just another American teacher in SK

We’re pretty bored here ~ so bored, in fact, that Tim and I have dedicated the day to “cleaning”.  Actually, it’s more a day dedicated to chemical analysis.

Neither Tim nor I have been able to figure out what any of the gels, liquids, powders, and crystals in the household maintenance aisle are meant to do.  If the illustrations on the label are meant to be the guide, your dishes will shine like the sun, your clothes will smell as fresh as a mountain breeze, and your toilet will sing with delight as a result of using the products.  My demands are not that extraordinary – I’m just looking for something that will disinfect the surfaces and clean the floor.

After wasting about an hour in the store, analyzing the labels and shaking the contents, we chose a few products to take home to experiment with.  Well, for me to experiment with ~ Tim is less concerned than I am about cootie remnants and dust bunnies …

Tim sat on the couch and watched me clean, offering a running commentary regarding the smell and effectiveness of each product.  We are fairly certain we’ve found something similar to Lysol or Mr Clean ~ “it has a fresh scent (!!) and it doesn’t appear to damage any surfaces”, so we will consider it to be the “all-purpose” cleaner.  We’ve also identified laundry detergent and a general purpose scouring powder (which may actually be toilet cleaner – close enough).  Wow ~what a huge relief … I’m certain to sleep much better tonight. 

Yup ~ that’s all it takes …

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