Since i'm having my first, honest-to-goodness guests in my flat this weekend, I had to do some honest-to-goodness cleaning tonight. The past few months were all about sweeping and dusting, and that was enough since i'm not too nit-picky about cleanliness. But since these are new people, and I have to appear like I'm actually good at keeping house and living alone, the flat should be spankingly clean when they arrive.
Tonight, I left the office early to do some major cleaning at home. First, I had to dress up for the job:
- Ratty, white t-shirt
- Old boxer shorts
- Fuzzy slippers
Then, I had to get the tools of the trade
- Small pail of water
- Rag for table top surfaces
- Rag for floor
- Rag for kitchen
- Pledge
- Rag for polishing
And then of course, I can't start cleaning without the right background music. So I quickly compiled some funky tunes in my iTunes so I can work with this rhythm and vibe:
- "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind and Fire
- "Sweet Soul Revue" by Pizzicato Five
- "So Hot" by Touch and Go
- "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce
- "I'm a Slave 4 U" by Britney Spears
- "You're so Vain" by Carole King
- "September" by Earth, Wind and Fire
- "Ladies Night" by Kool and the Gang
- "Since you've been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
- "Chocolate" by Kylie Minogue
- "Hand in your Heart" by Kylie Minogue
- "It's like that" by Mariah Carey
With all these set, I went about doing my chores with precision and enthusiasm. I was so in character that I felt like a houseboy going about my daily grind. It was a scene that would have made my Momma proud. There I was, down on my knees, wiping the floor with a rag. And while I was, I was singing "Oh yes it's ladies night, and the feeling's right, oh yeah it's ladies night, oh what a night! (ohhh.... what a night....). This scene reminded me of our old maid who used to sing "I'll never go far away from you" each time she did a house chore.
Before the last track ended, I was done with cleaning my entire apartment. Except for the bathroom since i'm reserving that for tomorrow night. Now I know why our maids and houseboys crank up the music each time they do chores at home, it really does get a person in the right cleaning groove.
I should do this more often.
2 comments:
hey thanks for commenting on one of my entries =) im all excited just thinking about the trip...and well, it's gonna be my first time to visit Macau.
by the way, you have a great playlist there. =)
hey there. thanks for dropping by as well. yup, the playlist did it's job quite well. It got me all worked up to do housechores, which isn't something i usually get worked up about.
Maybe i should release it a CD and entitle it: "The Dudung Mix." hahaha
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