⭐️【God of the Toilet】I'm sorry!! I cleaned it for the first time in half a year😱

I have a confession to make.
On the morning of Friday, 10/6, I cleaned the toilet for the first time in about half a year.
I repent.
God of the toilet, please forgive me.
God's heart must be as vast as the ocean, right?
Oh, I've embarrassed myself again.

God of the Toilet - Kana Uemura⤵️

I hate cleaning, and I hate filth even more.
I've written here and there that I used to clean every morning before leaving for work.
Once I left, I never knew what time I'd be back, and on my days off, I had a mountain of things that could only be done on those days.
Why did someone like me go half a year without cleaning, and of all things, the toilet, the toilet!!

It was about half a year ago that I fractured my right patella in two places.
Normally, this would require a brace from thigh to ankle, elevation, and rest, but I didn't reach the orthopedic clinic until Friday evening.
I couldn't get in touch with the brace shop, and the following days were a long weekend.
I was sent home without even a crutch rental, told, "Absolutely do not bend it," "Absolutely do not put any weight on it," and "Absolutely stay at rest."
That's impossible, at home...

Sorry for posting the same article multiple times.🙇‍♀️
The details of the fracture are here.⤵️

From then on, days began where I had to keep my right leg straight like a stick.
What was the most troublesome thing? The toilet, of course.
Not to mention taking off and putting on underwear, or sitting on the toilet seat, I couldn't even sit down in the first place!!
Why? Because the toilet is small.
Even if I tried to sit with my right leg stretched out straight, my legs are too long...
That's a lie, the wall is just too close to sit with my leg stretched out.

So what do I do?
I can't afford to take my time.
Despite trying to respond quickly, the limit was approaching by the second.
Don't ask me what limit.
Even though I managed to lower my underwear while squirming and struggling, am I going to make a fool of myself in a place like this? Despair...

At that moment, the God of the toilet whispered.
I cleaned it in the morning on the day you broke your bone, you know.
"From now on, you are a ballerina."
Huh, what on earth?
I didn't have the luxury to ask God back.
"That's right, I am a ballerina."
While leaning my upper body forward as if bowing, I adjusted my position to sit as far back on the toilet seat as possible, with both hands on the seat.
I slowly bent my left knee while keeping my right leg straight.
Oh, please imagine this while fully clothed.

Slowly (but quickly!!) I lifted my right leg from the hip joint.
When my buttocks landed on the toilet seat, my right foot (not leg) was firmly braced against the front wall at a position higher than the seat.
Can you understand this through text?
Your abs are the key.

If only I could have mastered this illustration technique...
Inagaki Management Research Institute | Official Reporter for the note 8th Anniversary Project Presentation (Tax Accountant/Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant)⤵️

This state lasted for quite a long time.
Although the bone healed quickly, it wasn't until the end of August that all movement restrictions were lifted.
Apparently, "It's okay to move and exercise without worrying about the bone," and "The pain is because the muscles were damaged by the heavy impact."
Even though I was told it was okay, I couldn't squat, and every time I bent or straightened my right knee, I would inevitably let out an "Ouch."
Wait, didn't I go trekking in June??

Actually, I was supposed to go in 2020, but I couldn't because of the state of emergency. I had booked it before the fracture, you know.⤵️

Although there was edema in my right lower leg and heat in my knee, it's only recently that I stopped crying out when bending and straightening it, and finally became able to squat.
In the end, I couldn't clean the toilet until I recovered to this state.
What about the family I live with?
Those people are like "share house residents who flake on their chores."
They would buy and install or replace the cleaning agents that go in the toilet tank (which I don't use), but they never actually cleaned the toilet.

I was trembling, thinking about how bad it would be after half a year, but it was nothing—the main dirt was just dust and hair.
Since there are no small children here, there are no accidents or misses.
The only male is Osamu (pseudonym, eldest son), but even when my ex-husband H and Shin (pseudonym, second son living alone) were here, they sat down to use the toilet, so there was no careless splashing or wetting.
You say standing to use the toilet is a man's pride?
If that's the case, please feel free to stand.
In exchange, please take responsibility for cleaning the toilet.

Yumi (pseudonym, eldest daughter) and Osamu both touch their hair a lot.
Is it soothing? I don't know...
Maybe that's why? There's a lot of hair on the toilet floor, but it's clearly human hair.
Sure, my hair probably falls on the toilet floor too, but I can tell by the hair quality and length.
First, I use a brush to lower the water level in the bowl and apply detergent to the rim, letting it sit for a while.
When I vacuumed up the dust and hair with my revitalized pink piggy (the vacuum cleaner's name), it became quite clean just from that.
By the way, I don't use the pink piggy for regular cleaning.
Because dust and hair don't accumulate that much.

My revitalized pink piggy (vacuum cleaner)⤵️

By the way, what do you use for toilet detergent?
In terms of pH, there are acidic ones, alkaline ones with bleaching effects, or alkaline ones made from soap.
Some naturalists might use baking soda or citric acid, but since feces are acidic, alkaline detergents work well, and since urine, urinary stones, and water stains are alkaline, acidic detergents are easier to use.
Considering the frequency of excretion, isn't it true for most people that urination > defecation?

If you want to have both alkaline and acidic cleaners and use them according to the dirt, go ahead.
However, mixing them is dangerous⚠️
Please rinse completely and let it dry thoroughly before using a detergent with a different pH.
Even if it has a bleaching effect, urine stains are hard to remove with alkaline detergent, so I choose acidic detergent.
I feel that the cleaning power varies depending on the concentration.
I am satisfied with the cleaning power of the one I'm using now... or rather, the one I used for the first time in a while.
Since neither Yumi nor Osamu like artificial scents, it's better if the scent is just enough to mask the raw smell.
It's definitely not an unpleasant scent, though.

As an aside, I usually only use toilet detergent once a week.
Wait, you didn't use it for half a year!!
That's true.
The point is that if you flush with water every time, you don't need to use it every day.

I scrub the inside of the bowl with a brush.
I can really feel the power of the acidic detergent.
I spray a small amount of mold remover on a rag and wipe down the walls, the toilet, and the floor.
The walls and floor are tiled.
There is a drain on the floor and it's possible to wash it with water, but I prefer to wipe it because I don't like how long it takes for the grout to dry.
It's such a simple task when you actually do it, but I couldn't do it while I couldn't squat.
God of the toilet, please forgive me.
I just couldn't squat, is that so bad?

While I was taking out the pink piggy, I also vacuumed the living room and kitchen
Or should I say 'vroomed'?
But I still haven't touched the range hood that I've been ignoring for a year and a half
I'm also leaving the bathroom ventilation fan alone
Will I set a new record? ← A record for what?

Here is a photo of the neglected range hood⤵️

If asked to choose between cleaning and cooking, I'd choose cooking
I hate that cleaning doesn't provide a lasting sense of accomplishment relative to the effort
The feeling of futility that it starts getting dirty the moment you finish cleaning
Even though it feels good once you've actually done it
God of the toilet, am I a bad girl?

This is what I have in my home
I chose it because it's acidic and it's what the cleaning professionals use⤵️

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