A few years ago I bought some cleaning solution from a door-to-door salesman. The guy peddled his wares and showed how this wonderful solution could turn your tennis shoes white again, could get the green mildew off your patio, could clean your carpets. And it was non-toxic - totally safe to use around kids. You could spray it on your hands and no worries. So I bought some. And then I'm embarassed to admit that it sat for years under my kitchen sink...taking up precious real estate. But recently I hauled it out and decided to use up the darn stuff. And here's the thing. It sits on my counter taunting me. Because I kid you not, every time I see it, I can't help but recall The Emperor's New Clothes. I have to wonder, did all those things come clean because of this wonder solution or did they come clean because he used a little elbow grease? I'm thinking it was the latter. And in the meantime I intend to get my money's worth from my cleaning solution...which I guess means I have a lot of elbow grease in my future.
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