Pesach Cleaning Journal Day 5

it is 2:30 p.m. in the holy city of safed.  the sun came out and it is actually warm outside.  i am still wearing training pants with sweats over it.  i finished the master bedroom today.  i repaired the gaping hole the dogs made in the bed.  they love to eat foam mattress.  i don't understand why they like this so much.  i found a long piece of felt; which covered the hole exactly, but i didn't have any fabric glue.  i taped it onto the bed with masking tape.  who knows how long it will take before the dogs rip it off.  the puppy likes to rip sheets. too.  i think the older dog also rips sheets.  i had previously covered the hole with felt contact paper.  the puppy ripped that off, pretty much and ate more of the foam mattress.

i wiped down the second vanity and chest of drawers.  i wiped down the glass chactchkas.  i didn't wash them in the sink.  i hardly spend any time in that bedroom.   i do get dressed there every day as my clothes are stored there.  i generally, use the master bathroom to shower but i seldom sleep there.  anyway, the room is done.  i gathered the boots and shoes this morning; which were all over the place and put them all away. i even found a pair of shoes that i haven't worn in years so i tossed them.  i opened up one of the small windows for air.  it's not shining but it's clean.

i did a bit of plastering too.  i nearly destroyed the wall adjacent to the door frame.  i was trying to smoothen it out and i made a mess.  i also made a couple of deep holes.  after a while i finished and it does look a lot better.  why did i even start?  i had put a bag of bananas in the freezer for pesach and i suddenly realized that i didn't wash them when i got home.  i defrosted the bananas, washed them off  and peeled them  .i cut them into chunks; which was difficult because they were mushy.  i used a disposable knife and a new plastic container for pesach and put them back in the freezer..  i washed my hands after each banana i peeled.  what a joke.

i wiped down the bookcase near the master bedroom.  i wiped down the bronze dragon shaped candlesticks and the copper set of little cups and plate.  i usually polish them with lemon.  i did not this year, folks.  i did polish my silver candlesticks that i light for Shabbat.  the hall table, which they stand on is ready for pesach.  i washed the candlestick tray, the decorative table liner and the silver coin box.  i even wiped down the shofar.yeh!

6:00 p.m. update:   i finished cleaning the large bathroom and i finished cleaning the blog room.  yeh!  Shabbat shalom!