SERVING UP WARM FUZZIES
Preparing for the holidays usually calls for a massive overhaul of our home. The major cleaning begins around the end of October and we hope to finish at least an hour before guest arrive Christmas Eve! It really is a long process, especially with my kids, I have to constantly follow behind making sure there isn't dirty socks shoved in sofa, perhaps a sucker stick wedged in between the t.v. remote and chair or a plate left under bed now growing hair.
I have to painstakingly go over every crevice and corner repeatedly to ensure my children's belongings, and evidence of eating experiences aren't buried, shoved, or stuck to something. If it smells like something has died, then chances are it has....buried underneath my children's laundry! Which is why I won't own pets that can't fly, swim, climb, or jump to their freedom.
I ran across this blurb I wrote a few years ago about the process. I had the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas running through my mind as I was merrily (ha) going about my business of banishing all toxic waste from our house!
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| Cleaning with kids in the house...is like brushing your teeth while eating an Oreo! |
-December ????
I have been cleaning since I dropped the kids off at school this morning, de-cluttering, de-junking, and getting rid of anything and everything that resembled a waste by-product...in the process I found:
11 PILES OF LAUNDRY,
10 LOADS WERE TOWELS,
9 LEGOS LAYING,
8 MARKED UP WALLS ,
7 STRAINS OF SMELL,
6 TIMES I GAGGED,
5 GROSSED OUT CLOSETS,
4 TIMES CALLING JESUS,
3 OLD FRENCH FRIES,
2 FUZZY PLATES,
AND A PARTIAL EATEN SANDWICH FROM WHEN THE KIDS WERE TWO!
If you find yourself stressed over your mess, humor yourself by singing this jingle.
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| Brenda Graff Founder of Food For Soul Magazine |
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