Cleaning day…Buckaroogirl style!

Hello loves!

On the off chance that there is a day where Liz and I are not working, or in the truck screaming Five Fingered Death Punch on our way to a rodeo, or involved in some midnight driving spree to a performance drinking coffee while Liz screams for her life around every corner or stoplight, or involved in some illegal activity which we wont discuss here as to incriminate ourselves….we can be found at home. In our little blue house in town with orange curtains, a rickety half painted table in the dining room, and more books than dishes in the cupboards.

 

 

I was all for drawing on the walls when we first moved in, but Liz shut that down by realizing what I was attempting when I went wizzing by in my un-matching socks with three sharpie’s, a paintbrush and some furniture varnish hell bent on the hallway with wicked intentions…..explaining that our landlords might have kittens if they saw our decorating techniques.

 

So scratch that.

 

I ended up having to paint on canvas to hang on the walls….but it’s actually ended up being quite nice! Few things exist that Liz and I enjoy more than finding a good “fixer-upper” to attack with love and clean up.

 

Our essentials for getting through a move/major-cleaning/Saturday afternoon scrub-down include:

 

For Liz:

• Strong coffee
• Duck-tape for A’s big mouth on breaks
• Loud annoying rock music or too-slow jazz love songs that put A to sleep, thus rendering her incapable of the help Liz deems appropriate.
• A classy assemble including silver earrings and lots of red nail polish
• Buckets of bleach. Because, we don’t know why.

Showing perfect "broom dancing" form... Picture copywrite Adrian Brannan

 

For A:

 

• A bull-horn. Because….why not?
• A pair of 4 dollar Levi overalls found in a thrift-store, which have been painted with flowers and rolled up to a very white shin.
• Matching blue bandana
• Bob Dylan, Charles de Lint or Eddie Vedder to talk to while not really accomplishing anything of value.
• A feather headdress made while she should be mowing because of that one movie we saw the other night…you know? The one with the girl and the mom and the outdoor fort that was so cool?! HEY! Can WE build a fort?!?!?!

 

• A needs nothing more. She’s done cleaning house.

 

A showing a classic Brannan sister cleaning uniform including: Fishnets, Hair bandana and cowboy boots! Copywrite Adrian Brannan

 

 

Let the cleaning begin.

 

Liz: A, you know the vacuum wont actually pick anything up unless you turn it ON?

A: I know…but it’s so loud and Boyfriend is scared so we’re just going to wait and attach scrub brushes to our feet and skate around in circles.

Liz: You are not Eloise and this is not the Plaza.

 

A: I’m hungry.

Liz: You have cleaned one window.

 

Liz: OMG. READ THIS TEXT!!! It’s SOOO CUTE!!! bats eyelashes

A: I hate you.

 

A: What IS this?

Liz: It’s a…uh…umm…wanna beer?

A: How about lunch and a beer?

Liz: It’s 9 o’clock….

A: Exactly!

 

Liz: WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING?!?!?!?!

A: I’m done cleaning!

 

Here are a few of my tips for cleaning house….

 

• Sweeping is only fun when dancing with the broom to Sinatra.
• A uniform can do wonders.
• Don’t answer the door…
• Dogs shall be vacuumed at any given time.
• A top hat is also necessary

 

 

 

And finally, remember that in the event that a last minute trip, fun dinner out or on the fly bronc ride occurs….CLEANING CAN ALWAYS WAIT!!!

 

Until next time loves,

Xo

~Adrian

 

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