the only reason

To me house cleaning is like math--something that I tend to acknowledge and accept only when absolutely necessary. Let's just say that I don't have a close personal relationship with a mop...and really why bother with it? I have a dog who tracks in dirt and sheds everywhere so any act of cleaning is basically a pointless exercise in the art of futility. The only reason I ever bother cleaning is when I am going to have guests. So now I'm cleaning in earnest...