Cleanliness is next, one hopes
It's said that cleanliness is next to godliness. I, however, am an atheist, which may explain why I've done nothing about my pigsty of a living space until now.
I started stacking things into piles yesterday and did some spot-tidying. By means of ruthlessly shifting stuff around, I managed to clear enough free space, in batches, to get a fair amount of the carpet vacuumed today.
I deeply dislike wall-to-wall carpeting. This is not a new observation; I've thought it a horrible, unhygienic dirt trap for years.
You know those commercials you sometimes see for steam cleaners, which go and show you the filthy looking water resulting from a deep cleaning meant to point out what the regular vacuum missed? That's how I feel about wall-to-wall carpeting. No matter how often I go over an area, I can't escape the feeling that something disgusting is lurking in the fibres, and given the state of my carpet, it's not an entirely unreasonable assumption.
One of my sporadic recurring daydreams[1] is to rip it all out and replace it with, if not actual hardwood floors, then some form of wood laminate flooring or composite tile, perhaps with a rug or two on top. I quite like floor coverings provided they're removable, washable, and aesthetic. I just can't stand having it wall to wall. God only knows how people who wear shoes indoors manage to keep their carpets clean.
Finally picking up my room did yield some benefits. So far I've found things I haven't seen for quite some time, including-
I also made the discovery that the box for a 15" PowerBook will fit nicely into the box for a G3 iMac, if one aligns it correctly. That saves a little space.
Not bad for a few hours work. Let's hope I can keep it up.
[1] I say sporadic because it usually only comes up when I have to deal with the carpet in some form or other.
I started stacking things into piles yesterday and did some spot-tidying. By means of ruthlessly shifting stuff around, I managed to clear enough free space, in batches, to get a fair amount of the carpet vacuumed today.
I deeply dislike wall-to-wall carpeting. This is not a new observation; I've thought it a horrible, unhygienic dirt trap for years.
You know those commercials you sometimes see for steam cleaners, which go and show you the filthy looking water resulting from a deep cleaning meant to point out what the regular vacuum missed? That's how I feel about wall-to-wall carpeting. No matter how often I go over an area, I can't escape the feeling that something disgusting is lurking in the fibres, and given the state of my carpet, it's not an entirely unreasonable assumption.
One of my sporadic recurring daydreams[1] is to rip it all out and replace it with, if not actual hardwood floors, then some form of wood laminate flooring or composite tile, perhaps with a rug or two on top. I quite like floor coverings provided they're removable, washable, and aesthetic. I just can't stand having it wall to wall. God only knows how people who wear shoes indoors manage to keep their carpets clean.
Finally picking up my room did yield some benefits. So far I've found things I haven't seen for quite some time, including-
- two rather nice pens with metallic coloured ink, giveaways from Fuji Electric
- a book which I'd been wondering where it had gotten to, after I couldn't find it after last summer
- a wooden comb I haven't seen for ages but should start using again
- an opened package of origami paper which saves me from having to open another
- a package of "lucky money" envelopes that will be of use later
I also made the discovery that the box for a 15" PowerBook will fit nicely into the box for a G3 iMac, if one aligns it correctly. That saves a little space.
Not bad for a few hours work. Let's hope I can keep it up.
[1] I say sporadic because it usually only comes up when I have to deal with the carpet in some form or other.
posted by Alexander the Drake at 3:30 pm
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