October 19, 2012
In the TV series ‘Game of
Thrones’, the character Syrio Forel who teaches Arya Stark the art of sword
fighting, asks and then answers the question, ‘What do we say to the God of
Death? Not today!’ So I decided to rephrase it. What do we say to the God of Cleaning?
You already know the answer. I have been giving that answer to the God of
Cleaning for days and still can’t get to cleaning. I think this is one of the
times I have to use the services of Aceclean (the cleaning company I use in states of emergency which this is slowly turning
into (I know it’s paradoxical but you get what I mean, right?)) I have been
working overtime for the last week and the last thing I want to do when I go
home is start cleaning. Sadly, I have other things to take care of. And what
about rest? One has to rest, right? So, the God of Cleaning can wait. At the
moment, the God of Work is far more important.
You have been in such a
situation, haven’t you? Tight schedules, deadline approaching quickly, a
peculiar rush you get from working hard and, of course, the exhaustion. In such
circumstances the last thing one wants to do is clean. It has to be done,
though, but thankfully – you don’t have to do it alone. I’m not usually one to
let somebody else do what I have to do, but these conditions demand it, even
though I don’t like. I am a really clean person and like having my flat clean
but sometimes the job gets in the way. I know lots of people can sympathise
with that and I know I am not the only one going through this. Still, I like
sharing this sort of frustrations because cleaning is important to me. It’s
like my hobby - it relaxes me. Cleaning is one of those boring and mundane
activities you really feel relaxed from because they don’t make you think about
anything in particular and they don’t require your full concentration and
energy. Paradoxically, under these circumstances I don’t see cleaning in such a
way. One would think it would be quite the opposite but for me at the moment,
cleaning is more of a chore than a hobby. Hobbies require time and right now
time is a deficit for me. So not only am I under a lot of stress at work, but I
can’t relax the way I usually do. Does it sound too strange? I sometimes think
there is something wrong with me. I hope I’m wrong about that. Anyway, that’s
what all I have to share right now. I hope next time you read my blog, I will
have something more cheerful for you.
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
October 17, 2012
As you’ve probably already
noticed – I like cleaning. I’ve given you tips on how to do it, I’ve explained
why I like it, and so the next subject I want to bring up will come as no
surprise – cleaning music. What would be the best music to clean to? Certainly
there can’t be a single answer. After all, everybody has different preferences
when it comes to music. Although that is indeed the case, it is also true that different
genres are more proper in certain contexts than others. ... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
September 24, 2012
I am a fan of the Sci-Fi genre, so naturally I often think about the future in a nerdy way – how cool would it be if we lived in the 22nd century, for example, and what would life be? I think that in a hundred, a hundred and fifty years from now, all manual labour will be accomplished by robots. The technology will possibly make working in that way obsolete for human beings and we will have a lot more time to actually live – you know, do what we like (or rather find out what we like). If ... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
September 18, 2012
‘ Cleanliness is next to fordliness’ – is one of my favourite quotes from Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World.’ I find myself frequently using it when somebody makes a mess or is dirty. It is the second hypnopжdic lesson in elementary hygiene. In ‘Brave New World,’ everything is built on Ford’s assembly line principles – we have mass production (humans aren’t born, they’re produced and hypnopжdia is the way they are educated or programmed, if you will, in their sleep as... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
August 24, 2012
These tips are for cleaning
actual windows. As for the operating system, I will probably lay down a few
advices for that too, although it will be some time in the future. OK, here we
go.
First of all, let’s
start with something really annoying – stickers. They can be almost impossible
to remove which makes them all the more annoying. If you ask different people,
they will probably advertise different methods. I will tell you what works best
for me. First, scrape as much of the sticke... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
August 17, 2012
Oh, the
horror. One of the worst things happened to me last night. It was truly dreadful
and horrendous. I almost destroyed my carpet. I am glad that the carpet
cleaners managed to clean it because I like it – it fits my room perfectly.
It’s my
friend’s fault. If he hadn’t given me that inkstand I wouldn’t have gone
through all of this. OK, it’s not his fault I’m clumsy, but still – it was so
frustrating. Probably nothing I say right now makes any sense to you so I
bett... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
August 13, 2012
It doesn’t matter if you’re a hardcore gamer or just a casual PC user – the one thing everyone owning a PC suffers from is dust. Dust degrades your performance; it can get your processor to overheat (never a good thing) and other nasty things. If you want to be able to use your computer for as long as possible, as much as possible, you should clean it regularly, apply thermal paste on your processor, keep the unnecessary files to a minimum and some other useful things. First thing you ha... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
August 7, 2012
Interestingly enough, cleaning is fun for me. Most people don’t understand how or why, but I love cleaning – I like washing carpets, I like vacuuming, I like cleaning the windows and et cetera. I like the way everything shines after it’s been cleaned, the way everything looks like it’s fallen right into place. This is what I call magic.
I don’t understand how people don’t like cleaning in pretty much the same way they don’t understand how I like it. Leaving something just like t... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
July 20, 2012
Everybody knows that everybody else uses a fridge in his house, in his restaurant, even in his office. It’s something really needed in order to keep foods in good condition and preserve them from getting moldy and unsuitable for eating. Yes, we are using the fridge every day, but how do we maintain it in order for it to work efficiently and do we make something to make it last longer? Probably not much. It contains your food inside so you have to keep its hygiene levels really high if you do... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
July 10, 2012
If you really want to maintain your kitchen
cabinets free of dirt and looking pleasantly to the eye I am going to give you
some tips on keeping them looking nice in the right way.
It’s commonly seen – we always leave
fingerprints, food residues, greasy buildups and similar dirty stuff on our
kitchen cabinets. These things also make them look dull and dirty. If you leave
the stains last some time on such surfaces they become really hard to clean and
it requires much more time.
This is ... Continue reading...
Posted by Kelly Mitchell.
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