The weather may not be ready
The skies are too darn grey
But my mind was ahead one month
To a nice and warmer day.
I had no place to go to
The truth is I didn’t want to be out
Instead I stayed inside
And moved my furniture about.
I got the vinegar water
And two clean rags in hand
I scrubbed down my blinds
As I listened to the bands.
The windows in my living room
Were full of winter grit
I cleaned them til they shined
With a little water and spit.
I only did one room today
After being sick I didn’t do more
I lit some cinnamon candles
And finishing this I will now sweep the floors.
Terry Shepherd
02/16/2013
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Exactly. Next week is my “scheduled” spring clean. I need to win the lottery so I can have a Butler named Jeeves do it though. Like the clean smell and look, but abhor the actual doing it. 😀
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I have a popcorn ceiling that I would love to have repainted, but have to find someone who can do it that is in my budget. also above my cupboards are shelves that I have piled with antiques. I need help with someone helping to hand me down the items. They can clean the shelves and I will clean the knick knacks. Getting older is not as cool as old people say it is. LOL
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Absolutely brilliant … Terry! How fun isn’t this .. great cleaning list.
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i actually enjoy cleaning. gives me great pleasure. am i weird or not??? LOL
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You come over here .. and clean and I cook. *smile
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sounds like a perfect set-up to me!!!!!
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popcorn ceiling painting is a nasty nasty mess! I got tired of mine scrapped them all and then painted nice flat ceilings so much easier to keep clean. It was hard work but the end wass worth it. I have beeenlaid up with this torn ligament for over amonth now surgery Monday afternoon and my house is filthy and no one to help. Can’t wait until I can clean the winter grit and grime out and throw open windows.
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how did you get rid of all the bumps on the ceiling?
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Oh Terry it is messy but I bought a dry wall trail from the hardware store and I covered EVERYTHING I couldn’t move out in plastic and even the doorways I coverd and taped with plastic then I got out my ladder and started in one corner and worked my way through. You have to be careful not to go deep or you will end up having to patch with drywall mud so go gently just enough to knock off the bumps. then vacuum the ceiling (and everything else) clean up real well then paint..good luck it is an undertaking!!!
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it sounds like a real nasty job and neck breaking
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yes but take your time and it is worth it. Unless you can hire it out or have a friend or two to help:)
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I talked to my son and he didn’t seem thrilled. LOL
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Way too ambitious…:)
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not me!! LOL. let’s blame it on the fact that I have been in bed too long from being sick, hehe
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You can come over and help me do mine now!
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you are so funny Julie. are you going to fly me out there?? LOL
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I like how you make cleaning sound fun! 🙂 I like to clean too . . .just never have as much time to devote to it as is needed! hugs!
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if i am fortunate enough to go to work part time i will have less time also, but i do enjoy cleaning, this is a sad fact. hehehe
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I can’t say I enjoy cleaning, but when I have to do it I sure do like the end result. Right now I’m still waiting for my kitchen cupboards and bathroom sink to be done, so everything from under the counters is still sitting on my dining room table, on the floor and down the hallway floor. I have no idea when they are coming. I thought it would have been done long ago. I can’t put the kitchen stuff back because when the maintenance guy came to measure he partially dismantled the shelf and bottom of the cupboard. Oh, well, I guess it’s a good excuse not to have to clean. 🙂
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I think you have waited more than enough time. maybe a reminder call?
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Problem is the maintenance guy has to wait for head office approval. When I washed my hair tonight (I do it kneeling down at the bathtub) the knob on the cold water tap fell off (again) and reminded me that the superintendent was supposed to get a new screw to fix it – a few weeks ago. That I will remind him of when I see him. The problem around here is that there is seldom anyone in the office. So you have to call an outside number and they get hold of the super then he gets hold of us. A long tedious procedure, but it is head office practice.
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what would happen if a dire emergency happened?
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That’s a different story. We do have an emergency number to call. I had to call that when my hot water pipe sprung a leak (the reason my kitchen cupboard now needs to be replaced under the counter). They called the assistant super who was on duty that night. When she determined she couldn’t fix the problem she called the plumber right away.
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that is good to know. I believe there are emergencies and then there are real emergencies. I just don’t want to see u suffer in any way
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A nice way to make cleaning sound fun (which it’s not in my mind!). 🙂
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i have always enjoyed cleaning. At one point in my life I used to clean other people’s houses
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🙂
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thank you Angel
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I see sunshine…and it makes me hungry for warmer weather…especially since the sun shows up my dust and dirt from winter laziness…
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i had to laugh at that too, as i see the same thing here
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