Scrubbing my troubles away
I got yelled at last month about my house being dirty. Cluttered, maybe a little bit, but dirty? Hardly.
I also understand the standard of clean it was being compared to and as I looked around last week, I realized that the joint needed some spring cleaning.
I have a lot on my mind this weekend and cleaning the house has been something to take my mind off of things. So, I spent some time today on oiling the woodwork and scrubbing my bathroom. I dumped a whole can of scrubbing bubbles on the shower and it looks pretty good.
I have a gadget for cleaning. I bought it for the wife but she hated it. I love the thing. It's called a scumbuster and as I looked in the shower, there was a bit of scum to be busted. Not anymore. I scrubbed that thing today. Hard.
I also cleaned out the china cabinet and oiled the wood. I've learned that polishing ain't enough. I'm to oil the things. I still have to oil the walls. I have wood walls in part of the house and they're now dusted. They need oiled. I'll get there over the weekend sometime.
I have some stuff called krud-kutter, too. I have some krud that needs to be cut. They don't make powdered spic and span anymore (at least I can't find it anyplace). That's what my mom used to use to wash walls. That stuff used to clean through anything. I noticed the other day that the kitchen stuff that nobody but me can reach hasn't been cleaned in a while. That's where the krud kutter comes in, just to cut through the grease. I can't believe I've not taken care of this. The kitchen is a Monday project, though.
We keep things pretty clean around here. But there's always deep cleaning to be done, hence the term spring cleaning. It's not spring but I feel pretty good about things today. I think it's because I've been a little busy and not dwelling on things. I saw a little thingie on my Facebook page that said to get off the emotional rollercoaster and live with a purpose. I thought cleaning up things around the house was a good place to start. I just have this motivation to clean up the place. I don't know why, but I know it feels pretty good to get the place cleaned up.
That urge started last week before it snowed. I got the yard picked up a little. It's gonna need a little more but better weather will be here in two short months and that will happen. If I wind up staying here I'm going to plant the biggest garden I ever have since living here. There's lots of room and there's no reason not to plant the thing with enough to share. I have a feeling that weeding the garden this year will be a labor of love. I'm really starting to take the mindset that everything I do, I'm doing for God's glory and it's starting to show in how much more attention to detail I'm seeing. I'm really starting to notice the little things I've overlooked.
It's those little things, the dust on top of the baseboards, the cobweb hanging on the curtain rod, or the unnoticed cobwebs on the brick wall in the family room that kind of led me to believe that maybe my little(?) house wasn't as clean as I thought it was. I also gotta remember that the tall stuff in the house is my responsibility.
Miss June is kinda just staying out of my way, today and letting me go. She is though, at my request, making split pea soup for supper tonight. We're having one of my favorite sandwiches for dinner, too. We're going to have ham sandwiches too. You take mayo and slather it over sourdough bread, add some shaved cooked ham, chopped anaheim chilies, and provolone cheese, butter the outside of the bread, and then toast them in the oven. YUM!
It smells clean, like lemons (from the lemon oil on the woodwork) and like soup up in here!
Surprisingly, while cleaning, I'm also finding that the clutter and the things that are heavy on my heart and mind are getting cleaned up too. No solutions to my problems today, but an unbelievable feeling of peace today. I haven't had this peace in quite some time.
Well, break time will be over as soon as the football game is over. What a game!
I also understand the standard of clean it was being compared to and as I looked around last week, I realized that the joint needed some spring cleaning.
I have a lot on my mind this weekend and cleaning the house has been something to take my mind off of things. So, I spent some time today on oiling the woodwork and scrubbing my bathroom. I dumped a whole can of scrubbing bubbles on the shower and it looks pretty good.
I have a gadget for cleaning. I bought it for the wife but she hated it. I love the thing. It's called a scumbuster and as I looked in the shower, there was a bit of scum to be busted. Not anymore. I scrubbed that thing today. Hard.
I also cleaned out the china cabinet and oiled the wood. I've learned that polishing ain't enough. I'm to oil the things. I still have to oil the walls. I have wood walls in part of the house and they're now dusted. They need oiled. I'll get there over the weekend sometime.
I have some stuff called krud-kutter, too. I have some krud that needs to be cut. They don't make powdered spic and span anymore (at least I can't find it anyplace). That's what my mom used to use to wash walls. That stuff used to clean through anything. I noticed the other day that the kitchen stuff that nobody but me can reach hasn't been cleaned in a while. That's where the krud kutter comes in, just to cut through the grease. I can't believe I've not taken care of this. The kitchen is a Monday project, though.
We keep things pretty clean around here. But there's always deep cleaning to be done, hence the term spring cleaning. It's not spring but I feel pretty good about things today. I think it's because I've been a little busy and not dwelling on things. I saw a little thingie on my Facebook page that said to get off the emotional rollercoaster and live with a purpose. I thought cleaning up things around the house was a good place to start. I just have this motivation to clean up the place. I don't know why, but I know it feels pretty good to get the place cleaned up.
That urge started last week before it snowed. I got the yard picked up a little. It's gonna need a little more but better weather will be here in two short months and that will happen. If I wind up staying here I'm going to plant the biggest garden I ever have since living here. There's lots of room and there's no reason not to plant the thing with enough to share. I have a feeling that weeding the garden this year will be a labor of love. I'm really starting to take the mindset that everything I do, I'm doing for God's glory and it's starting to show in how much more attention to detail I'm seeing. I'm really starting to notice the little things I've overlooked.
It's those little things, the dust on top of the baseboards, the cobweb hanging on the curtain rod, or the unnoticed cobwebs on the brick wall in the family room that kind of led me to believe that maybe my little(?) house wasn't as clean as I thought it was. I also gotta remember that the tall stuff in the house is my responsibility.
Miss June is kinda just staying out of my way, today and letting me go. She is though, at my request, making split pea soup for supper tonight. We're having one of my favorite sandwiches for dinner, too. We're going to have ham sandwiches too. You take mayo and slather it over sourdough bread, add some shaved cooked ham, chopped anaheim chilies, and provolone cheese, butter the outside of the bread, and then toast them in the oven. YUM!
It smells clean, like lemons (from the lemon oil on the woodwork) and like soup up in here!
Surprisingly, while cleaning, I'm also finding that the clutter and the things that are heavy on my heart and mind are getting cleaned up too. No solutions to my problems today, but an unbelievable feeling of peace today. I haven't had this peace in quite some time.
Well, break time will be over as soon as the football game is over. What a game!
That sandwhich sounds amazing and I haven't made the soup since we talked about it. SOON!
ReplyDeleteI will have to try them together :)
I have not made the soup since we talked about it, so I will have to make your sandwich and the soup and try it! It is amzing how much cleaning you can get done when you put your mind to it and what it can take off your mind. :)
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