Pesach Cleaning Journal 2020 Day 3

it is 1:00 p.m. in the hoy city of safed.  is it just me or does it seem that the days are dragging on very slowly?  i went through my master bedroom closet and found a pair of moccasin like knitted boots that i thought i had thrown out.  i really missed those boots.  i threw out a small overnight suitcase. it was ancient.  it was chic in its day; long before adjustable handles and wheels were invented.  it had been my mom's.  the zipper finally gave out so it was time to let go. i wiped down the closet.  i found a sunflower seed shell.  i hardly think that it qualifies as chometz.

 i also cleaned out the medicine cabinet and bathroom cabinet drawers.  i threw out a plastic bowl.  i washed a bed pan and plastic bottle urinal.  you never know when you might be needing these.  i found my tweezers, yeh!  i also tossed out a plastic cap that you use for frosting hair.  back in the day, my son used to do his friends' hair.  i kept the brushes.  i haven't used color in almost a decade.  i also found a huge box of thin syringes and a few alcohol swabs, yeh!

i threw out an old comforter that was on the porch.  i also threw out old tiny bottles of hair lightener.  i tossed out a wooden container that held the cu-tips.  i did keep the cu-tips.  i threw out a summer top that was too big.  i also tossed out a jean skirt that i cooked in at the yeshiva.  it is large and truly gross now.  and anyway, i doubt that i will be cooking there any time soon.  i organized a bag of old elastic bandages.  you never know when you will have to bandage the old ankle or make a shoulder sling. some of these bandages spelled pretty bad.  who knows when i will get to a pharmacy.  luckily, i don't take any meds and i have a bottle of dexamol theadache tablets that are kosher for pesach.  if need be, i can always wash the bandages in the sink.

i truly need a new bathroom vanity but i have no money for one right now.  i'll just add it to my list of repairs i will do when my ship comes in again.  i hand washed some underwear.  i'm not using the washing machine downstairs while i have in-law family staying.  and anyway, the machine doesn't run on hot water.  the water from the sink was practically boiling.  and that my friends is the sum total of what i accomplished today for pesach.  perhaps a little later, i will get motivated to do something more. who knows. stay tuned.

5:00 p.m. i just finished washing the master bedroom floor.  it took awhile to do.  i thought about just doing a damp mopping but let's get real; next week is pesach.   i didn't find any chometz; just globs of of dog hair.  i did the porch floor.  i couldn't really do the blinds because i don't have a hose upstairs.  it's only dirt.  i was able to wash the bird poo away.  it is good.  i also did a bit of plastering in the blog room. it smelled a bit dank. hopefully, this will help.  i still need to do the dresser tops and that's it; unless i wash the glass doors to the porch tomorrow.  i am finished for today.