good idea, WindSparrow. She knows I might not be here much longer. I got transferred here in February resulting in me spending lots more money on gas with no raise in pay. I should have revised my resume back in February.
The problem is that she knows it's stuff she's supposed to do. I get the feeling that she thinks she gets a pass because she's the boss. I'm sure she would tell my replacement everything that's expected of him/her and continue not doing the stuff herself. Perhaps I should concentrate on the big things, one at a time, and see if it makes any difference.
I saw PoTCAWE this afternoon with Mom, she liked it but realized she hadn't seen the second so was very confused.
Then I came home and started to get industrious. I have little flies. They won't go away, I've cleared all the food that's out, I've been washing dishes and not leaving a scrap of anything anywhere. And still they are here.
I was thinking that maybe something had fallen behind the stove so I unplugged it and moved it. Nothing there but a greasy disgusting mess of spills and drips and grease build up. So I scrubbed all that down, found my coat hanger hook and pulled out everything that was hiding behind the cabinets -- my spring loaded tongs! A pairing knife I had no idea was missing! Some dishcloths and my magnetic hook that goes on the range hood. Anyway I scrubbed all the walls and surfaces I could reach, rinsed everything down with a solution of vinegar, water, and essential oils as a degreaser for extra cleaning. I've got a fan on to dry everything so I can plug the oven back in and move it into place.
After that's done I'm cleaning all the walls, cabinets, little weird spots, and moving the fridge and give it a good cleaning.
Of course all this hard work is a form of cat vaccuuming because what I really need to do is fold and put away my clean clothes.
I wonder if askye would come and clean my kitchen so thoroughly. Because there's no way in hades my lazy ass is going to do it.
askye, if that doesn't give you the results you want, you can always try fly paper. Back in college, a roommate brought in a bunch of fruit flies on a basket of peaches she got from her grandparents' farm. She did not notice they were in the appartment. For a time, I kept spraying them, yet there were still swarms of them. I got really frustrated because she was not lifting a finger to fight these fruit flies (other than eat all the peaches). Finally I asked her if she knew of a way that would work better than the spray, and she suggested the fly strips. I'd never used them before, but I went to the hardware store and got some. About half an hour after I had put the first one up, it was black with flies. When she saw that, she apologized and told me that she had not seen them so she had thought I was imagining them due to the emotional upset of having spoken to my mother on the phone earlier that day.
Any Boston 'istas with a line on a cheap place to stay? Not for me - Iris' godfather is headed for podcamp there.
He seems to think $160 is cheap downtown. I choked on my salad.
go askye! that is my kind of cat vacuuming! today I have eaten breakfast. read here. folded laundry. helped matt a tiny bit in the garage. pet the cat. and gone to lunch.
some days I am very productive. Not today
I have little flies. They won't go away, I've cleared all the food that's out, I've been washing dishes and not leaving a scrap of anything anywhere. And still they are here.
If they are fruit flies, I've found that the best way to get rid of them is by putting some vinegar in the bottom of a 1.5 liter wine bottle. Wait until a bunch get trapped in there and then cork it and shake it, and then rinse the flies out. Repeat as necessary.
Windy I may try that.Megan I used a similar tip I saw on How Clean Is Your House (UK edition) where you fill a mason jar with apple cider, water, and some soap, put attach plastic wrap to it and punch holes in the plastic wrap.
I did a variation of that and caught some but some are still buzzing.
Behind/beneath the fridge is cleaned, I found some stuff that might be their food. I'll see. I wish I could pull out the cabinets, because of the stupid gap all kinds of splatters get back there and I can
see
drips and stains but can't clean them.
Also cleaned up around my desk -- no food there, but it was messy and I was tired and I found my tv remote! It was behind the monitor and the remote is so narrow and thin I didn't see it. Just last night I went to the manufacturer's website to find out how much a replacement would be ($15.95) and was thinking -- as soon as I order a replacement mine will show up. But there it was.
Zen, normally I'm very lazy and don't do this kind of cleaning ever, so I'm kind of surprised at myself. If I lived close I'd come help you clean!
The cat has been looking at me funny, she keeps sniffing around the kitchen door but won't go in. Tomorrow she'll really be looking at me funny because I'll be scrubbing down her litter box (which I've put off the last three weeks). I'm beginning to wonder if I've been taken over by a pod person, because I'm never this kind of clean freak.
I found out why today is not a productive day. I went out to play in the garden. I can't breathe when I bend over. So I have the same why is the asthma attacking me today? question that vw has.
I am going to remember that fly cure
