Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Clean. The. Bathrooms.

All I EVER WANTED was to simply Clean. The. Bathrooms.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.
So I got my Bathroom Cleaner.

But, if you give a mom Bathroom Cleaner...

She's going to want to vacuum the floor before she starts...

Once she's put on her fashion cleaning gloves and is elbow deep in disinfectant, she's going to want to take them off to drive the child to math class...

Since her gloves are off, she might as well give the other child a spelling test...

During the spelling test, the mom will probably want to slurp down a bowl of granola...

While rinsing her bowl in the kitchen sink, she will probably notice that the kitchen fairies forgot to scrub last night's roast chicken pan...

Clean. The. Bathrooms.

On her way back to the bathroom, she'll probably decide to make her bed as she trips over the mound of decorative pillows scattered on the floor...

When she moves the iPad off the bed, she'll probably decide to quickly check email...

Seeing that 2 more seniors have emailed their Citation info, she might update her power-point presentation for Saturday...

While cleaning the shower, she has a "meeting" with her husband and realizes she has a Ministry Team email that needs to be sent ASAP...

Inevitably, right before she hits the send key, shouts will be heard throughout the house that the internet is down AGAIN...

She will lovingly give her husband a peck on the cheek as she passes off the iPad and I.T. responsibilities to him...

Clean! The! Bathroom!

As she fills up the mop bucket in the laundry room, she will decide that the laundry room should have a quick once-over, too...

If she vacuums herself out of the laundry room, she will find herself in the hall...

Realizing the hall needs a pick-me-up, she will briskly make her way down the hall until she finds the bird cage...

"Perhaps if i just clean the bird cage, there won't be so many seeds on the floor?"

On the way to put the vacuum away, it would also makes great sense to quickly vacuum the master bedroom...

Clean. The. Upstairs. Bathroom.

Perhaps- just this once - she will attempt to sweep the floor instead of vacuuming...

On the way up the stairs with the broom (which she will congratulate herself over being much lighter than the vacuum), she will give the banister railings a quick "sweeping"...

Shrieks from downstairs will alert her to her error as the dust rains on the couch below, "Maaaawwwwmm! What is that?"

After venting her frustration by smacking the baseboards with the broom on her way back down the stairs, she will need to get out the vacuum AGAIN...

After vacuuming the dust off the couch, she will need to move on to the lampshades, drapes, and electronics...

Then, putting the vacuum away, she will determinedly go back upstairs to CLEAN. THE. BATHROOM...

She will find a shut door - occupied.

Coming back down, she will check her email again, only to find 5 more slides to be created for the powerpoint...

With a deep breath of determination, this time she may only get halfway up the stairs, only to come back down and give a different spelling test...

Comparing and contrasting the need for spelling tests verses the advantages of spell check, the doorbell will ring - Fed Ex...

Since her Traffic School Deadline is tomorrow, she will need to drop everything and drive 30 minutes to Court for filing...

Always mindful of the family schedule, she will probably prep dinner and give detailed instructions to her responsible daughter before leaving...

After returning, she might have time for dinner and while she checks email and updates the powerpoint once more before running out the door to Awana...

Because State Championships are on Saturday, she will want to test her endurance by waiting while her girls run drills again and again and again...

Many hours later, the dinner dishes will patiently wait for her attention - right next to that roast pan from the night before...

Because the Cable Guy is coming to fix the internet, she will have to watch who got cut on The Next Great Baker since DVR will be erased tomorrow...

Clean...Thuuhhhh...huh?

The mom will decide that it's time for bed!

Her husband will probably come in carrying something in his hand and ask, "Honey. I found this in the hall, and don't know where it goes. Can you put it away?"...

She will look down and see him handing her Bathroom Cleaner....

But if you give a mom Bathroom Cleaner...

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