Warning: Disturbing Sludge

This is my bathtub. See that black stuff all around the tub? I think I know where that came from...


I decided to clean the overflow drain thingy. Innocent enough. It had a little gray stuff on one corner. So I removed this screw, and off came the cover....
This is what I found....THIS is what I found. Try clicking on the photo to enlarge it.

This is what it looks like now after a little cleaning and scrubbing.

DMC

Cleaning the Fridge

This is morning I have been cleaning my fridge. I took out all the shelves and drawers and washed them with hot water, vinegar and dish soap. I also washed the inside with hot water and vinegar, which dries really quickly and is a natural germ killer.

Now, on with the rest of my day.

DMC

A Worthy Plan, Except for the Weather

It seems that when the buds start to unfurl themselves, and the breezes are fresh and newly warm, I just can't keep myself inside. The house seems stuffy and stale, and just outside is fresh air, and new life bursting up where there once was none.

Maybe that staleness on the inside of our homes after a long winter is why homemakers everywhere spend time in the spring cleaning out the cobwebs and freshening their homes. I have read that originally spring cleaning was designed to remove the soot that accumulated inside the home over a long winter of cooking and heating with wood. I even thought I could use that as an excuse to skip the spring cleaning. However, it is spring, and my house really could use a good freshening and cleaning!

That just adds to my long list of stuff that needs to be done around here, thereby stressing me out, when all I really want to do is get outdoors and watch spring bring the sleeping earth alive.

I love spring...and I love spring cleaning; just not at the same time.

DMC

Tuesday

This was not a very productive day in the basement, but I was able to re-organize my linen closet and spring clean the bathroom. Yesterday I did a bit of spring cleaning in my bedroom.

I went to the library today and got some books on colour and design. These should help with paint colour choices and making my narrow rec room look bigger.

This is my rec room the way it looks right now. It is discouraging, but I am hopeful that soon it will look nice again.

DMC