It's true that I was offended by the condition of our kitchen floor this morning. So much so, that when Kevin drove Jacqueline to school and Bailey & Chloe tagged along for the ride, I chose vacuuming the floor over a relaxing shower. It was that bad.
So I went off to drag out my steam cleaner. I bought it years ago when I realized that when I cleaned with chlorox cleaners, scrubbing bubbles, etc., I would be a miserable, red-eyed, sneezing, disaster for hours afterwards. This morning I used that steamer + myriad attachments to do the kitchen floor. Amazingly dirty. Then I blasted the counters, the microwave, the push-button stove control panel, the trash can... I had to pause on the clean-crusade to take Bailey to the library program.
My steamer was sitting there waiting for me on our return. That's when it got really scary. I blasted the crazy curtain rods and when I say dust-bunnies, I mean more like dust-cows, came flying off. OMG. My cleaning-fire was now reignited. You know I am not a clean freak - clearly not if there are dust-cows on the drapes and hardware. I swept the stairs, the hallway, the dining room, where apparently there was an attempt to create an indoor beach with all the sand from the streets. Now I need to sweep up the dust-cows, and re-fill the steamer. I haven't even begun to de-crud the bathrooms.
Meanwhile, it's kind of warm, so the windows are cracked to let in some clean, fresh air. Am I actually doing that spring-cleaning? Wow. Things really have changed.
1 comment:
jenn --
[clearing throat with teasing smile firmly in place]
the burning, proverbial $64,000.00 questions IS:
did you wear a dress, pearls, AND high heels alà june cleaver or donna reed or margaret anderson [jane wyatt in father knows best] while blasting the dust-cows, hmmm?
naturally, you, as is your wont, would make spring cleaning a hilarious "read."
and typing of reading, i happened across this article that espouses the use of natural ingredients like lemon, vinegar, etc. vs. the harmful chemicals with potential side effects we have become so accustomed to during our lives: spring cleaning with olive oil: nature’s liquid gold - what i liked the very best was the sub header entitled:
'heal your home room by room.'
and, in closing, your flight arrives when to lend me a hand? [laughing]
just my 2 cents, you champion of the steamer!
love,
cherie
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