precariously perched

TRY THIS AGAIN…I think a goddam windows update ate my other post….

As often happens, I start some cleaning in my house which needs so much work and turn it into a bit of a project.

I was just going to clean out this corner of my living room but once I wiped down the bench I decided to get rid of some more carpet.

I started removing the ugly red carpet in the living room and dining room years ago, like maybe 2008, and got the dining room done but left some around the perimeter of the living room, due to heavy furniture I couldn’t move and other factors. And of course once the carpet comes out, quarter round needs to go down to cover the gap between the baseboard and the floor. So it’s a job.

Anyway, I cleared off the bench, wiped it down, moved the step stool and recyclable bags, all the stuff under the bench, got rid of a load of phone books (I know, I know…) moved the bench and then pulled up the carpet, padding, and tack strips. Then pulled up the staples from the padding, vacuumed, and wiped the floor with a damp rag and wood soap. Actually took out the trash in the teal can that has been sitting there since the first time I removed the carpet, along with the newly removed carpet, padding, and tack strips. Put back what I wanted there, and now I have to do something with the stuff I took out of there. Oh and I put my roof rack bag for my car into the storage bench, which I’d discovered was empty this whole time.

Still have a long way to go on the living room, but it’s progress!

All this took me about an hour or so. Not bad.

But my god, I have such nice stuff, WHY IS IT HIDDEN BY ALL THIS CRAP?!!