Though we are all aware of the fact that you must remove all furniture and clean the rugs in a house from time to time, it appears as if quite a few of us are not doing so. It is no surprise that the act of collecting throw pillows, decorative blankets and picking up the whole couch and leaving it to rest elsewhere is not appealing. Not to mention the mere fact that locating a space big enough to move the sofa to will probably involve movement of other furniture and bits and bobs. Then there are coffee tables, picture frames, candles with holders, plants and pots, lamps, end tables, individual chairs and many other things laying on the rug in question, and that is just in the living room.
Once the rug has been unburdened of all of that weight, it needs to be taken outside and shaken, or beaten if you will to loosen up numerous months, or even several year’s worth of crumbs. Oh and then there may be sand, hair, gummie bears, broken crisps, paper clips, and a few unidentifiable objects mixed in there also. From prior experience I can vouch for the fact that it is very gratifying to see all of these things go away, and a little unsettling to know you lived with them below your feet for so long. It is one of those moments where you promise yourself it feels so good that you will be more consistent about cleaning the rugs. Then you drag it back inside, replace all of the furniture and knickknacks, and breathe a sigh of relief. And still, we forget this sense of satisfaction, and let this chore slip through the cracks again. That is until we find out that we wil be having a visit from the in-laws, or our own parents, and then the upheaval on many levels begins.