it's time for spring cleaning, and mama ain't happy

Yes, I have been informed that, this weekend, we will be conducting a thorough and painstaking spring cleaning.

It's not that I mind cleaning, it' s just I prefer the kind of cleaning that I can do while sitting down and watching TV.

Like, for instance, folding clothes. I can fold clothes all day long. Give me a humungous pile of clothes - I don't care how big it is - and I'll happily fold and fold until everything is neat and pretty.

The problem comes when I'm done folding clothes, and now I have a humongous pile of neatly folded clothes sitting in the center of my living room floor. These clothes will stay there for days. When I need clean clothes, I'll dig through the pile until I find what I need, and by the end of the week, I now have a humongous pile of unfolded, not-neat but still clean (except for the cat hair they collect when the cat sleeps on them at night) clothes scattered about the living room floor.

Because I hate putting clothes in drawers and closets. I can't sit down and watch TV while I'm doing that, so therefore, it generally doesn't get done.

Other cleaning-related things I can't do while sitting down and watching TV include: washing dishes, making beds, cleaning toilets, mopping floors and vacuuming. Therefore, I don't think I should be called upon to complete any of those tasks this weekend.

Cleaning-related things I can do while sitting down and watching TV: Polishing silver. (do we have any silver?) Sewing. (surely something around here needs some buttons sewn on, right?) Shining shoes. (it's important to have shiny shoes.) Giving myself a pedicure. (that's sort of a cleaning task, don't you think?)

Oh, and folding clothes, of course.

So, I think those are the things I should be expected to accomplish this weekend. I shall let you all know how this proposal is greeted by my husband. I think he'll take it rather well.

Comments

[Sam]

More power to ya sister!

I'm the same way...exactly. It's utter CHAOS at my house...just chaos.

I'm not sure if it's the act of watching tv or just being able to sit down. Whatever it is, it's da bomb!

[Jan]

I hate cleaning as well. AND folding laundry! lol