Monday, March 16, 2015

YOUR QUEEN MUST EDIT . . . AND CLEAN

I know it's shocking that a queen should have to clean her own house, but I need to catch up on cleaning, sleeping, and editing. That comma right before "and editing"––that is the famous Oxford comma. 



QUIETPLEASE.

I'EDITING.

I'll check in with you when I can, and I might write a post or two.


Infinities of love,

Janie Junebug

43 comments:

  1. We have a free week and I'm a cleaning fool!!

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  2. I need to clean also. I decided to spend the day sleeping instead. See you when you have time!

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    1. I slept till noon. It's 5:51. I'm starting on all the stuff I need to do. Oh, yeah. I need to eat. That's next.

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  3. Hi Janie - good luck with it all - I'm in limbo mode as I can't do much until the hip decides the time is right and it is repaired .. we're getting there - I can see Spring Cleaning will fit in ... editing - not so sure about that: my life needs it! Cheers Hilary

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    1. If you want a little extra exercise for your hip, just hop across the pond and you can work on my house.

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  4. So you wrote a post to tell us you can't write a post? Have fun with the editing and, in particular, the sleeping.

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    1. Yeah, writing about not writing is pretty much the story of my life.

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  5. A list of possible book titles should include "My Affair with the Oxford Comma."

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  6. I don't know if "have fun" is the right sentiment, but . . . have fun!

    P.S. Except in very limited circumstances where it is necessary for clarity, I say "death! DEATH to the Oxford Comma!" It is my life's work to eradicate it to the greatest extent possible. Sorry. This probably makes us enemies now, but I must be true to my Grammatical Vision.

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    1. I don't want enemies, but I cannot give up the Oxford comma. Is it possible for us to agree to disagree?

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  7. Ah, the Oxford comma, how I love, cherish, and swear by thee.

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  8. Have fun cleaning:)....and editing

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    1. The worst room is the one I'm in because I can't run Mrs. Roomba in here. Too many cords for her to get caught on.

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  9. hahahahahaaha I am trying to get a few items picked up before the termite inspectors come tomorrow !
    I would rather be playing with The Square Ones and making some cards.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. I don't need to pick up much. I need to dust, and I have one room I have to vacuum myself, with my vacuum that doesn't really work.

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  10. Cleaning? I have four dogs... cleaning is my life.

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    1. Two of my dogs have died during the last two years. I miss them, but having one dog makes cleaning easier.

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  11. I'm writing writing writing. Exhausting! And the A to Z Challenge is coming up, which means lots of blogs to read in addition to all that writing.

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    1. No A to Z for me. I can't handle more challenges. You are ambitious.

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  12. I love the Oxford comma! ;)
    A queen must do what a queen must do. I hope the editing goes well. Have a productive week. :)

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  13. 30 mins is all i need to clean the whole place except the bathroom.

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    1. Cleaning doesn't take very long because my house is tiny.

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  14. My mom and I clean our own house too. We don't believe in hiring someone to do it. We have three dogs and a cat, not to mention that we're five people, so cleaning has to happen regularly, but man, do i hate it. Wishing you the best Janie.

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    1. When my children were young I had a cleaning service for several months. Then I started to notice cobwebs all over the house, and a wood carousel horse my mom gave me was on its side, broken. I started doing my own cleaning again.

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  15. I know what that's like. Only different.The essays my students dare hand in stink more than a Roman sewer.

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    1. I can empathize with you, Blue. When I was a grader for a professor I couldn't believe some of the crap the students wrote . . . or copied from someone else who couldn't write.

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    2. Why do you think I started a blog? To vent.

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  16. Ok I will be quiet while I sneak around your house checking things out like a stalker or burglar

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    1. I had no idea you are such a wild woman. I'm impressed.

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  17. I completely understand. I've been trying to catch up on a few things over here, too.

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    1. My office/TV room is clean now. I feel much better.

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  18. I love the Oxford comma, I adore the Oxford comma, and I will never live without the Oxford comma.

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