Thursdays are my favorite day of the week, because that is the day my little friend R comes to my house and cleans it from top to bottom.  For my birthday last summer, Brad arranged for someone to come once a week and clean my house.  Best. Gift. Ever.  We used to have Annalie come, but she went home to the Philippines in December, so now her friend R comes.

 R is beyond delightful.  She's just a tiny little thing (she's not bending down - she really is as tall as Adam), and she whizzes around my house like a whirling dervish, scrubbing and vacuuming and dusting for all she's worth.  Every once in a while she will pause long enough to chit-chat for a minute and give me a hug.  By the time she leaves, I am in the best mood.  

And my house is clean, too.