Imagining you are somewhere else can be the thing that gets you there sometimes. Today I was out cleaning my pool and it was an extra heavy job. I got sick last week and skipped a week of pool cleaning. To make matters worse it’s just before payday and we don’t have the bucks until the first to get chlorine and the other chemicals we need. To make matters worse yet, I discovered just this morning that the pump timer is broken so since last week, the pool has not been filtering. Result? The pool looks like the green lagoon.
So what does this have to do with imagination? Well, I really was getting nowhere with cleaning the pool. What I really needed to do was get the vacuum down in the deep end and have it suck up like crazy. It didn’t look that much different than a lake … actually :)
I swam around like a green monster cleaning his swamp and I must tell you had some of the best fun pretending that I’ve had since childhood. My pool is now a lot cleaner and ready for the first when I run right over to the pool supply and get those chemicals to turn my imagination of having a clean pool into reality.
Oh, and note to self: budget pool chemicals in better.
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LOL I have visions of you doing this! Was it slimy?
No. It was like swimming in a lake without the slimy part. Kind of like a dark tea LOL.
ACK! Damien! I can’t imagine doing that. Eww…ick… soooo gross! If you need money for pool chemicals (with all the big bucks you are making from blogging), maybe I should start a fund for you before you get and RWI!
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For some reason, I envision you in full scuba gear completing this task!
My hubby has been wanting a pool forever, but I keep hesitating. My main argument is the expense of buying it in the first place with the fact that really you can only use a pool 2, (maybe 3) months tops here a year. We also have a beautiful pool at the park right down the street!
While I do appreciate your creative solution and I know that is the point of the post, now that I’ve heard your story, there’s not going to be a pool at the Rock Chick House.
A filter wasn’t working correctly on one of my fish tanks once and what a mess!!!!
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LOL. Teachers are rich 3 weeks out of every month.
Hey, don’t knock green water ’til you’ve swam in it :)
That doesn’t sound like a fun chore, but I like how you made it not seem so bad…I can just picture you swimming in a green mog hehe
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