My kitchen floor is enough to DO ME IN
It is huge.
I'm not exaggerating here.
It includes the kitchen prep area, the eating area and a long hallway leading to the family room and this entire area is tile.
We got this tile for two reasons:
to replace the hideous 80's linoleum
because it hides dirt well
Now I am not the worlds best housekeeper.
I admit that willingly.
I am a Flybaby and will probably never ever graduate to whatever the next level is.
I am, after all, a middle child.
the forgotten child.
I used this to my advantage, however.
I learned to slip through the cracks to get out of many a chore.
You can ask my sister, because the chores I was getting out of...she was doing.
Sorry, Doneen.
(But you know your a better person for it so, good job!)
So, since my tile hides dirt well, I have been going with the theory that I don't need to mop, well, ever.
You know, it hides dirt well.
Turns out, nothing hides dirt that well.
Eventually you have to mop.
And tile just has to be mopped with a rag and your hands.
-don't try to tell me otherwise, I will not believe you-
I have purchased just about every mop there is that promises to do a good job on tile and grout.
They all lie.
As I said, my kitchen floor is huge so I'm always looking for a way out of mopping it on my hands and knees.
So, today I decided the time had come to once again torture myself and mop at least a portion of my floor.
This happens every once in awhile, usually when I notice that I live with pigs.
I mean, why i the world would someone spill something disgusting like, say, yogurt and then just leave it there to congeal?
Or lets say you cut your foot (or finger or whatever) and then bleed all over the floor! Do you just leave it there for someone else to clean up? Apparently in this house the answer is "yes indeed".
But last night I bought a secret weapon in my war against my kitchen floor.
Here they are:
Yep, you are looking at some mighty fine knee pads there.
(and some super gorgeous old sweats as well)
Fashion is of the utmost importance to me as many of you know.
my floor now has a better chance of being a tad cleaner with these in my arsenal of products
well, maybe.
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3 comments:
I deep cleaned my kitchen today. I've only washed the floor twice since I moved here--in March. YUCK. I HATE cleaning floors. Mops are gross. They just push dirt from one place to the next, so I have to do the hands and knees thing too. Although my apartment kitchen is significantly smaller than yours, so I probably don't need knee pads. But I like yours!
I like the knee pad idea. I agree with you and Emily that only hands and knees mopping REALLY gets a floor clean. But, since I don't want to kneel on the floor (w/ bare knees OR in pants - it causes holes) I use a mop. But, I may just have to try the knee pad thing. Are they special ones that can get wet?
These do say they are water resistant or something like that. But they are made from foam and fabric so I'm sure I can just throw them in the washer...which is what I plan to do. If they get ruined, they only cost me $3 so it won't be too bad of an experiment I guess.
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