Good News...

...The Harriet Carter weekly email just got in.

After my work with ProCaulk, I'm ready to hop on the As Seen on TV site again to try and tackle the cat hair. Here's the problem with it all- I'm lazy. I put off doing laundry for as long as I can by hitting Old Navy or Target for a few more pairs of pants, socks or underoos. I avoid the grocery store like the plague and make a few extra trips to Wawa because "I deserve a treat in the morning." (PS- I was at the grocery store last night and made the nice man look in the back for Cheese Wiz because the squeeze bottle they had out on the shelf is too hard to use. I told him I'm particular about my imitation cheese spread. He didn't see the humor that I did and he sure can't see Fancy's silhouette so I just looked like a crazy lady.) Whatever. If he doesn't have a sense of humor, he can go scratch.

So anyway, I was mesmerized by the Shark Portable Cleaner. Reminder- four cats = cat hair tumbleweeds every three days. They send two sets of removable, laundry safe pads for the system which reminded me of my laundry issues...will I have to buy more pads because the other two sets are in wash? But, if I don't use the vacuum or broom that I have, what makes me think I'll use the Shark? You have to fill that think with water before use. Another step I'll probably avoid. It takes my memory to another place...

It used to drive me BONKERS that on the way out of the house in the morning when my mom and I headed off to school that she always had a wet paper towel in her hands wiping dust or cat hair off one surface or the other (we had three cats growing up.) There was never a cleaning day or chore list which is probably the reason why I don't have a routine now. But at least she was consistent with that five cent wet paper towel (I guess the poor version of the Shark similar to Kelly's and Katie's popsicle treats?)

So I suppose the moral of the story is that I'm at odds with my house and am looking for suggestions for doing a better job keeping it clean (short of calling Merry Maids three times a year.) Maybe I need to host more parties...