2007 January 5 Friday.
Sunny. No Snow. The streets are bare and dry. The weather forecast was a lie. Oh My! Tomorrow morning I have a private lesson at 10:00, here in my classroom so,...... I must transform myself in to MR. CLEAN! Better known over here as the DUSKIN MAN. I have my job cut out for me. I do this SAME ROUTINE every year at this time. Almost everyone here in Japan does as well. They call it 大掃除. I call it a pain in the arse. And a few other body parts as well. In past years, I have completely stripped down, mopped up, and re-waxed the floors. This year, I don't have time. This year more than ever, I must encourage my students to; "look up, towards the future". I know they will. Even without the wax job this year, taking down and putting away the Xmas tree and all of its related paraphernalia, plus a complete vacuum cleaner and mop job, took me a good 12 hours on the project. Of course I did sit down and take a rest from time to time and eat some food while watching various things on Sky Perfect TV. After the place was all squared away, and in ship-shape, I needed to take a shower. Maybe even a long hot bath. The long hot bath sounded like the best option but when I took another look at the bathroom in better light, I realized that I still had yet one more mission for Mr. Clean. Clean the walls, tub and floor completely. So, I did it in about 50 minutes time. Whew! NOW,...... I am ready for that long hot bath. A cold drink sounds nice too.
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