The stuff under the couch cushion
There’s a treasure trove hidden in my living room.
Evidently, it’s been there awhile just waiting for me to find it.
When I pack away the Christmas tree and other holiday decorations each January, I take the opportunity to deep clean all the nooks and crannies that have filled with crud since spring.
Not only do I dig the cat hair out from between the carpet and the baseboard where Miss Kitty lounges behind the presents all Christmas season but I also clean the bulbs in the ceiling fixtures and wipe the dust off the philodendron leaves.
One of my least favorite tasks—next to scrubbing toilets with a pumice stone—is vacuuming under the couch and chair cushions.
Maybe that wouldn’t be such a daunting job if I did it every time I vacuum the floor. But I don’t, mostly because it irritates me.
There were times during my college years when cash was slim and I would scrounge through the couch cushions to find enough change for a Super Big Gulp from 7-Eleven.
Now, I rarely locate money. Instead it’s mostly food.
I know crumbs happen. I’m never surprised to find Doritos or Cocoa Puffs or even a chunk of pizza crust. I can also understand how a ball-point pen or a gum wrapper finds its way to the dark side.
What I don’t get is how crazy stuff like an entire unopened Pop Tart or a paperback book or the remote to the television that quit working months ago can disappear into oblivion. Wouldn’t a person feel those things under his backside? Evidently not in my house.
And I wonder if anyone ever notices when half a box of Nerds spills in the crack or a DVD case gets sucked in.
The best I’ve ever heard was when a friend found a neatly folded piece of sliced cheese tucked away as if someone was saving the snack for a rainy day.
I often feel like my house is the only place this happens.
I know better, though. Everyone has gunk under their cushions. Some is just more interesting than others.
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