#Cleaning your carpet

[juno-infernal]

sometimes the tragedy of distance is very simple. i want to get groceries with you

[flooringtips]

5 Natural Ways To Maintain Your Carpeting

Your carpet gets dirty for several reasons; one of the most common reasons is your children or pets running around or dirt coming from outside into your carpet. Cleaning your carpet is a daunting task, and you need expert guidance to clean your carpet naturally.

[maficvaranus]

I have no caption... just accept them and their poochyena :)

[copperbadge]

[ID: Three images; top left, a spray bottle of clear liquid, labeled PRO SPRAY, sits on a gleaming cutting board; top right, Dearborn the tortie glares at the camera from the work desk's copilot basket. Bottom, a white rug with blue patterning in my hallway, surrounded at the edges by dark dustbunny-looking lumps.]

NaClYoHo Day Two! Pardon my grossness.

Yesterday afternoon I did the first of what is usually several trips to the hardware store; I bought spackle, gnat traps, and a PROFESSIONAL spray bottle. PRO SPRAY. It has an adjustable nozzle and measurement marks on the side, so I can dilute the vinegar pretty accurately. Last night I filled it up with vinegar water and laminated the kitchen, and this morning found and killed several weevils it drove out of hiding. It's sitting on the wooden cutting board because I had taken ALL the cleaning supplies out from under the sink and was reminded I should oil my cutting board with some Walrus Oil.

Dearborn is very skeptical about this morning's activity: carpet cleaning.

I threw on an episode of A Date With Dateline, popped in my earbuds, took down my Tineco One X vac and vacuumed for the first time in Slightly Too Long. I didn't get all the way through the house because I was running it on high which drains the battery, but usually vacuuming is a multi-day process. For what I paid for the Tineco I could have a high-end corded vac that does a better job, but I know that I won't use corded vacs because I hate the cord, so I'm okay vacuuming more often with the cordless. In any case, I hit the rugs because the next step was to break out the Hoover Powerdash Pet carpet cleaner and figure out how to use it.

I know I'm dropping a lot of brand names but just because I usually get asked; I don't make money from affiliate links or anything.

Anyway, the Powerdash came to me secondhand from friends who were moving, and for a long time it sat in my hallway in its plastic wrapping because I was intimidated by it. We never had one growing up and I've never really seen one in use. But it turned out that it was super easy to use, you just add water and cleaner to the tank and go; you go over the rug once with the trigger down, to spread water/cleaner, then a second time without the trigger to rinse/dry. I only hit about half of the rugs in my home, just to see how it went, and then stopped because they all seemed to remain very wet after cleaning. (They've since pretty much dried and I'm assured by the internet that's normal.)

The white patterned carpet above is the cats' favorite place to roll around and shed on, and as you can see, those dark dustbunny looking things around the carpet? That's cat hair and other dirt the cleaner pulled up. Gross but visibly effective.

I got a slightly late start so I had myself on a hard time limit; I started at 7, finished up at 8, and still had half an hour left on A Date With Dateline (they sometimes run a bit long). The cleaning solution definitely adds a certain chemical smell to the air, so I'm running the HVAC's fan and I've added "scented candle or incense" to the shopping list. Which I wanted to do anyway; some people always have such nice smelling houses and scent never seems to stick around in mine, but I've never gone hardcore on Making This Place Smell Nice. (Yes, I promise to be careful about what scents I use, I know diffused scents can harm cats.)

Disposable nitrile glove count: Still just 1!

Hardware store trips: 1.....so far.

[cobra-wives]

oh my god this show is sooo fucking stupid. why do we have to devote an entire montage (or three) in season 5 to johnny babyproofing his apartment when in season six he LITERALLY ENDS UP GOING HOUSE HUNTING FOR THE FAMILY. HUH.

[mothhball]

how do I tell my sister that I don't really like her current boyfriend without seeming like a hater like,,, something about him gives me the ick.

From what I've seen, he's constantly starting petty arguments and being melodramatic. My sister is no saint either, but he's lowkey gaslighting her into thinking she's the damaged and insane one in the relationship. At least from my perspective.

I just don't have a good gut feeling about him idk And obvi I can't outright tell her because they've only been dating for 3 months and are still very much in the honeymoon phase.

He just seems like an exhausting person to be around idk

ETA

I love my sister but she's also the type of person who's unable to stay single for longer than 4 months very wild from the perspective of someone who's chronically single (maybe my unwillingness to put up with stuff like this is the reason idk)

[conspicuous-clown-car]

considering how fnaf was based off of chuck e cheese, them doing this sly 'fnaf but not legally fnaf' cash grab just proves my point of how spot on scott cawthon was with making fazbear entertainment a shitty company. CEC Entertainment really is that bad

[cadmium-creme-egg]

Was looking for a tailor or something nearby for some alterations (i am both underskilled and lazy) and found a woman with tons of great reviews, except one.

I'm trying to figure out who leaves a one-star review bitching about why a tailor, who seems to specialize in wedding dresses and formal wear at that, would not reupholster their entire living room set. And in under a week, at that.

[honeydr0p]

Bro my parents are painting the downstairs and I wanted to help and my dad kept yelling at me about be careful and don’t paint there and don’t do that. I was already stressed out because I’ve been alone a lot and thinking about what to do how to feel about people in my life should I let go or cling to the past and what does happiness look like for me going forward as a young adult. And I’m like Jesus why are you so stressed out rn dad. And he was like NOTRE DAME IS LOSING

[yearning-gay]

bro no im so sleepy i can't be developing a piss kink now

[nim-lock]

thanks me friend for saving me $3k in damage restoration company costs

I must still spend $2k in refinishing the floor but that is a non-negotiable amount after the sewer backed up into my carpet

[rubyvroom]

Compared to conditions in the immediate aftermath of Helene, life in Asheville has gotten much easier. But the experience of the past few weeks has unsettled many of us. Asheville was billed as a safe haven from climate disasters. I moved here in part because of climate change, to escape the catastrophic fires in California. But Helene has underscored the fact that nowhere is safe from climate change. And it has highlighted the challenges of preparing for unheard-of weather events, like a hurricane in the mountains. The resulting damage exemplifies the fragility of infrastructure everywhere, and the extent of our reliance on systems that are unequipped for a future of increasingly intense disasters. But the unfolding climate crisis is sure to bring more of them. We have no option but to get ready.

[carbon8tion]

Kitty merch dropped, he wanted to feel included. + a quick Kidou edit

[shewhoeatssand]

today to improve your stomach lining, I would like for everyone to imagine Kaneki vacuuming his house and then laying on his now-clean floor.

[saysflora]

Modern day Jack Kelly would spend hours watching those carpet cleaning videos and you cannot convince me otherwise

[scruffydogposting]

My Big Adult Christmas Gift: a Bissel spot clean