Re: Re:housecleaning

I have a sign in my den that says "This place was clean yesterday. Sorry you
missed it." I no longer worry what people think. If the dust bothers them, I
hand them a dust rag.

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Re:housecleaning


> I am a conflicted housekeeper. I like things relatively neat and clean,
> but darn it, if I cleaned a mirror (a counter, a floor)it should stay
> clean! Why must I keep doing these things over and over? Because I'm a
> slob.
>
>
> I like things uncluttered and where they're supposed to be, but that
> means I have to put things away. I don't always manage to do that; don't
> always have time. So things get messy and when I can't take it anymore I
> fly through the house like Taz scooping things up and putting them away.
>
>
> I know if I didn't live alone, things would be neater, but since it's
> just me, it gets cleaned when it bothers me, not when I worry about it
> embarassing me. Well, then, too, but it doesn't come up often.
>
>
> Kitty
> > Donna - I wasn't kidding when I said I was leaving all the cobwebs up
> > until Halloween. They're in every room in the house. I know it's time to
> > vacuum when Sugar stops laying on the floor and sits up on the furniture
> > and looks at me like "yo Miss Thang - is the vacuum cleaner busted or
> > what?". Dusting? Ha, about the time I can plant petunias on the
> > furniture, I dust. Like Pat says - the only time I really go all out on
> > the house is when Jesse comes to vist. Nuff said about my cleaning??
> >
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date:  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:12:09 -0500
> >
> > >Curious how many of us are lax in the cleaning department during the
gardening
> > season?
> > >
> > >Personally find myself running and attempting to be outdoors in our
> > >short season. Housework, other than some thing, are on hold till fall
> > >here. Currently my house is a disaster and now that the weather will be
> > >getting cold, a good cleaning is in order.
> > >
> > >
> > >The weather has been great, but last night it started raining, now
> > >windy, and colder by the minute.... not going to fight the frost if it
> > >does get that low anymore... time for getting ready for winter here...
> > >
> > >
> > >Donna
> > >
> > >
> > >> Dusting has never been a big issue here!
> > >
> > >> Kitty
> > >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX/zone 8A
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