No matter how hard I try apparently this post isn’t going anywhere until I get the words that won’t work out of my head: gangster, Etsy, listed, style, prankster, hipster, listed (whoops, said that one already), blasted, trusted.
Ooh, misty! That one fits. So does crusty and musty and dusty to boot. Looks like I broke the why can’t I think of a freaking WORD streak.
Guess it goes without saying I’ve got a bit of a dusty problem around here. I’m good at vacuuming, great at kitchen cleanup, and so-so at doing the bathrooms but dusting just falls off my radar. As we speak I’m thinking of the last…oh, I don’t know, two dozen times I’ve plugged in my phone to charge at night and thought geez, I really need to dust my nightstand. Is it dusted? Nope. So I guess we’ll play the same game tonight. Sheesh.
At least we’re just talking dusty, not crusty. A girl’s gotta have standards, right? Mine include a strict “if you can blow it off the table with a goof puff of breath then you’re still doing okay” policy.
Linda hosts Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This week’s prompt is “-sty.” Find a word that ends in “-sty” or use the word “sty.” Enjoy!
There are more important things than dusting.
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I wholeheartedly support this opinion. 😉
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Just another way to think of it, if the dusty becomes crusty then it is decor. It is a definite thing, with edges, and immovable. It can be spray painted gold and embellished. (My post had the word “pigsty” twice, the only sty word repeated, so that might give you a clue as to my motivations.)
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Ah, it’s the spray painted gold and embellished detail here that is absolute genius. GENIUS! 🙂
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Night stand. That means it is only used after dark. Dark. Unless you live right next to a nuclear power plant your dust does not glow in the dark. Which means it cannot be seen on the night stand which is only used in the dark. If you don’t believe me ask the Cat in the Hat. Now that is that. And this is this. In the dark the dust is easily missed. Now pour a margarita and suddenly Dr. Seuss is distracted too. What dust ? ! ? !
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Excellent logic. This is probably why the most often dusted item in our house is the coffee table. It sits in a room filled with windows so that sunlight really highlights dust accumulation.
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My nightstand is also neglected. Sometimes even the books get dusty, and that’s a REAL problem 😉
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Yep. Sure, I’d probably sneeze less if I dusted more but there it is…
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Same
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I’m right there with ya, sister!
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I hear there are people who actually like cleaning…I’ve never met them though so it sounds a little like a unicorn to me.
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LOL!
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And – if you can write your name on my furniture, it proves you’re literate.
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A simple test of skills, really. 😉
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This made me chuckle. Always having to dust here. Shame no one will come and dust me off as well.
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Someone to dust would be awesome. Someone to pick up before the person comes to dust would also be awesome. 😆
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I don’t mind dusting things, except first you have to move stuff out of the way that has piled up. Well, here it doesn’t do much good anyway, as we have so many dust/sand storms, so dust is pretty much ever present. So It’s few and far between when I do dust. 🙂
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But you have a great excuse! I need one of those.
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You know, dust is merely protective covering for your stuff. At least that’s what I tell myself when I’d rather let it be. 😉
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An excellent perspective!
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I had the Etsy thing going on for a bit too. Guess I don’t use sty ending words often. I’m with you on dusting though I recently got an extender to get at my ceiling fans. Being home has made me realize things I’d have never noticed before. Dusty ceiling fans for one.
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That reminds me…the hubby asked me to dust off the bedroom ceiling fan. That was probably about 2 weeks ago now. 🤦🏻♀️
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It is the worst job of all hh chores. The blades don’t stay put unless there is some feature I don’t know about. I was walking in circles making myself dizzy but it is done for now. Maybe next year I’ll do it again 😉
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Every time I’ve tried I always end up with dust going everywhere. And could someone please explain to me how DOG HAIR gets up there??
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Laura, too funny. Dusting definition – the time you hate your too many knick-knacks sitting on your tables. Keith
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Could have something to do with that was “my chore” growing up. We had some of the worst things to dust, too!!
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Laura, we also have too many places for dust to hide. Keith
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I like that approach 🙂
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It’s a live and let live thing. 😉
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great quote at the end about your dusting policy
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Priorities, man. 😆
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Don’t like dusty stuff! Maybe that is my saving grace
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It sure is! Maybe if I kept a dusting rag back there…
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I use wipes when I can’t find a rag!
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