Thursday, July 19, 2007

Vacuums and Vodkas

Hello, my name is Julie. And I am a binge cleaner.

Just like a binge drinker, but with a broom instead of a beer. Like a college co-ed, I abstain for most of the week. Then the weekend hits, and I find myself spending hours cleaning as much as I can.

After a weekend of heavy drinking and partying, the binge drinker usually needs a day or two to recover. She rests in a dimly lit room, pops Advil, and runs to the bathroom. She vows to the toilet bowl "I will never drink that much again!"

Likewise, the binge cleaner needs to recover after a weekend of heavy scrubbing. She collapses on the couch, the lingering scent of cleaning fumes still thick in the air and vows "I will never clean that much again!"

But alas, the weekend comes, and with it the promises of mops for one, and martinis for the other. One throwing trash out, the other throwing tequila up. Both will probably spend time on their knees, one scrubbing the floor, and the other..er...

As much as I loathe cleaning, I much prefer it over raging hangovers and cheap beer.

4 comments:

Megan@SortaCrunchy said...

Do you really hate cleaning? That suprises me - you do such a good job with FlyLady and all. . .

This was really funny! Such a great analogy . . . Don't work too hard this weekend, okay?

Lori said...

I do the same thing. Except I only do the heavy cleaning before people come over. And I do the heavy drinking for the same reason (usually it's the ILs coming over)!

Andrea said...

LOL Lori...me too!!!

But I wish I had this problem! My house suffers...badly!

Corey~living and loving said...

LOL you kill me Julie! I get all giddy when I see a new post from you! :) I mean it!
I am a binge cleaner also. I tend to go long spurts of ignoring the clutter, then I hit it hard and wear myself out. it is a vicious cycle!