I have heard about this nesting thing that happens before you have a baby, but I was unprepared for the level of psychosis involved. Last night/this morning I stayed up until 7:30 in the morning cleaning the kitchen. And when I say cleaning. I mean CLEANING.
I cleaned the INSIDE of the salt and pepper shakers. The bottom of the microwave. On the OUTSIDE. I scrubbed the floor with a bowlfull of warm soapy water and a regular sponge. I cut little patches of paint out of the carpet. I washed the cabinet doors. I did a load of dishtowels because I used them all up drying the floor and cabinets as I went. I got most of the primer scrubbed off the baseboard heaters. You get the idea.
But the truly amazing part is what I was thinking the whole time. I was THRILLED. I was like "Now I know why anal people do this. This is AWESOME!" It felt like being on a really great ride or being really high on cocaine.
Up until 7:30 am. Cleaned the INSIDE of the salt and pepper shakers.
Yeah.
Addendum: I called my mom and told her about it and she said I'd just had some sort of "cleaning frenzy". I informed her that I've never had a cleaning frenzy in my entire life. She said, "Yeah, me neither. I hate cleaning. I don't know what I'm talking about." Also she was in labor with me for only 5 hours and my older sister for 11 hours! Hooray. No 56 hour labors for me!
Posted by jlp716 at January 7, 2006 01:25 AMShe's not lying, folks. You could eat off that carpet.
They should bottle them hormones and stick 'em in the cleaning aisle.
Posted by: sgnp at January 7, 2006 05:52 AMOoh, then not only could you get "the cleaning frenzy", but also all those great stinky chemicals that make you giddy while you're doing it!
Double-plus good!
Posted by: COMTE at January 11, 2006 03:03 PM