4 Jul 2008

What have I done ?


what have I done?... I think that this may be all my fault...I keep telling myself that it is not such a bad thing, however my 12 year old daughter has officially become an "obsessive cleaner".


I do have a particular way of cleaning/wiping dusting/sorting/labelling/filing in my house but I do not actually see it as obsessive!!!! or manic!!!! (even though I have been accused more than once of having a Monica streak in me)


I am beginning to think that it must be a "gene" thing as my daughter fortunately or unfortunately (can't decide) has also inherited this particular "gene" from me.


It all came to light when I fell asleep with exhaustion last night (earlier than my usual 2am drop off on sofa) and was awoken to the sound of the vacuum cleaner...... I thought that I must be most definitely dreaming as only "I" use Henry! so I dropped out of bed and walked over to the familiar sound...and that's when I saw it...my 12 year old vacuuming her window blinds with the upholstery attachment...I blinked twice and looked across her spotless room and noted that she had an array of my (best friends as they have been called on several occasions) cleaning products on her desk!!!! 'Mr muscle' and my 'furniture wipes' seemed to be looking up at me expectantly, waiting for me to hold them and carry them back to the cleaning cupboard settling them back in their allocated (by size) spot but I resisted the temptation. I turned around and walked back and climbed back into my bed...


Believing this to be a dream when I awoke in the morning, I went straight into my off springs bedroom and realised it was no dream..., my daughter's Cleanaholic gene has come to surface... there was not a speck of dust to be seen anywhere or a hairpin out of place! I checked the cleaning cupboard and oh Yes Mr muscle was back in his exact spot in line with all my other pals... Henry was back in his exact spot under the stairs cupboard, attachment back in the box labelled vacuum attachments!!!!! ...obsessive....what huh..... me??? of course not....cleanaholic?? ...whatever made you think that ?

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