OH JOY!!! It's carpet cleaning time again, WHY DID HE BUY "COFFEE" colored carpet???
@BearArtistLady (6036)
United States
April 17, 2020 11:39am CST
First, IF you believe that the carpet on the floor in a cabin in the woods by a lake is "coffee" colored, I have swamp land in New Mexico for sale!!!
I just looked down again and his "coffee" colored carpet is needing cleaning again. I hate the job because for one it's best done in "hot" weather so that the carpet drys fast. Number two is that my husband put the carpet in before we connected. His Grandson picked the color, and it ain't coffee colored! It ain't even coffee with cream colored. Try for off white!!! Yep, every spot shows up on the carpet and sits there and screams like crazy!!!
It wouldn't be too bad except that he also has numerous throw rugs all over the place and I wouldn't have noticed the dirt if he hadn't moved one of the throw rugs. (By the way, they call them throw rugs because they throw more work your way!) I'm positive if I moved the mat from in front of his desk I would find that the carpet is actually white.
Bill's Grandson came down here a couple of years ago and came in with something on his shoes...I'm not too sure what it was but it left all kinds of black streaks on the carpet. It made a horrible mess so I grabbed the carpet cleaner and started cleaning (That's also where they came up with the phrase "I broke my back cleaning this house"....that's where my initial fractured back came from). It took almost 6 hours, but I got all the carpet cleaned (it goes through the whole cabin, wall to wall).
So, out will come the steam cleaner, carpet cleaning solution, spot cleaner (there is some really good ones!) and the extension cord. And out will go my back. Well at least it's an activity for the lockdown...not too exciting but still it's more for me to do.
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@wolfgirl569 (111735)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr 20
Because we have dogs the 2 rooms that do have carpet have a brown color. Not much shows on it.

@wolfgirl569 (111735)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr 20
@BearArtistLady I have an aunt that just had to have white carpet. She made everyone take their shoes off outside. Had a spot you could set them when you got in. It didnt matter how cold it was out.
Mom caught me getting ready to ride my pony into the house one day. I had got her talked into stepping up on the porch and I was about to open the door when I got caught 

@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
19 Apr 20
@wolfgirl569 I would have tried to sneak her in anyhow...I'm just stubborn enough to make the attempt.
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@wolfgirl569 (111735)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Apr 20
@BearArtistLady Mom get an eye on me for some time after that as she never thought I would get the pony up on the porch to begin with. 

@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
17 Apr 20
I have to psych myself up to do them. I put treats for myself in the fridge...bottles of Starbucks Mocha coffee to drink when I over heat.
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@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
20 Apr 20
@amitkokiladitya It would be a much easier job if we had a Starbucks just outside the door...except that I would grow to a size 90 in no time. I could suck down caramel fraps like crazy and not mind the job a bit!
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@JudyEv (346478)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
I think I'd be covering the whole area with throw rugs. What a dreadful chore. 


@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
17 Apr 20
I need to clean in my storage room. I haven't felt up to it the past few days, maybe tomorrow. I need to do a thorough sort and donate along with organize items for the bears.
