A nighttime cleaning might remove spotty “constellations” of star-obstructing specks. The achieved effect was to make the blue sky clearer and the clouds (whether white, gray, or black) less spotted. My father’s windshield, like the lenses of my eyes, was curved, and during those combined stops at the service station, I must have seen hundreds to maybe thousands of “motes” (some winged and splattered) removed from that great “lens “overlying my own. Bumgarner, then Pastor William Ridenhour, and finally (when I was old enough for the lesson to “take”) from Pastor Floyd W. This was about the same time I was surely first exposed to the idea of another kind of vision being obstructed by eye-stuck logs and motes (also “specks”) at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, namely, the need for the removal of such “obstructions” preached about by Pastor L.C. On many occasions of riding with my father I saw how windshield cleaning looked like “from the inside.” It was kind of like something magical, this great hand appearing out of the blue (from my front-seat vantage point) with a blue paper towel to make the “sky” clear-blue again. At some point, the gas station attendant’s uniform was relegated to the history bin (but possibly not so in Germany, where I read that many jobs, both private and public have their own particular uniform, and not just the black polo with beige pants). This was, of course, during that time when a uniformed gentleman at the service station would see to the windshield after having seen to the gas, oil and water. I was gazing at the windshield above me where a silhouetted hand surrounded by a blue paper towel (shop towel) was cleaning the old (not so old then) Studebaker’s windshield after a little glass cleaner had been sprayed. You’ll be too tired to cook anyway.It was the 1950s, and I was sitting in the front passenger seat of my father’s old black Studebaker, looking the same both coming and going (not me, the Studebaker). To make it bearable, it helps to look forward to a great margarita, or even better, a dinner out (with margaritas). Reward Yourself!Īhh, my favorite one! Look, this stuff isn’t always easy or fun. Get everything ready ahead of time, so that when it’s go time, you can just go. Imagine psyching yourself up to clean, dressing the part, getting your playlist ready… and then discovering that the vacuum you’ll be needing is kaput or you are fresh-out of cleaning product. So guess who gets assigned all the vacuuming? Tool & Product Inventory For example, I can’t stand vacuuming, but Chad doesn’t mind it. Divide tasks based on who can best tolerate them. Whoever lives in the house has to pitch in-it’s only fair. Pick a realistic amount of time to devote to the task on a weekly basis, and then clean that much. No one wants to spend 8 hours on a Saturday scrubbing and cleaning. You’ll never believe how clean your windowsills will look after that hour, and then you don’t have to think of windowsills again for a whole year! Be Realistic Write it on your calendar-say, on Tuesday from 4 to 5, I’ll focus on windowsills. ![]() I am a big believer in this: What gets scheduled gets done. Spring Cleaning Jobsĭon’t try to cram those big jobs in with the regular maintenance tasks of your home, and vice versa-don’t get caught up in some toilet scrubbing on the day that you really need to get the deck in good shape. Actually, I find it really satisfying to choose one task that seems filthy and horrible-and do that first. Give your home a once-over and figure out what really needs some intensive attention, and pick the items that are most important. Identify Areas That Need WorkĬontrary to what you’ve heard about spring cleaning, you don’t have to clean absolutely everything. ![]() Here are my seven tips for making this Mother-of-All-Cleanings feel completely manageable. Well, spring cleaning doesn’t have to be that big, thankless job that eats up a whole weekend (or worse, several weekends). ![]() Spring is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for Spring Cleaning! For many of us (myself included), that can feel really overwhelming.
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