Housework isn't worth it.

Okay, so call me a slow learner.

Many days, I work at the kitchen table now that the man-child (my 17 year-old nephew) has taken over the extra bedroom. The table was full of StarWars Lego storm troopers as well as an assortment of StarWars Lego ships and various lego pieces. There was also a bit of something unknown adhered to the table that was likely left over from breakfast. All around me were signs that OTHER people live in this house. Not that any of this stuff belongs in the main areas of the house. These people have their areas. Why do their things end up all over? Are they like cats and have to mark their territory in some way?

So after a day of working on new kit stuff with storm troopers staring me in the face the entire time, I gave up and decided to crack the whip on everyone in the house. The man-child had to clean the boy's bathroom that looks like it should be in a frat house and my darling son needed to de-Lego the main section of the house. I thought I would take the small tank vac and collect some of the giant size fur balls and dust bunnies that were lurking about every where.

As I was doing the wood stairs, the dog was running up and down them barking at me. So now the fur balls are floating in the air and I am just catching the mid air with the vacuum all while the dog is running laps along the stairs and barking at me. She got to the top and I had had enough. I thought what the heck, the fur is coming from her anyway. Why not get it before it forms balls in the corners? So I took the vacuum to her.

I quite literally scared the pee out of her. She left a giant puddle at the top of the stairs. It is cream carpet at the top of the stairs. I finished the top two steps with the vacuum while she ran past me down the stairs. My son brought me paper towels to soak up the mess. Oh fun.

The best part though...

I had no idea that the dog still had the stream of piddle going as she ran past me. When I vacuumed those last two steps while waiting on the paper towels...you got it...I sucked up pee.No I have to change the vacuum bag and wash out the hose, tube and fitting that were connected to the vacuum. That's just GROSS.

So I'm beginning to understand why HOUSE WORK just is simply NOT worth it.