shiny
I did something last weekend that I haven't done in years. No, really, it's been years! I polished my furniture. This is something that I used to do almost on a weekly basis. Since moving here though, it's mostly been dust and wipe off spills. No polishing. Well, last Friday I was doing a little grocery shopping and found myself in the cleaning aisle where I spotted the cans of Mr Sheen. Did you know there's a "Citrus Shine" variety now? I didn't. Aha! I thought. Lemony. I like lemon fragrance. I think I'll try it. I spent Saturday going from room to room, clearing surfaces and polishing like I was expecting visitors. But you know what? The Citrus Shine stuff smells a bit like insecticide. Not a lot, just faintly. Maybe there is an ingredient added to deter termites and other wood loving creepy crawlies? Wood lice? But I'm getting quite a bit of satisfaction looking around at softly gleaming surfaces that have been crying out for p...