Full court mop
Tonight Max (my 3rd grader) gave a presentation with the rest of his class on their "notables" these are real people either from present day or from history that they study and build a biography of. They have to dress as their notable and be prepared to answer yes/no questions as their notable (not all were up to this) and the other parents have to guess who they are. It's a brilliant way to get them to read and study about their notable. Max was Paul Revere but he left his raiders at home (thank you deonn). His speech was great, but he did improv quite a bit. We had a great time.
We were in the gym.
We had refreshments.
What does that mean? That means we had koolaid and pop (that's "soda" for those of you not familiar with the term, you know who you aren't) and a bunch of children.
What does that mean? Spills. I had to mop in the first 15 minutes.
So at the end after we cleared it all out. I wanted to mop the whole floor. I didn't want Vince (the night custodian) to have to do it. I asked him for the mop at the beginning of the evening. I wanted to mop all after the talent show, but I couldn't get it clear of people early enough, so I just spotted it that night.
Not tonight.
I started at one end and worked my way to the other I think I mopped for 45 mins to get to 1/2 court and then I had to go change my water because it was nasty. NAAAsty...
I had to really work my back to get the job done. I liked that the goal was so simple. It was one clear statement. Clean the floor.
I work as a "knowledge worker" that means I have to collaborate with a bunch of people all the time and we strive to get "buy off" from everyone. I'm not complaining that's the nature of the beast, it's what I do. There is something to be said of doing a job where it's you and the mop and the floor and at the end it's either clean or it's not. People tried to get me to stop and go home. The teacher told me just to spot it up. I wanted every square inch and I got every square inch. I even planned my exit so I didn't get stuck (are ya proud?) I mopped and mopped. People ended up waiting patiently when they knew I wasn't going to stop.
Did I mention a basketball court is big?
If you want to know how big something really is... Clean it.
We were in the gym.
We had refreshments.
What does that mean? That means we had koolaid and pop (that's "soda" for those of you not familiar with the term, you know who you aren't) and a bunch of children.
What does that mean? Spills. I had to mop in the first 15 minutes.
So at the end after we cleared it all out. I wanted to mop the whole floor. I didn't want Vince (the night custodian) to have to do it. I asked him for the mop at the beginning of the evening. I wanted to mop all after the talent show, but I couldn't get it clear of people early enough, so I just spotted it that night.
Not tonight.
I started at one end and worked my way to the other I think I mopped for 45 mins to get to 1/2 court and then I had to go change my water because it was nasty. NAAAsty...
I had to really work my back to get the job done. I liked that the goal was so simple. It was one clear statement. Clean the floor.
I work as a "knowledge worker" that means I have to collaborate with a bunch of people all the time and we strive to get "buy off" from everyone. I'm not complaining that's the nature of the beast, it's what I do. There is something to be said of doing a job where it's you and the mop and the floor and at the end it's either clean or it's not. People tried to get me to stop and go home. The teacher told me just to spot it up. I wanted every square inch and I got every square inch. I even planned my exit so I didn't get stuck (are ya proud?) I mopped and mopped. People ended up waiting patiently when they knew I wasn't going to stop.
Did I mention a basketball court is big?
If you want to know how big something really is... Clean it.
posted by J.R. at 10:08 PM
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