House in Progress Diary

Clean for a Day

I've decided that FOX needs a new game show. Well, actually, it's a new take on an old game show. I'd call it...

CLEAN FOR A DAY

Rather like the "Queen for a Day" game show that our mom and/or grandmom watched, the winner would have all 70 years of dirt and grime and nicotine in his or her house (mid-renovation) sucked up into oblivion. They would be given a big bar of scented soap and led to a sybaritic white tiled room...with sun drenched skylights...to soak and talk on the phone to their friends or (if they prefer) to soak while watching a marathon of mindless TV or read trashy novellas. Water sprites would serve pina coladas silently and make sure that you don't slip below the water before being wrapped in dustless sheets on a clean, clean, cozy bed to snooze.

And there wouldn't be any raccoons for miles and miles around. Especially not howling on your roof.

Posted by jeanne on June 16, 2003 at 11:10 PM