Lesson nine details the level of domestic service a good male servant should aspire to. Having run an eco-friendly professional cleaning service, Goddess Voltairine literally qualifies as an expert. She knows of what she speaks.
Below is my ‘final exam’ for the lesson – to apply her cleaning methods to a room and post the finished result. I spent two and a half days cleaning one room. Every knick-knack was cleared off the shelves, the shelves cleaned and the knick-knacks washed. The large drawers were organized into ‘first aid’ stuff… cold medicines, band-aids and the like, and one for beauty supplies, soaps, and things. The light fixtures and ceiling fan were taken down dusted and washed. The floor and molding all steam cleaned. The jets on the jacuzzi tub were cleaned with Q-tips. I admit this level of cleaning is even a bit higher than what I would normally do as ‘spring cleaning’ or ‘seasonal cleaning’. I enjoyed the task very much. That said, I would be terrified to hear Goddess Voltairine was ever coming for a visit! I would surely have to work myself to death.
It is hard to see clean in a picture. For instance, I used my new steam cleaner on the floor, baseboards and most every other surface. You really can’t see that in a picture. So I will resort to the white ‘glove’ test to demonstrate the level of attention to detail I employed. It is the same cotton ball throughout.
As final proof, I trust my cleaning enough to lick the toilet and floor. Aw, who am I kidding? I’d do that even if it were covered in Goddess’ pee. 😉