I admit it, I'm a sucker for to do lists. The obsessive compulsive streak in me (a fairly small one, but a throwback to my childhood) is quenched by the placement of long, black checkmarks on each list item.

So, in honor of all that, here is my list of things to do today before we go out to dinner & have a couple of friends over:

• mop the kitchen floor
  
• vacuum the carpets
• vacuum the upstairs floors
• mop the upstairs floors
  
• sort the laundry
• empty the trashcans (+ litter)
• take the dirty dishes upstairs/load into dishwasher
• empty dishwasher
• clean the bathroom
  

Eh, that's probably enough.

Hmm, I think I'm acquiring a Canadian accent...