not me! monday

(alternately titled you guys better thank me for posting these pictures because it will make you all look like wonderful housekeepers!)

welcome to not me! monday! this blog carnival was created by mckmama. you can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.



well... first of all, it has NOT been a week since i last blogged.

last week was NOT crazy busy and i did NOT spend every available moment preparing for a garage sale. (which was this past friday and saturday.)

i did NOT totally neglect my kids, my husband, and my house whilst preparing. and the majority of my meals last week did NOT come from various drive thrus.

and now that the craziness is over with, i am NOT sitting here blogging while my living room does NOT look like this:








and my kitchen is absolutely NOT the one pictured here:





and these pictures were NOT taken after i had cleaned a little. phew! and i thought this was bad! i am NOT gonna go clean now!

what did you NOT do this past week?!

where's waldo?

tonight my mom (happy mother's day, mom!) sent me a picture of her kitchen.

i was quite appalled by the *huge* stack of dishes beside her sink. i couldn't believe that she would send me a picture with such a messy counter.

so i though you all should see what *real* housekeeping looks like!

please feel free to click on the picture to zoom in.

yes, that is a carnation in a pink plastic drinking cup on the table. along with my headlight (i was checking sam's ears last night. lol), and two kinds of shredded wheat, smencils, vacuum sealer bags, towels, whey protein, a purse, fruit bowl, and a bat weight (the red donut thing). oh, and a dirty kleenex.

hey... this could be like an i spy game or where's waldo!

let's move on to the counter(s). i spy with my little eye........ a paintbrush! clorox wipes. mrs dash seasoning. ice cube bucket/container. green-lidded freezer jars. sunscreen. rolling pin. a big container of fiber powder. a wok. my water bottle. recipe box. honey nut cheerios. cupcake pan. my sunglasses. cds. a clear storage container with a white lid.

and last but not least.... the dryer. i think everyone should have a turkey roaster pan (that's been sitting there since thanksgiving) on their dryer with a cardboard box sitting on top of it. in said box there should definitely be lucky charms. an easter dress. a bra. nature's grains cereal. a bib. chocolate teddy grahams. also on top of the dryer, the latest decorating trends are to have a roll of electrical tape and a package of new socks, not to mention the basket of cleaning supplies, which actually does belong there!

MEGA MEGA bonus points for anyone who can find the upside down air freshener. it looks like this, only upside down.


so... who's up for the living room next week? i'm going to take a picture right now!