Cleaning frenzy again

[wiseheart]

And this time I was the crazy one. I needed to clean the raised toilet ring because it needs to be de-scaled regularly. So I took it off and saw that the actual toilet beneath it needed de-scaling, too. Since I had to scrub the toilet ring in the bath-tube, I had to scrub that thoroughly as well. And since I was there already, I scrubbed the sink and a good deal of the tiles, too. By the time our cleaning lady arrived I was practically breathless - and I couldn't blame anyone but my crazy self. *g*

Consequently, no cooking and no crafting was done today. Putting things back to their place took another hour or so, and after that it was leftovers and vegetating in front of the telly. Cleaning always has this effect on me. ;)

In any case, another (ex-)colleague realized I had birthday and gave me a call. It lasted a good 40 minutes, and we laughed a lot and talked about old times and kiddies we had both taught. Some of those kiddies have families on their own by now - it shows that we are getting old, even though we try to hide it.

As I said, no crafting today, but I've finally hunted down some promising templates for the counting page that is supposed to consist of 12 Christmassy cupcakes. Of course, for 12 cupcakes to fit onto the same page, they need to be really small, so I might not be able to use my nice and easy, ready-made felt numbers but will have to create much smaller ones myself. Gah, and I thought this would be an easy pattern! But what must be done must be done, there is no way around it.

Comments

[beauty-forashes.livejournal.com]

I go on crazy cleaning binges like that too sometimes. But it does feel good to get things done. :)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

If only the results would be more lasting!

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I, too, tend to cleaning sprees. And I had quite a lot of students, whose parents had been my students also!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That's getting old for you... for both of us, actually. ;)

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Wow, you went nuts.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It happens...

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Do you usually clean before your cleaning lady arrives? That's hilarious, but I know you're not the only one who does it!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Not usually, no. But I'm a bit particular about the loo, and don't want anyone else to do it because the only person I trust with it is — me.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I understand you completely. There are some areas of my house that I'd be ashamed for a cleaning lady to see!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We have a cleaning lady for a couple of hours a week — I told her, when I retired, that I considered her my luxury treat! And I am glad to know I am not the only person who makes sure the toilet is clean before she gets here!

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

Wish I had a cleaning lady!

However — Last week, I bought a robot vacuum cleaner. I had one before, a refurbished Roomba, back when they first came out. But, I had to baby it so much, that it was not worth the money spent. Twenty some odd years later: The robot vacuum I bought last week was new and for a robot vacuum, cheap! So, I figured it would not work very well. Was I surprised! While it won't pick up nuts and bolts, it does pick up a good amount of dust and debris, and for a maintenance vacuum, works great. I let it run everyday and my floors stay relatively clean. Then I vacuum with the main vacuum on the weekend. So nice to sit and relax while it runs around the house. Best thing, is it is very quiet, does not talk.