Housework Horror

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Well, it's another fairly hot day here in Melbourne, Australia, and the weather bureau
has forecast 30C, with tomorrow 41 and Friday 40C.     A long hot and dry summer
here, that's for sure.

So what do I do?    Decide to wash all the curtains and clean the venetial blinds, as
well as the normal housework.    Am I crazy, or what?     No, don't answer that.

The cat took off and hid under some bushes in the garden.   Can't say I blame her
for that, and she hates the sound of the vacuum cleaner.

One good thing about today though - I discovered that the upholstery brush on
the vacuum cleans the blinds a lot faster than doing it by hand.   Maybe not so
well, but who cares, so long as it gets done.

Perspiration dripping off me, I decided to take a break on my beloved PC, before
finishing the lounge, and rehanging the curtains.    

Then I decided to check and see if the upholster brush would do the normal
dusting as well.    It does, so that's another job made easier in the future.
Wonder why I never thought of trying it before, instead of wet dusting or using
a feather duster all the time.........

I still hate housework, and the curtains are still waiting to be hung, with a few
more still on the clothes line drying.   Who cares?      I'm in here playing with my
PC and the housework can go jump - I've done enough today!



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Peaceful  Senior  Jan 9th 10:06
During the heat waves that we had here in the States-- Housework was the last thing on my mind as I was busy trying to stay amongst The Living... I detest heat and humidity, so Summers around here are not my favorite seasons-- I try to escape to the mountains or the beaches.... Wherever there is a cooling breeze to had and plenty of water to swim in... I truly feel your pain-- I hope that Aussie Land recovers from their drought and that you and yours will get the Rains and cool temps soon! :) Some Laffs: Everybody knows about the Fujita Scale which measures the power of tornados. But nobody really knows what all those types of twisters do to COWS. So here is the MOOJITA Scale... M0 Tornado - Cows in an open field are spun around parallel to the wind flow and become mildly annoyed. M1 Tornado - Cows are tipped over and can't get up. M2 Tornado - Cows begin rolling with the wind. M3 Tornado - Cows tumble and bounce. M4 Tornado - Cows are AIRBORN. M5 Tornado - S T E A K ! ! !

kclj911  Advanced  Jan 9th 10:11
yeah. not all like to do household chores. Some treat it as a task, some treat it as a burden. But nevertheless, things still have to be done. But don't worry. Take your time. Like my father always said " Household chores will NEVER end. It just keep coming" Peaceful - Very funny regarding the MOOJITA scales when you get M5 Tornado you get STEAK!! LOL
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pplcheryl63  Professional Premium Jan 9th 11:03
Housework. I don't mind it except for laundry. It is just never done!

J Roslan  Advanced  Jan 9th 11:24
Take it easy on housework ... take it like you're exercising. Most fulfilling at times & you can be proud when mission accomplished !

Wendy  Senior  Jan 9th 12:31
Jean you are putting me to shame Course that won't take much I detest housework and it is never ending same as laundry Could find a million other things to do besides that. I use the vacum to dust to Quick and painless LOL Wendy

snakesmum  Senior  Jan 9th 17:59
Hi Guys, Thanks for your comments, and Jeff, love the Moojita scale. And I love steak too! Aside and off topic, have you ever eaten kangaroo steak? Today it is gonna be 41C and I'm still going on the curtains, etc. The lounge stuff is all back up and looking good, now I have the study, kitchen, laundry and back door to do. They'll all dry today, and that job is done for the summer! Bring on Autumn, is all I can say! :-) My favourite time of year.

Peaceful  Senior  Jan 9th 18:45
I would love to try Roo steaks! I'm trying to see if my friend Sire, who's a winemaker in Q-Land can sneak me a few! :)

Garnet Nagy  Senior  Jan 9th 20:17
BAH!! Housework! I'd rather 'level' the first floor and completely redo the thing than clean it! P.S. Arrogant Canadian that I am, you guy's actually eat them? What do they taste like?

snakesmum  Senior  Jan 10th 00:23
Roo steaks? They taste like 'roo steaks! Seriously, it's hard to describe, but they are a little stronger than steak, and a lot less fatty. If you cook it exactly like beef, you can't go wrong. I like kangaroo mince instead of beef mince, and always use it now. Since we've had a lot of land clearing for farming, the 'roo population has soared. They've had to be culled in many areas, as they were overstocked and starving. It's better to eat the meat than waste it. Not too many eat them yet, but the meat is starting to appear in the larger supermarkets - at a premium price, I might add. For something that always used to be used for pet meat! And just to stay on topic - I didn't get much cleaning done today, as I had a migraine, so spent a few hours in bed. Must have done too much cleaning yesterday - that's my excuse anyway. ;-)

sassynewbody  Professional Pro Jan 10th 00:27
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Beth Schmillen  Professional  Jan 11th 12:12
Housework is still the worst thing for me now that it's jus tme here... why bother? lol... but now I have so much to get caught up on that I'll be sweating and getting a work out... My vacume is missing that brush attackment....(attachment!) I am looking forward to getting it accomplished!

snakesmum  Senior  Jan 13th 00:49
Beth, I think I like "attackment" better! :-) Reta, your story is fine with me. :-) Jean

snakesmum  Senior  Feb 18th 19:16
Here we are with yet another very hot day here in Melbourne. Not into the 40's, but the 30's are bad enough. Anyway, since it's too hot for most housework, and I really have to do something, decided to clean out and defrost the freezer. At least it's cool, while the ice is melting. Note to self : When you get a new freezer, get an automatic defrost model..................................

snakesmum  Senior  Feb 20th 15:35
Hi Rae, Yes, the fridge is on the list....... next really hot day. Don't have to worry about the freezer part too much on it, because I got the auto defrost variety. Saves a lot of work! :-) Did you know if you put a few drops of vanilla essence in the water you use to wipe down the fridge, it helps keep them smelling good?

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