The House must be cleaned. We’re throwing a party, and The Bride desires a spotless house to show off, and thus comes up with a chore list about the size of an encyclopedia.
Now, you’re thinking: Yeah, well, renters clean their homes, too, if they’re throwing a party. And you’re right. But as a homeowner, you are forced to go all out if you’re showing off your place to friends, neighbors and co-workers.
Renters probably won’t have their porch sanded and repainted because of a party. Renters probably won’t have a patio redone, rugs dry-cleaned, rugs replaced. Renters probably won’t buy $2,359.72 worth of candles for the party.
Outside, the Professional Concrete Painters are taking glue off the front porch. It seems that a previous owner of The House once put carpet on the porch and was quite liberal in his application of adhesive. One of the Professional Concrete Painters suggests that the previous owner might have gotten a little high from the fumes and therefore no longer cared how much glue he used.
Inside, there is the dreaded list titled “Party Chores Galore and More” that The Bride and I must tackle.
Rugs must be re-arranged. Furniture must be re-arranged. The windows must be spotless