Reminiscing

[susandennis]

For years, when I worked for IBM, I moved every 18 months. To a different state. IBM hired movers who packed up my shit and hauled it to the new area code and unpacked it. Every year and a half. It was great and I loved it.

But, then I moved to Seattle and ran into a problem. I fell in love with the place. Instantly. Madly. And, sure enough, 18 months later, IBM said 'hey, how about Phoenix??' and I said 'hey, how about a divorce'. And I've lived here ever since.

It was a shock, however, after about two years when I discovered the horrible mess that had accumulated under the sink in the bathroom. Just junk on junk crammed in there higgily piggily. Turns out, when you don't move ever 18 months, you have to clean that shit out yourself!! That was a blow.

I keep my opaque shower curtain pulled across the tub because the shower curtain is a hand painted work of art. But, this morning I didn't pull it - just forgot, I guess. When I went back in there, my gaze fell into the tub, onto the bathmat that's in there to keep me for falling on my ass, and it is disgusting! Gross. The top is fine but it's transparent and the bottom is just accumulated soap scum and I don't want to think what else.

I thought, crap, I need to get in there and scrub that.

And... then I thought, I do NOT!! In two weeks it will no longer be needed and get tossed out with the tub.

Nice. Rather drastic way to get rid of a nasty bath mat but not as drastic as selling the place and moving!

Comments

[richaarde.livejournal.com]

Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong. Maybe I need a job where they keep moving me every 18 months, and then I won't need to worry about cleaning.

[susandennis]

it was a great scam for a long time :)

[kensmind.livejournal.com]

I remember moving into this house after living in another city for just over two years. Both moves were paid for. After the second move I found boxes that were still unopened from the first move.

[susandennis]

I was cleaning a storage area out about 10 years after I moved here and I found two boxes marked (in my hand writing) NO NEED TO UNPACK. Each was covered in United Van Lines stickers of all colors from all the moves. I unpacked. It was junk that I tossed immediately. No clue what I was thinking there.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Throw it in the washing machine

[susandennis]

it's plastic, i don't think the washing machine would be happy. but, i'm fine with throwing it out in two weeks. problem solved.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Honestly it would be fine, I have done it in the past

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

there's something very special about knowing where you belong.