive thing I have. My husband always teases me that I’m cleaning up for the burglars. I think that mostly I just like everything to be as neat and orderly as possible when we get home. We’re usually tired from vacation, and have mountains of laundry to catch up on, as well as a bunch of other stuff that needs to be done when we get back. A dirty or messy house is not something I relish returning home to.
Leave me a comment and let me know if you share this pre-vacation cleaning syndrome! 🙂
Do I clean before we go on vacation? YES! It’s something my mom did and I guess it just came along with me too. If something was to happen and someone had to come into my house I don’t want them to see a messy house, plus it’s so nice getting back from vacation to a clean house!!
I didn’t play T13 today either. Couldn’t come up with a list I liked plus I really need to get some work done instead of blog hopping today 🙁 Off to work now !
I’m the same way and the kids always teased me about it…..I think it’s a girl thing. But if someone had to come in while I was gone I would rather it be cleaned up plus it is so much nicer to come home and not have to straighten up then. Because there is always laundry and unpacking!
I certainly do clean my house really well before we leave to go on a vacation, even if it’s just for a couple of days. It’s so nice to be able to come home and not have to worry about the dishes or the laundry or any of that other not-so-fun stuff!
I’m not sure that question applies to me, because I make an effort to clean up my house every day. I am an obsessive neat freak and I get depressed if things are dirty or cluttery, even on a daily basis. As you can probably imagine, I’m depressed about that a lot. 😉
Yes, believe it or not, we do this too !
I usually am scrambling to get the house clean before vacation because we have someone staying here iwth the pets. But I think I’d be cleaning anyways! I wouldn’t like to come home to a mess. At least the kitchen and bedroom, and the vacuum run.
Nice new colors on your template for fall!
Oh my goodness, I didn’t realize that Amazing Race was coming on already. Good thing you mentioned it or we might have missed it! Thanks!
Yes I do clean the house & make sure fresh linens are on all the beds. It makes coming home all that much nicer & sweeter. 🙂
I do like to straighten up before I leave for a long weekend or something. I know that when I get back I”ll have laundry to put up, “new” dirty clothes, and any extras I bring back, so I don’t want to deal with a mess that I could have fixed earlier. I agree that it’s a funny thing to do, but I think it’s a GOOD thing to do!
Enjoy your vacation, Stacy 🙂
We’re watching Dancing With The Stars, too, but just caught up with the first show and the elmimination show last night (Thursday). I was really glad that Sara Evans didn’t get eliminated. I want to see her again and hope she gets better over time. Mario was fantastic! Best of the bunch so far and sexy to boot 😉
And yep, I clean house too whenever we go somewhere – which is rarely – which means I rarely clean house lol
happy vacation! =)
I always try to leave a clean house, for the same reasons you mentioned.
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