Last weekend I was chatting with some friends and somehow mentioned an old blog post I had written. I was describing how it was around Thanksgiving and I was busy preparing the “fake house” (if you don’t know what this then may I say, “Hello Martha Stewart I cannot believe you are reading MY blog!).
Anyway since describing an old post is hard I told them I would upload it. Now it may seem different than some of my posts on this site so please forgive me…I was drunk when I wrote it 😉
And here for your reading pleasure is a blog from the past…..
Mr Clean Mr Clean
I am taking a small break from getting everything ready for our Thanksgiving Day Dinner and thought I would blog a bit.
Every year since we got married Scott and I host Thanksgiving Day Dinner. It’s worked out great-well for us anyway because we don’t have to drive and I can cook in my PJ’s. It also works out well because, being a natural born procrastinator I usually end up doing my spring cleaning this week. It makes much more sense to me anyway because when you think about it-you spend all winter indoors so the house should be cleaned then-not at the end when you’ll spend the next 6 months tracking in mulch and snails.
So I have been picking a little at a time at some projects that have spent a year on my To-Do List. Well, actually they just got on my to-do list because like I said I procrastinate but I’ve been thinking about them for the whole year.
There is something really nice though about preparing a home for a family or friend gathering. You go around and put up little decorations and you dust picture frames all the while imaging the event when the house will be filled with happy chatter, good (hopefully) food and with any luck happy memories.
As I was cleaning my kitchen before, my mind started to wander as it normally does and I couldn’t help but think to myself, “What the hell is in this Mr Clean Magic Eraser?” I mean my GOD this thing cleans everything and I mean everything! I can’t even begin to imagine the horrible conditions we will one day have as a result of using this sinful cleaning tool. I figure we’ll learn at some point that it causes you to grow a third arm or maybe a third eye.
If you haven’t used this or if haven’t heard about this product that I am convinced has been given to us from Satan himself and you sell your soul the minute you wet that pretty little white sponge-I will tell you what it does.
It looks like, you guessed it, an eraser and it’s white and all you have to do is wet it and then start cleaning. Got a smudge on the wall? It cleaned it. How about greese stuck on the back of your cook top-GONE! Did someone tar and feather your dining room wall in a drunken haze? Not to worry-all gone!
The part that freaks me out the most is that it starts to dissapear as you use it-but nothing is left behind-I really just don’t get it!! I have yet to find something this thing won’t clean-we even used it on the hub caps on my car and they got clean!
Well, I guess I should get back to my cleaning. Forgive me father……
Michele, this is a good one. I had to laugh because I do dust the picture frames but now I can't because after reading this I'll be too self conscious! Great piece of writing. Thanks for sharing. Again, our thought processes are so linked. Check out this blog: http://www.latartinegourmande.com. Recipes, writing and beauty for an inspired life. She has a little girl too. Happy Tgiving. I am looking forward to it. Will keep you posted. Hi Pat! Enjoy!
LOL Andrea thanks for the comment I will check out that blog thank you!
I am also looking forward to Thanksgiving-hope your day is beautiful!