I’ve been Spring Cleaning the house this week, albeit cleaning a little less furiously than in previous years. Still, we’re talking bursts of deep house-cleaning amid bouts of homeschooling and entire evenings spent nodding off over dinner before collapsing on the sofa.

This, because I decided to save a buck and fire our weekly maid service.

Oh, sure, I’ve got a nifty multi-head extension cleaning kit to reach cobwebs and dust ceiling fans with ease, and my Dyson Animal vacuum cleaner is amazing.

The problem is that they require effort on my part, and after days of decluttering closets (and, no, I haven’t listed anything for auction yet), I’m worn out.

But I didn’t let that stop me last night. Oh, no. Having already felt the first tickles of springtime allergies in my nose I decided it was time to give the carpets a good steam cleaning. Rather than hire professional, trained carpet cleaners I got the bright idea to do it myself with my Bissell cleaner and a homemade carpet shampoo using vinegar.

Which, incidentally, is why I have time to blog this afternoon.

One of these days I’m going to learn that a 40-year-old, out of shape woman has no business trying to clean a 3-story house all by herself. One of these days, VH is going to learn that, too.

See, I actually finished my Spring Cleaning labors before my back seized up and landed me in on the sofa, his work has just begun. That’s right: I’ve got a martini shaker, a little bell and a bottle of aspirin, and I’m not afraid to use them.

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