My Cleaning Product Philosophy

First of all, I realize that I already posted today, but since I drank waaaaayyyy too much caffeine today, you get another one.

Now, onto the post......

I am attempting to clean my house today, but as usual I am sidetracked by several more important things....FaceBook (that's a whole other post!), the season finale of Privileged, and the Real Housewives of Orange County Confess.....as a result, all of the rooms I am attempting to clean are only half done (does that make me an optimist?).

As I am cleaning the bottom of the tub, I start to laugh, I am cleaning it with degreaser for the kitchen counters. Not because we are greezy people, but that is just the cleaner I happened to grab. Yup, that's how I roll, glass cleaner to scrub the toilets, degreaser in the tub, soap scum remover on my kitchen appliances, whatever I grab first is what I use to clean everything. I figure that as long as it looks good when I am done, what does it matter what I clean it with?

I guess the point I am trying to make, (and here is where I think the fumes have gotten to me, yet another reason not to clean too often), we may all have different ways of reaching a conclusion, but as long as the end result is positive, does it really matter how we got there?

It seems lately, in these tough times, that we are all so busy bickering about how to solve the problems of the world, we forget that, in the end we all want basically the same thing. We want our troops to come home, our house prices to recover, gas to go down, banks to be held accountable for the messes they have made, the best education for our kids, our soil to be safe from terrorism, the perfect pair of jeans that make our butt look great (is that just me?).

So, next time you are arguing with your friend over whether or not Obama is making problems better or worse, remember, just because you wouldn't use degreaser in the bathtub, doesn't mean it won't do the job. Strive to be a little more open minded to possibility and try to remember that we (mostly) agree on what we want to achieve, though our methods for reaching those goals may be vastly different, and all we are arguing is semantics.

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My poor kitchen

Thank goodness my kitchen has two doors that shut! Otherwise, I would have to constantly look at the mess in there and feel guilty that I have been too lazy to clean it. But, I simply shut the door, and I no longer feel bad about taking a much wanted siesta on the couch while my little one is sleeping.

It is not that I don't want to be the type of person whose kitchen seems to always have a just scrubbed gleam about it, it's just that my nature won't permit it. I have tried and tried to change - and I'll do good for a few days. Once, I think, I went a whole week where I kept it clean all the time, but it didn't last.

And I really do want to be one of those people who can keep their kitchen clean all the time - if I was, my husband and I would never fight! Never. My housekeeping is the only thing that we ever argue about - and it is not really an argument because I agree with him (I just do it in a way that lets me yell back).

You know it is bad when you unload the dishwasher, reload it, and still have two sides of your sink full of dishes, and no spoons clean.

Oh well, I guess that I will just have to keep trying to do better.....by the way, does anyone know what that smell is?

Is it true - am I now a (gasp) BLOGGER?!?

I have a confession to make: I make fun of everyone I know who blogs. Everyone. I guess I have never understood what compels a person to put their whole life out there for others to read, what makes them think that anyone else even cares? Then I realized - I read about 10 different blogs on a regular to semi-regular basis, and I truly care what the person is writing about! Shocking, I know!

If it wasn't for blogging, I would not know about the daily happenings in my sister's life or the lives of her 6 girls (when I figure out how, I will get a link to her site - it is fantastic). Yes, she has 6 girls, ranging in age from 15 months to 15 years. I call quite often, in fact, I think I speak to my sister at least once a day, but I still do not know about all of the little things that go on in their day to day lives, like girl scouts and school. Her blog actually makes me feel closer to her and the girls. As a bonus, she is so funny, that I know I can count on her for a good laugh almost everyday.

Then, there is my friend, Melissa. We were the best of friends in 4th and 5th grade and practically inseparable. We even had nice little nicknames for each other - I was "Stinky" and she was "Dogbreath." I haven't seen her since about 1989 or 1990, and we lost touch soon after that. I found her on Facebook (I'm addict, not yet ready to seek help!) and she recently started a blog. I love reading it because even though we are all grown up, I can still hear her voice in my head and see glimpses of that kid I knew in her posts. And, our boys are exactly one week apart in age - how cool is that?

So, I decided to start blogging. I am not looking for some crazy cult following, just a way for friends and family to keep on top of all those little things that I might not get to share with them on a daily basis.