And do you know what they are used for? (Keep it clean, folks!)
That's right: they are knee pads, used to protect your knees when you are scrubbing floors, which is what I did today.
It's a glamorous, high-society life here, I tell you!
But I love the feeling -- and the smell -- of a clean house...and I have one, today. It's so rewarding in and of itself...and tomorrow, I have a massage therapy appointment. A really perfect reward, in addition to the satisfaction of a job well done for my family.
One of my grandmothers would be very shocked indeed, and the other one would be thrilled.
By the way, purchasing these was a riot...I refused to take them through the checkout line. Yep, Gregg did it for me.
You might think I'm sick, but I'm jealous. I think all the time about REALLY cleaning, the kind where you're on your hands and knees.And I'm curious about the rest -- what sort of utensil, what sort of cleaner? Did you really do the whole house?
ReplyDeleteI hate cleaning, especially vacuuming. I am very lazy about it ( and employ a cleaner as part of my avoidance strategy!!).
ReplyDeleteStill, I am impressed by your knee pads. What a good idea.
Enjoy the massage therapy- sounds grand.
My email is jo@lakelandpeopledevelopment.co.uk
and we fly on May 22nd- can't wait.
I need some of those too. I end up using my gardening knee cushion. Hey-I cleaned my floors yesterday too!!! So funny, and the husband actually noticed yesterday. Usually my hard work goes unnoticed. :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your massage therapy!!!
Every now and then I get down there and do the floors. We have tile, so one day I got down there with the Magic Eraser and scrubbed the grout all over the kitchen, laundry room and dining area. I couldn't wave for a few days after that. (a-hem) So enjoy your massage... you deserve it. And probably need it! : )
ReplyDeleteAnytime you feel like packing up those knee pads and heading over to ChiTown, let me know. Our place could use a proper scrubbing from top to bottom :(
ReplyDeleteI used to have help in this department, every other week. I thought our house was too large for me to clean it by myself, and I didn't enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI found out about www.FlyLady.net, and decided that I could do it myself, and save money; it's been very satisfying. It's kind of like the nuns & monks used to say: work & pray. It's grounding, and it has made me appreciate my house in a new way.
I often use a sponge mop, but if I want to really scrub the hard floors, I use a stiff brush in a pail of hot water & liquid antibacterial (I know, Suz!) cleaner. I'll scrub a section, and then go over it with a rag. And yes, I do the whole house, but it's not all scrubbing. There is vacuuming, swiffering, etc. It takes most of a day to do it all.
AHH! I love a clean house. Unfortunately, mine isn't clean as much as I wish. Sometimes when I work REALLY hard and clean with all my might, I pretend to be a "visitor" to my house and walk through the front door to see how my hard work paid off.....and then the dogs walk in right behind me and mess it up.
ReplyDeleteI need to check out the flylady.
HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN. How did I miss this post?????!!!! I love to clean, but you and Suz take the CAKE in that department. I'm going to have to rev it up a notch (or five) to catch up with you two! Oh, and like Suz, I use my gardening pad as well. Ha!
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