This place is clean!

YES! Just as that short lady declared in the movie Poltegiest: "This house is clean" I now declare that THIS place is clean! Not of ghosts, don't think we have any of those (hope we don't) but I swear you can eat off this floor ~ and any countertop, table, chair or toilet if you so desire.

Yesterday I purchased Renuzit fabric Refresher (spray) and I went to town, now this place has that new apartment smell to it. Nice! I'm quite willing to confess I went a bit overboard with the stuff and ended up having to open all the windows there for a while before me and the hubby started hallucenating.. Freezing is better than being chased by Godzilla I suppose..... That stuff is rather STRONG. Last time I bought a cheapy no name brand and had to use half the bottle just to scent a throwpillow. You really do get what you pay for with this brand.

Everytime we have company I go into some neurotic cleaning zone where my better half makes the mistake of treading occasionally. Today he tried to hold a conversation with me about the economy and I'm like "Yep, uh-huh, OK, sure, still there? Yes, OK, arrrghhh don't even think of sitting on the couch and eating! Not fish! That stuff reaks! If you eat that you will do it on the patio. No you cannot fry bratwurst then the whole place will smell from fried bratwurst all night! I hate when the place smells like that!" Luckily he settled for a sandwich and I was able to land my broom and resume dusting, vacuuming and folding laundry. What makes the male of the species so intent on eating the most noxious smelling things as you are cleaning?! Oy!

I wish I could be like my girlfriend in NY. She doesn't do any major housework when I am coming. It's not rudeness but I fall into that comfort zone where she feels I won't judge her if the shelves are a little dusty or the carpet needs vacuuming. And I don't cause I don't care, she's a good soul and I take her as she comes, dust and all. I did learn that when I visit her it is good to keep my shoes on or wear slippers because of the strangest thing. She has a bunch of cats and she feeds them in the kitchen BUT some how, some way they manage to get their kibble everywhere! It doesn't matter where you walk, you never know where it may find you but when it does, it hurts like hell. How they chew that rock hard crap it is beyond me when I can't crush it by stepping on it... And I weigh a little bit more than those 11 cats combined.... But not much, of course...

It always happens doesn't it? You do everything in your power to get your place as clean as you can before company arrives and then 15 minutes after they walk through the door the place looks like it did before you started! But I guess that's a good thing, your guest feels comfortable and you feel relaxed.. The way all friends visits should be!