58: Drunk and Orderly

Andrew is back from getting as far away from people as possible and all he has to show for it is some compliments of my hair which, honestly, I appreciate. Plus, I sample the ~ forbidden fruit ~ of a non-eco-friendly cleaner and gasp! I love it!

But first! Scrubbing out your mug. Yikes. Listener Mallory shared a story of her own travel mug lid. The tool of her trade? A bent paperclip. Not too bad, Mal! You can also see photos of her lid on our Insta and listen here:

In other news, this week we chat about our hotel stylings — I don’t let anyone clean the room, Andrew does. Huh! — and the Great Crusty Pits Experiment of the 21st Century. The takeaway there is basically that if something has “bleach” (or “bleche”) in the name, it miiiiiiiight discolor your colorful t-shirts.

Plus! We get into some of our experiences with stress cleaning during These Difficult Times. And I mean, it could be worse. There are way worse drugs than cleaning!

As I’ve often said on the podcast, my house is never cleaner than when I’m on a deadline. During the months of October and November, as I was polishing the final draft of my manuscript (NOT TO BRAG), my house was, dare I say, spotless. Counters? Wiped. Floors? Vacuumed AND mopped. Over? Put that sucker on SELF-CLEAN and light a candle, baby, because we are deep into the P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N STATION.

Stress cleaning: It’s perfectly OK. And in fact, it can make you feel more safe, in control, and capable.

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