Cold Medicine + Cleaning fumes= Trippy Spring Cleaning Illness

If I start my day with Dayquil…

Continue my day by snorting cleaning chemicals…..

and finish my day with Nyquil……

Does that mean I have a problem?

Or, could I simply be a Mom with a virus, in the middle of spring cleaning??????

My typical day-over the course of this weekend:

1) Take my drugs.

2) Feed people.

3) Clean up the mess.

4) Sit on the couch.

5) Wait for drugs to work.

Once the drugs go into effect:

1) Clean something I just cleaned, yesterday.

2) Clean something new, that will need cleaning again, tomorrow.

3) Throw in a load of laundry.

4) Collapse on couch and watch clock until I can take drugs again….

5) Fold laundry. Place in basket. Don’t put it away. I’m sure this is because I desperately need a visual reminder of today’s housekeeping progress, NOT because I soooooo hate putting laundry away;)

Things I heard today:

“Mom I’m done with my tub…. I’m all Pringley” (As I can’t remember whether this child has ever seen a PRUNE.. Pringley as opposed to pruney could be a more apt description…..)

“I wish I had a reset button” (To which I replied: “Me too, Noah, Me too” )

Evidence of trippy spring cleaning:

Dryer lint is bothering me.

It creates a flammable, mystery coating over everything in my laundry room. I need to put a garbage can closer to the washer so I don’t “float” it across the room anymore… (Although, making a basket with dryer lint from 6 feet away is sometimes way up there on my list of daily accomplishments. )

For about 3 seconds, I wondered if there could be some valuable re-purposing of dryer lint. Apparently, I’m not the first to wonder about….making paper… or spinning with lint….. Don’t call my next of kin to have me admitted… I got over it.

However- I have managed to fry the rubber backing, on every throw rug in the house. Just a PSA to remember to ajust dryer temperature between towels and throw rugs. FYI- It turns into lovely crumbles- resembling beige bacon bits, when tossed about the salad-like mess of my laundry room. (Can you tell today was clean the laundry room day?)

Today’s shocking experience:

Vacuuming the cold air returns. I suppose I don’t pay attention to them… but, OH MY WORD! DISGUSTING! They have been functioning as special dust-scented room fresheners, I’m sure.

Can you tell I’m avoiding cleaning the big bath-tub??????????

I think I’ll take a nap.

Knitting content:

Well- as cold medicine and following a pattern are not a great blend- not much! Still on the sleeves of my pink CPH.

Dear Lord- please help me balance getting rest and getting the spring cleaning done… and mostly- Lord- please help me with my attitude… I want to serve with gladness… not with crankiness- amen.

 

Second Hand Stupid

It’s always the quiet ones—- and often- at our house at least— it’s ALWAYS at dinner, when they pop off with a good one;)

I am forever surprised by both the wisdom and hilarity that flows from my kids mouths— (ummm sometimes I’m shocked- too-I’m wondering when they will outgrow their affections for potty humor but, that’s besides the point)

Anyways—

While discussing “political correctness” other sundry issues of current culture- both pro and con- we talked about how nice it is to be able to go out to dinner without having asthmatic reactions to second hand smoke. We’re relieved that many places are now “smoke free.

At that point, Matt- the middle son- said
“Too bad they can’t do something about second hand stupid— it affects a lot of people at school”

ie: you hang with stupid people and they make you stupid.

Hmmmm… I wonder if we could get legislation passed on that?????????

(although- I suppose I could find myself on the wrong side of the law on that one- ocassionally!)