I know cleaning a toilet is not fun.  There is icky brown dried things under that porcelain hood.  They are trails of what I like to think of as trails of gold.  When I clean a toilet I take myself to another plane of existence.  I take myself to the early 1900′s and pretend I am a dutiful housewife by day and a moonshine runner by night.  Prohibition would not have been my thing.  I would have been of the club Mom’s Who Need Shine.

 

But I digress and we must deal with our simple challenge.  Clean the toilets, clean them with a smile.  Do you remember wiping the bottom of your little ones ? It wasn’t so bad was it?  This is pretty much the same only without the cute giggles, the smiles and  the tiny baby feet. ( My oldest wears a size 14 shoe so tiny has really never been in our vocabulary.)  When they get older they get taller  this makes the ratio of the golden trails much larger.

 

I am not going to waste my time and tell you how to clean a toilet.  You’ve got Google and skills.  But I will tell you not to buy cheap rubber gloves when
you do this most uncomfortable but needed  task. One tear with your fingernails and you got ick on your pinky.  Oh Yuck!

So come on moms, put on your feather hats, party gloves ( rubber ones please ) and lets get all nostalgic and clean a toilet or two.

peace to you all,
momma

*note, this is a repost because I am at Book Fair all day today!  Will be playing a few games on Facebook Saturday morning.  

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My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? ~Erma Bombeck

I love Erma and. this quote may make you giggle but honestly, there is nothing more yucky than a refrigerator filled with wilted celery and hairy fruit and it doesn’t really have a particularly bad smell.

Simple Daily Challenge`

Take 5 minutes today and toss out the old moldy stuff to make room for some new crispy green stuff, a really good piece of cheese and maybe some fresh milk.

 

Why? Because we are mommas and that is just the sort of thing we do from time to time.

If you have a little extra time wipe down a shelf or two, I use vinegar diluted with water but you use whatever you feel is best for you family. And remember, we are super busy moms doing what we can, when we can. So, please don’t go all hog wild and try cleaning the whole fridge. Just clean up the scary parts, the mildly scary parts can wait until next time.

Peace and Popcorn,
Momma

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