Today is a beautiful sunny day and I thought it would be a perfect day to clean the rug in the bedroom. The room at times smells a little like a latrine as our eldest has taken to having "accidents" at the foot of the steps. I have scrubbed and washed, but to no avail, if the wind is blowing in just the right direction the whole room smells of urine.
We bought one of these industrial rug cleaners when I threatened to have the whole rug replaced. I can only imagine what the hard wood floor looks like right now, but to appease me TH went out and bought a rug cleaner saying that "we" would clean the rug. A year later...
I had decided no matter what I wasn't going to work today, so it just felt right to clean the rug. But first I had to vacuum. Easier said then done. Our youngest who is big, but not very ferocious is always ferocious to the vacuum. It is that evil thing from outer space and it has to be dealt with. She growls and yelps and does her high pitched squeal all the while attacking the vacuum. This is not our fist vacuum; she has been able to kill the other ones. I did manage to save the vacuum and send her to her kennel. We have one of the dirt sensing vacuums so it takes about 45 minutes to vacuum the room and I am ready to start cleaning the rug.
But first I have to put it together, which takes about an hour (don't ask) and I am ready to go. I start at the foot of the stairs and one pass the machine is saying it is dirty and I have to empty the water. Yes you read that right - one pass.
I cleaned the bottom of the stairs - I emptied the water 10 times and I used a whole container of cleaner. I got tired so I will do by the door maybe tomorrow. I was going to do T2's room also, but at this rate I am not sure I am going to get done with our room by the end of the year.
So I am thinking maybe we should just get new carpets.
We bought one of these industrial rug cleaners when I threatened to have the whole rug replaced. I can only imagine what the hard wood floor looks like right now, but to appease me TH went out and bought a rug cleaner saying that "we" would clean the rug. A year later...
I had decided no matter what I wasn't going to work today, so it just felt right to clean the rug. But first I had to vacuum. Easier said then done. Our youngest who is big, but not very ferocious is always ferocious to the vacuum. It is that evil thing from outer space and it has to be dealt with. She growls and yelps and does her high pitched squeal all the while attacking the vacuum. This is not our fist vacuum; she has been able to kill the other ones. I did manage to save the vacuum and send her to her kennel. We have one of the dirt sensing vacuums so it takes about 45 minutes to vacuum the room and I am ready to start cleaning the rug.
But first I have to put it together, which takes about an hour (don't ask) and I am ready to go. I start at the foot of the stairs and one pass the machine is saying it is dirty and I have to empty the water. Yes you read that right - one pass.
I cleaned the bottom of the stairs - I emptied the water 10 times and I used a whole container of cleaner. I got tired so I will do by the door maybe tomorrow. I was going to do T2's room also, but at this rate I am not sure I am going to get done with our room by the end of the year.
So I am thinking maybe we should just get new carpets.
In addition to the ferocious Taya slaying vaccum (I think she's only made one KIA), we have our loyal 'Orb" who has personally killed AT LEAST one vaccum per year by dragging them down the stairs & then (I suspect) acting like she's making pate from geese by stuffing them beyond all reason. We have owned more vacuums than most families have owned spoons.
ReplyDeleteThe room looked great and, if TSH (aka TH) and any sense of smell left, it would smell sweet!
No new carpets, more carpet cleaning!
First the carpets then the Levenger file cabinets (all eight new ones) which are presently serving as sandbags/pillboxes to save us from floods or villains entering the front door!