Last night was another night on the town, this time with 3 (different from usual) mothers from Keita's last BB team. It was a good night out as usual but that's got to be the last of over-drinking for a while!

Lately I've been getting lazier and lazier and really only doing the basics so today I decided to make a list of things I need to do daily and then another one for things to be done weekly. I always do everything on the lists anyway but just not often enough so hopefully it will give me the impetus to get moving and maybe lose a few pounds too (one way would be to cut down on the beer but since summer is just around the corner, that looks unlikely!) Wonder how long my good intentions are going to last....

Last week when I was having a coffee, there was an advert for a steam cleaner on TV and although I'm not usually tempted, this looked like it would be ideal for the staircases as well as inside the house. When it arrived a few days ago, I tried it out inside the house and it cleaned well but was only slightly less effort than the mop I usually use (it needs to be plugged it whereas the mop obviously doesn't!). This morning I decided to get started on my list and try it out on the staircases and there it was great - a lot less effort that having to scrub the floors and then mop up. It hasn't taken off all the dirt - we'll get the cleaners in one last time and then should be able to keep ahead of it from there. With all the students, the dogs and Keita trailing half the bb pitch home with him, the staircases start to get pretty grotty and that is one area where I need to do more than I've been doing. Right now, from the entrance hall right up to the 3rd floor looks good but I just couldn't face doing the final 2 lots of stairs and 2 landings - the'll have to wait until tomorrow.