In my last post, about National Novel Writing Month, I said I have no problem writing every day, or almost every day. My problem is the opposite. I can’t make myself quit writing long enough to do the house cleaning I should do. My friend Kasie suggested a better goal for us would be to have a National House Cleaning Month (NaHoCleMo) and Tricia said count her in, so—you guessed it—we’re doing it!
I’ve set my goal for 5,000 minutes of house cleaning for the month of November. If you’re a clean freak—or maybe just normal—you probably fainted at the idea that should have to be a goal. (I’ll bet you’re signed up for NaNoWriMo.) In any case, that’s a true goal for me. Feel free to set a goal that’s a challenge, but in line with your own situation. The point is to pry our fingers off these keyboards and get us clearing out the clutter and grime that in our non-fiction worlds. You know it nags you!
Through the month of November, you’ll see my little progress meter to the right, tracking my progress. To get your meter widget, just click here.
So, if you’re obsessed with writing to the point that your dust bunnies look more like dust hippos—join us!
NaHoCleMo rules:
Every minute of cleaning counts towards your goal of 5,000 for the month. In addition to the usual things like dusting, vacuuming, toilet and shower scrubbing, you may also count:
You may not include in total minutes:
If you’re in, let me know!
Linda Cassidy Lewis 
I missed this one. Does time spent having a garage sale count? I purged the cupboards in the laundry room, found some things I had forgotten we owned. sheesh. : )
I always get the cleanies this time of year, I want the whole house de-stashed before New Years Eve. No idea where I get that from. All the same, I cleaned out my clothes closet yesterday. Shame to get it all cleaned up only to bring in a tree. (don’t tell my kids I said that. ) : )
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I’d certainly count the time it took to gather everything for a sale because you’d be cleaning out closets, cupboards, the garage, etc. to do that. There won’t be as much cleaning to do to get ready this year, but I am having a hard time getting in the Christmas mood.
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