It takes me nearly two hours to clean up the preliminary mess, and then another three trying to get the unidentifiable stains out of the couch, drapes, and the carpet of the downstairs living room. I don’t even manage to lift most of the heavy furniture back to its rightful place, just being sure to clean up around it. I barely got the couches back up and into place in the living room while I was alone. Exhausted, I barely manage to shower before I collapse onto my bed. I fall asleep the moment my head makes contact with my pillows. I’m still exhausted when I get up for school and barely manage to crawl out of bed. My muscles in my arms and legs are aching from all the scrubbing and lifting I had to do last night, and my knees seem to be a little bruised from kneeling for hours

