Sleep is a very elusive commodity. One cannot live without it. One’s brain apparently deteriorates without an ample supply of it. One’s husband revels in it. One’s baby continually drifts into it. One’s dog relishes it.
Why then does it elude me? I had a cup of coffee at 10:30 this morning. I’ve organized and de-cluttered and done a ton of housekeeping this weekend.
I shall list my thoughts of such housekeeping in hopes that the blase boredom of thinking and writing of the mundane will lull me into the land of Winken, Blinken and Nod (as Bill of the Sugar Creek Gang would always say).
Laundry – to be considered completely clean, one must wash one’s clothing, bedding and towels on a regular basis. Rugs and living room throws that one’s dog lies upon are also benefited from such activity. Detergent is used at a higher rate than shampoo around here as I cannot bear to let anything sit waiting to be laundered for more than a day, while shampooing one’s hair falls into a secondary necessity on a schedule of every other day (or so). I do however shower every day so being clean looking is not an issue (at present). Currently Melaleuca’s green, cheap and extremely concentrated detergent is my favorite means to an end: clean fabric throughout our house and persons.
Dishes – eating off slimy plates is an activity I hope to never undergo. Therefore, like laundry, dishes must be clean by process of washing in high-powered hydro technology. The dishwasher was a great invention. I’ve heard the word crap came from the inventor of the toilet (whose name was Crapper). If this is true, then I still wonder why no one has decided to start saying JOSEPHINE! as a term for what one also would use the word crap. Josephine Cochran invented the dishwasher in 1886 and yet, no one (that I am aware of, that is) says Josephine for anything but a proper name. Perhaps that is because someone had already invented the toilet and thus a word for such things already in the works.
Carpets, bathrooms, kitchens, trash cans and desk surfaces – likewise, must be cleaned in various ways. Mundane speaking is getting to me – I feel the evasive presence of sleep becoming less evasive as every moment progresses into this horrifically boring conversation I am having with the keyboard.
Closets – organized closets are a must for interacting sanely with society around me. Cupboards, desk surfaces, bathroom shelves, and generally every other space that can possibly be organized, de-cluttered or re-organized also creates a more sane Liz. If that is a conceivable notion whatsoever. (That I can be sane, not more sane……) Currently my favorite aid to organization is Real Simple magazine.
Shopping – for groceries in particular. It is my most hated chore. The only thing that keeps me from ordering everything online is that above all, I am a cheapskate and ever obsessed with obtaining a better deal (the best one is preferable) and even more obsessed with trying to find those obtainable “best deals.” Currently my favorite site is Couponcabin.com. Research shows that 1800 contacts.com has a rebate and free shipping, which puts the order to $160 for a year’s supply of contacts. Further searching locates Drugstore.com has those two benefits but adds a $12 instant savings through their third party site, Vision Direct.com. Still more research on couponcabin.com locates a coupon code for 15% off Vision Direct orders. My $160 contacts were purchased for an end total of $95. (Hallelujah……hallelujah……) Back on track to grocery shopping however. I hate it. I hate the narrow shopper-crowded aisles, the unwieldy buggies with the ever present stuck wheel, the annoying beep of the scanner and the incompetent teenager who bags my fresh vegetables with raw meat! The only somewhat good feelings from grocery shopping arise when one watches one’s total start at $128 and end up at $82 because of coupons and sales.
I can’t think of any more mundane chores. Perhaps this is because I am finally…..just about…..asleeeeeeeeeeeeeee
