Spring Cleaning

 I had a plan! Start spring cleaning today, get in the corners, under the places that don't see daylight, get the toilet and bathroom tiles to shine!

How much did I do? Zero, nothing, not even one little swipe of a duster.

Before you start shouting at me for being lazy, I have a legitimate reason! Really, I'm not making this up!

I've had a headache since yesterday afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday, I'm out teaching, so I know Thursday I'm not going to have the energy to do much. But I went shopping to buy some tea, which, as you know, didn't work out! It had been raining on and off all morning, actually, I noticed that the rain got heavier every time I had to go out. In the car, the rain almost stopped, got to the mall, parked, and the heavens opened up. The same as we were leaving the mall, went to the doors, almost no rain, stepped outside, and it suddenly got very heavy again!

After lunch, the storm really picked up, rain, wind and a bit of thunder, that's when my headache got really bad.

When that storm passed, I decided to have a little walk outside, just around the garden. I was hoping that by getting a bit of fresh air, my headache would recede a bit. It didn't, but I took a nice video of the garden and the sky, which was looking very dramatic.

I don't enjoy storms, but at the same time I'm fascinated by how the weather changes, the clouds and different colours in the sky are so interesting!

Last night was awful rain, wind and thunder. I woke up at 3am with a raging headache. I took some painkillers, which kind of helped. I sat watching the lightning over the mountains. Spectacular but a bit scary as well.

This morning, I went out to check that there was no damage from things being blown about. Looked like everything was alright.

It's been raining most of the day again, but not as bad as yesterday.

I really hope that we have a few days of nicer weather, as I do need to get this cleaning done.

One place that needs doing, that I haven't done at all, is above the shoe cupboard in the genkan, the entrance.

The shoe cupboard is very high, and I can't reach the top to clean without a long ladder. I don't know why they didn't just block off that area; it's been left open to catch all the dust. I guess it's never been cleaned since the house was built!

The space above the shoe cupboard.

I was hoping to keep ignoring it, but Alan, our black cat, managed to get up there the other day.

How did he manage it?

David to the rescue.

I'm glad that David was here to get Alan down. I know cats can jump, but we were worried that he could hurt himself!  I can climb up to clean, but I don't think I could keep my balance while holding Alan. I'm thinking of putting something up there to block it off!

That is one area that is desperate to be done, but I've noticed that the cobwebs are back and covered in cat hair. It's that time of year when the cats start to shed their winter coats. Cat hair gets everywhere, so I have to start brushing them more often!

Wish me luck. I really do have to make a start. 

Does anyone else do spring cleaning?