Let’s start from the beginning….

I like to get as much as done around the house as I can in as little time as possible. Now, sometimes this comes at the expense of doing a “good job” at the task…or “full completion” of the task…and in this instance, I “forgot” the task.

My wife asked me about three weeks ago to vacuum under the couch in the living room. Sounds easy enough…I had the vacuum, so why not? The thing is I totally forgot.

Then she forgot to remind…then we both just forgot…but yesterday, I remembered…and yes, this will bust me out that I had forgotten to do this for 3 weeks.

So…yesterday I began…and immediately remembered how much fun I have vacuuming under the couch. Yes, it’s true…there’s so much mystery…so much intrigue…what will I find?

All I needed was my trust ShopVac (which I confess, two years ago when I got this for Christmas, I thought it was a very depressing gift…but it has become one of my favorite things to use…No, it doesn’t have a name…okay, of course it does…it’s Stanley.

And as I saw what awaited me underneath…I knew there was going to be a challenge…

So much cat fur…the culprits? These two.

Full disclosure…it’s more Lucy (the one on the left) than Sammy. And no, Sammy is not 20 lbs…he’s 15 1/2, and most of that is holiday weight thank you very much.

And so I began…

And these are the thoughts that crept into my head…

1. What is that?
2. There is no fur anywhere else in the house except for under this couch.
3. What is that stuck too?
4. When did the kids have jellybeans?
5. I don’t think that’s a jellybean.
6. What’s this…is this poop?
7. Please don’t be poop.
8. Is that chocolate peanut butter almond…or is that poop?
9. I could taste it to find out.
10. That’s probably not a smart idea.
11. If you’re not at least 70% sure that it’s not poop…then you probably shouldn’t try it.
12. I almost still tried it.
13. 72 % sure that it’s a chocolate almond…but too close to tell. Could go either way.
14. There’s that Lego piece we searched for last week for nearly 2 hours.
15. And there’s the other.
16. I should really do this as often as when my wife says.
17. This is gross.
18. Stanley the Shopvac is so strong.
19. A lot just rattled down the tube right there.
20. Now…what’s THAT stuck too?
21. Lucy…75% of this fur is yours.
22. So…this is where my son hides his wrappers.
23. Gross.
24. So much popcorn.
25. Seriously, did the kids just throw the bowl of popcorn underneath the couch?
26. Wait…did I accidentally drop a bowl of popcorn two weeks ago?
27. This might be my fault.
28. Hey, this popcorn is still good. 
29. Tasty. 
30. Good news…found my toenail clippings collection.

Now, you’re probably now thinking to yourself…good gracious…did he just waste that much time writing a blog about vacuuming under his couch? Yes…yes he did. In the words of Maximus from Gladiator “Are you not entertained?!”

That was hypothetical….I don’t want to hear the truth on whether or not you were really entertained. 🙂

AWESOME is as AWESOME does!