The original queen of clean.
carpet in a shade probably called Sand Dune or something similarly expected.
I vacuumed that carpet every single day.
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It felt like we were playing house, and I reveled in it.
But I also experienced something more with each pass of the vacuum.
With my dad one of six and my mom one of eight, I never knew a quiet holiday.
As such, we constantly begged for cousin sleepovers, no matter how recently the last one went down.
For starters, she had great snacksnever a get-together withouta pig in a blanketand the best board games.
But for me one of the main draws was her morning vacuuming ritual.
Setting your day up with a full house clean in 15 minutes is priming for Dolly Parton-level productivity.
Im typically not able to get up-and-at-em quite like she has always done, but Im getting there.
