Penni, I think I was over-bragging about getting the mold out of my shower!! When you hear how I did it, you will realize that making the three layer salad and those tedious watermelon cookies is really a much larger accomplishment.
First, I did nothing about the shower until my husband stopped dropping subtle hints about whether I had noticed the mold in the shower, and started saying the shower smelled!! Well, being more interested in literature than in little details I cannot even see without my glasses, noticing something trite and smelling mold are two totally different concepts. I pride myself on keeping house well enough so that child protective services would not be grossed out if they did an on-site visit after my daughter called them because she was upset that her Sports Walkman can only play tapes but not CD's, and considers this child abuse. Clutter is okay, but smells are unacceptable!
Once I did concur that the mold needed to go, I tried scrubbing with an abrasive sponge one afternoon, but got very bored and realized there must be an easier way. I had only finished half of one shower wall. The next time I was at the store, I stumbled across a brush with metal bristles. I do not normally frequent this aisle of the store, so thank goodness there was a bin of odd cleaning supplies on sale near the European chocolates, a place I do hang out.
Even with the metal brush, the only reason the shower is done now is that I forced myself to clean it a little at a time, while the conditioner was in my hair during my daily ablutions. It was too tedious to accomplish any other way except a few tile sections at a time. And the roof of the shower is not done, because I cannot reach it. And I lied a little--the floor is not done either, because scrubbing on my hands and knees is not something I feel like doing very often. I plan to drink a whole pot of coffee one morning soon, so I am really rev'ed up for the task. My daughter has such a large assortment of hair and body care bottles on the shower floor, that I don't think anyone will notice!
There, do you feel better? Please rest assured that I am following the lazy Piscean woman's cleaning code, just like you do, okay? |
