A housework update from James
Housework 5
This may possibly be my last contribution about housework to
the GG blog. The reason is that I am
spending so much time doing it and writing my new book on the subject that I
have time for little else.
Two recent purchases have made a huge difference. The first
is something I mentioned in my last contribution, namely the wonderful Dyson cordless hoover. I no
longer feel the dread of getting my ankles entangled with cables and do not
need to tie myself to the banister rail when doing the stairs any more. The
new machine – we call her ‘Donna’ because we ‘donna know what we’d do without
her’ has rapidly become a much loved member of the family so much so that we
are contemplating taking out formal adoption papers.
The other purchase to which I alluded above was a pair of
large size marigold gloves. Earlier I was using other pairs that were around
the house but they were all medium or even small size. The trouble with them
was that, while I could put the medium size ones on, it took me half an hour to
get them off. I had to peel them off and when i finally managed to do it, the
fingers were inside out and it took me another half hour to pull each one out.
The new large ones have solved all those problems. They slip on and off with
ease and are such a delight to wear that I tend to keep them on all day.
Even with Donna and the marigolds there are still hazards to
be overcome but one by one we are finding solutions, all of which will be
included in the book. Occasionally it is necessary to get down on all fours, to
do some serious scrubbing for example. The hazard here is the risk of getting
what is commonly called Housemaids Knee, henceforth to be known as
Housepersons Knee. My answer to this is to place ones knees in a small, padded
trolley about one foot square with furniture castors on the underside. A
battery powered version is being developed.
When my book is published I will naturally give a
complementary signed copy to all gymmers.
-James
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