地道美语听力播客:Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning is suppose to take place before summer, not after it. But, as usual, I procrastinated and now I have to finally get rid of all the junk I've accumulated over the year. But now there are no if's, and's, or but's about it --the cleaning must be done!
I start in my bedroom. I have a king bed, with a sheet on the mattress and a top sheet , with pillow cases on the pillows . Atop all that I have a down comforter . Well, they all need to be washed, so into the machine they go. Next I start in on the closet. What a mess! I've got boxes and bins full of stuff that need sorting . Finally, I have to vacuum the carpet and dust . Whew! Quite a job! Good thing I don't have any drapes , just shades on the windows.
But I'm not done yet. It's time to move on to the kitchen. I have a combination stove and oven , both of which I need to clean. I start with the fridge , though, which needs the most work. I take out the shelves and rinse them all off . Then I dump anything that has passed it sexpiration date . Then its back to the stove, which I need to scrub clean of the grease and stains , and the same for the oven. Finally, I wash all the dirty dishes and put them in a dish rack next to the sink.
Spring cleaning is always a mixed bag for me. It's a lot of work, but I also find things I've been missing for the past year! Maybe next time I'll manage to do my spring cleaning in the spring.
Script by Dr. Jeff McQuillan