1. Walked in guest room. Decided the nightstands needed dusting.
2. On way out of guest room, determined that two nightstands were too much in a smallish space.
3. Turned around, cleared off one nightstand, picked it up and carried it into another bedroom.
4. Vowed to return to that bedroom once dusting was finished and find the perfect spot for the nightstand in its new location.
5. Walked to the laundry room. Secured dust rag and Pledge.
6. Headed back into guest room. Contemplated rearranging all the furniture.
7. Started moving the bed. Immediately noticed the bed looked weird.
8. Looked under the bed. Saw that part of the frame had come undone.
9. Determined that mattress and box springs needed to be moved so that frame could be fixed.
10. Wrestled with mattress and box springs for approximately 15 minutes.
11. Strained – and this is just an estimation – seventy two different muscles in my lower back.
12. Walked outside and begged husband for help.
13. Stood in doorway of guest room looking useless while husband fixed the bed frame.
14. With help of husband, put mattress and box springs back on the bed.
15. Made up bed. Couldn’t remember what led me to that room in the first place.
16. Oh, yes. THE DUSTING.
17. Decided that I would dust just as soon as I vacuumed the rug in the foyer.
18. But not until I played some Connect Four with the kindergartner.
19. Won four out of the five Connect Four games. NOT THAT I WAS KEEPING SCORE.
20. Vacuumed foyer rug.
21. Remembered that I was supposed to be dusting.
22. Heard phone beep.
23. Found phone and answered text.
24. Checked email since I was standing next to the computer.
25. Saw an email with some pictures I’d been waiting for.
26. Wrote a blog post since I’d gotten the pictures I needed.
27. Fixed a snack for the boy. And one for me, too.
28. Folded a load of clothes.
29. Put away clothes and decided that half bath had to be cleaned immediately.
30. Scoured the half bath with Mr. Clean.
31. Decompressed from bathroom cleaning unpleasantness by playing a round of Fuzion Frenzy.
32. Felt renewed sense of motivation and purpose after decisive Fuzion Frenzy win.
33. Walked back in the guest room.
34. Cleared old magazines and books off the nightstand.
35. Dusted the dadgum nightstand approximately three and a half hours after the whole process began.
But I have to say that now? That nightstand? Is SPOTLESS.
And that is understandable, especially given my efficiency.
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I had to comment on this one – I dust exactly the same way! I see we have a lot of company. :)
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