Feb 01
I’m a good little housekeeper, which is why I’m not too ashamed of my dust bunnies, because I know mine aren’t as bad as some. Today while Chibby napped, I opted to clean behind and underneath the couch.
Sunday I’ll be serving tasty treats and wouldn’t want anyone to lose their appetite if they catch a glimpse of the filthiness that lurks behind. It’s only been two months since I did this last but I thought I’d take you along. Here’s the list of the finds which will no doubt shock, amaze, and horrify you!
- a pine cone
- a football
- the missing shoe
- half of a baby Einstein board book
- ear cover thingy for the digital thermometer
- an antler headband
- 22 fruit snack wrappers
- several dust-bunnies large enough to scare a grown man
- 1 empty box of animal crackers
- Christmas throw
- a dirty diaper (just pee)
- 2 Little People
and 1 Little People dog (to whom i have apologized profusely for the living conditions during their incarceration)
- a quarter
- wash rag
- and old sippy containing what was once juice
- rubber ducky from the bathroom
- 3 power cords
- enough plastic groceries to fill a shopping basket
- and a sticky substance which began to stink and moan “oh what a world…what a world…” when sprayed with cleaner
The list was enough to make me wash my hands a dozen times and wish I could find the dustpan. Happily enough I did not find any vermin or spiders so I say the operation was a success. What’s lurking beneath your couch?
Besides dust?? I would assume (and only assume cause I am not about to tackle this feat anytime soon!)-
- straw (tracked in by dogs from the dog beds outside)
- a shoe or two
- Maybe Christmas wrap/bows
- Definitely numerous dog toys (as the springer likes to shove them under the couch and then bark at them).
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