Ok, Thing 2! You are doing the most!
Thing 2 decided she wanted to make a soap spray because she liked the smell of the soap that much. It was her sister’s soap, though. During her time being sick, I gave Thing 1 some Bath & Body Works Stress Relief soap. It has eucalyptus and spearmint in it. It clears you out like no other. Thing 2 got a hold of it in the shower and that was all she wrote!
Soooooooo, she put water and soap in her tiny, pink spray bottle and started spraying it in the air. I had to immediately stop her, and redirect her to the appropriate places to spray her concoction (like, the shower). Soap droplets on the floor are not ok, and just thinking about the cleanup gave me pause. Not to mention, holy smokes, Batman…the smell was no longer pleasant.
I thought I redirected her to the appropriate places to spray, but it fell on deaf ears. I went upstairs to get her for our daily workout and low and behold, she was standing on her bathroom counter spraying her mirror…
Not only did it look bad (the picture above does not show the real deal), but it smelled HORRIBLE! It took me back to high school where the boys would spray a half a bottle of cologne and think that was cute!
I gagged a little, got Thing 2 off the counter, and explained to her why this was not a good idea. Her response, “but, but, I just wanted to clean the mirror.” I applaud and appreciate your thoughtfulness, but baby, this ain’t the way. I have a whole, homemade spray bottle dedicated to this initiative.
Needless to say, we were delayed a bit for our workout. It took me a series of wiping with a wet cloth, rinsing all of the soap out of the wet cloth, and doing it over and over again…over the same spot…multiple times. See, soap on a mirror does not wash off in one wipe. And Thing 2 was heavy with the spray! I worked out my arms TWICE! #GunsOfSteel
My mom and sister got a good belly-laugh out of this story when we finally joined the virtual workout. They know the curiosity that is Thing 2, and they are here for it! Guess I am too. She really does keep me on my toes and opens my mind to the unknown!
#UntilTheNextThing2Chronicle…
