So I did a thing.
Bolstered by your loving comments about my current state of schlump, I hauled my heiney out of the chair and decided to "clean the apartment".
If you've known me for any length of time, you know that my old standard for what constituted a properly kept house was the idea that a team of surgeons could, at any moment, enter said house and perform surgery on any surface without hesitation.
Even when Stewey was watering the drapes, I tried as best as I could to disinfect and swipe and scrub and brush, polish, and buff everything in my possession to within an inch of its proverbial life.
But now?
I came to the conclusion that if it's not dirty enough to kill me with some rare bacterium...it's good enough for now.
So instead of removing every item from every surface and dousing things in bleach and Lysol and any other crazy thing I fished out of the Targets...I grabbed a handful of paper towels, some Windex, and enough scrubbing bubbles to make it shine and smell nice, and I called it a day.
I pushed the vacuum around for a few minutes until I was tired, fluffed the bedding a bit, replaced the kitchen towels....and declared that I was officially tired, found my book and water, made a damn good cold brew, and returned to the chair.
You know what the funniest thing was at the end of the night as I settled in for sleep? I was as happy and satisfied with my seven minutes of half-a$$ed spiffing as I used to be after a two-day marathon.
So there.
Happy Weekend, Dearies! I, for one, am going to spend it stitching, reading, resting, and slurping. How about you?
That is about my speed, too! Who needs surgical clean? I read the funniest article once about cleaning. The female author had all kinds of cleaning hacks such as leaving the vacuum out so that anyone coming in would think she was just about to clean. She would blow the dust on the furniture around sometimes, etc. I loved her humor!
ReplyDeleteWhoo hoo! I believe you've experienced a "moment"..i.e. a nirvana breakthrough! Congrats! 👍👏👌🥳😻😘 xoxo m
ReplyDeleteYou cleaned! That's a win in my book : )
ReplyDeleteANY cleaning is good. No need to knock yourself out! I managed to get some laundry done & run the dishwasher, so I'm pretty pleased with myself. Now I'm playing with my stash, sorting & putting things in order. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteWell done, Coni! Enjoy your Sunday!
ReplyDeleteAll I ask of visitors is to *not* write the date in the dust. I may or may not be joking. Housecleaning (and weeding) would not be such an onerous task if it would stay done longer than it takes to do it. Well done on your calmer approach!
ReplyDeleteGlad you didn't overdo with the cleaning. I will be 80 in July ( can't believe it) decided many years ago I'd rather do the things I enjoy than run around with a mop and cleaning rag in my hand. My nine children are grown and I finally closed my salon 3 years ago. So hobbies are my main focus now and i have many! Enjoy your life and the things that bring you joy!
ReplyDeleteHousework is highly overrated, and life is toooo short to spend too much time cleaning. Good job, Coni. Clean enough, is definitely clean enough. Enjoy your book and your stitching.
ReplyDeleteDonna