Thanks! When I finally went downstairs yesterday, I was kind of shocked to see how much I had done. I had forgotten to list it all! It was *really* nice to come downstairs to a cleaner place.

I did some more work in the bathroom yesterday, long neglected deep cleaning. A while ago I bought a $5 electric toothbrush for a home renovation project. I've used it a couple of times this week for cleaning tasks -- it's great.

Do you think you would stop hating people ringing your doorbell if your place were cleaner? I think my place will never be clean enough, even if it really is.

Angelique, I also hate it when people come in to do work and I feel like they are talking about me. Hopefully they see a lot of messy places and don't get phased by it anymore. I had one guy actually organize part of my basement when he came to do the furnace, which I thought was kind of funny.