Spring cleaning, sort of

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If a stranger entered my home this morning, he or she would assume I have toddlers, or at least a herd of wild animals living on the premises.

The white wood trim which I unwisely chose for my entire house is muddled with handprints and all the light switches look like sticky fingers have been clicking them off and on just for fun.

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Don’t talk dirty to me, you dirty thing

dirtyMy life just got even more simple.  All my hair fell out this week.

Well all but a hank in the front which is kind of cute if you focus on it and ignore the rest of the head which I discovered is slightly “coned,” . (Yes, I’m have cone-heads in my family tree.)

If my hank falls, I’m thinking of super-gluing it on so I’ll have

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Things your mother forgot to tell you

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I have been working for at least six years to get the streaks off the mirror which hangs over my living room fireplace.

Since the room is right off the kitchen and I have a lot of grease fires and smoke alarms, a thin veneer of mist has rendered the mirror practically “non-reflectionary.” (My new word for the day.)

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“Sinkies” please stand up!

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Please note I said “sinkie”, not “sicky” contrary to what some of you may think.

For the uninformed, “sinkies” are those busy multitaskers who have a habit that some might consider reprehensible.  We dine (gasp) over the sink at least once a day.

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