I Am Going To Be Stern With Me Today

I am going to be sternly in charge of myself today; I will put up with no antics or nonsense. We are going to clean this desk top today, without any wailing or screaming or pouting at all. We are going to dig through the pile of debris in the corner and make sure there is not a mouse village. We are going to fill that water glass to the brim and drink water until we float away. Water is healthy, right? We are going to stop writing poetry, and stop fooling around. We are going to clean out that dirty microwave. It will be sparkling clean, so we can allow others to use it. We will no longer be ashamed of it. I open the door and peek in, wondering if I should start with it. Maybe I should call my husband and have him bring me a new one. This one is really disgusting. We have no rags here. The kitchen sink at school is broken. I cleaned this desk-top on Friday and it is still a big mess. Why perpetually clean this? I lift one thing in the corner, and a mouse trots out. Do I really want to see another mouse fountain? I already saw that once in my garage. This is what it was like. I was cleaning and I kept hearing a crickle crackle crickle crackle. I turned and stared at a garbage bag I had not looked in for a number of years. I still have no idea what else was in there. A mouse ran out, then two, then five, then gobs of mice ran out, like an overflowing fountain. When they were finished running I threw the bag away without looking in it to see what was there. I truly did not want to know. Remembering this, I decided not to clean today. Maybe tomorrow.