Blog on the Lillypad
Saturday, September 06, 2003
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Eating Happily and Cleaning Yesterday's fast was difficult, and I ended it with four turkey tacos. I have learned that if I fast, I must fast. Chewing gum makes it far more difficult. Anyway, today I woke up with a bit of a headache. Didn't know if that was blood sugar woes or plain old sinus trouble. I did my grocery shopping early and then came home and tackled my vast kitchen floor. Wth my bad back, there is no such thing as cleaning the house on a Saturday morning like I used to do. And it's easier on my back to get down on hands and knees to clean than it is to use a mop or a vacuum cleaner, though I will use the vacuum for brief stints. The broom is tall enough to be usable. I have to slow down my schedule though. At most I can do the bathroom and one other room on a single day. So I swept the kitchen several times, then finally vacuumed. Then I filled the bucket with all natural, biodegradable, etc., cleaning fluid from Whole Foods, mixed with water, and got down on hands and knees and washed the floor. I had to take a couple breaks. For lunch I had two more turkey tacos and a Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale. Boy was that good! |
Then I started the bathroom. I had to rest after doing the tub because of all the twisting I do. The floor is left to wash (on hands and knees), but it's only about a tenth of the size of the kitchen floor. I already swept it. It's after four o'clock on Saturday, so after I do the bathroom floor and empty all the trash containers, that will be the end of cleaning. But two rooms are better than nothing!
