Monday 26th July 2010

Mistress Adira required maid marian for cleaning duties again on Sunday afternoon and for the first time in a few months i was not permitted to wear my hobble skirt uniform - Mistress required me to wear my short sleeved black uniform with my white petticoat! Oh well, disappointment as i would not be zipped and laced into my uniform and i would have to zip myself in but Mistress Adira would still have a lace to tie so not all was lost Mistress in terms of Your maid being pampered. And i did get to wear my maid's posture collar once again - oh how nice it always feels to wear my collar Mistress! Mistress Adira laced me into my corset, tied my small white apron and i was now dressed and ready for work!

i had no idea what tasks lay ahead for me and as it turned out there were not too many tasks to do but that certainly did not mean it was an easy day, in fact i have never worked that hard for such a long time Mistress! my first task was to fold a few pieces of laundry - certainly not much compared to last week Mistress and then some dishes were waiting for me according to Mistress Adira! As i finished the dishes Mistress Adira informed of my next task which was a left over task from last week - Mistress wanted the bottom of Her stainless steel saucepans scrubbed. Three saucepans were identified by Mistress as requiring cleaning! Sounded simple, looked simple, was anything but simple Mistress!

Who would have thought scrubbing saucepans could be such an arduous and difficult task Mistress. The 3 saucepans were all in a different state of cleaning - one required very little, one was medium and one was very black! For some reason i chose the medium pan to scrub first and after about 15 minutes it was clean. i found the task enjoyable as with each movement of the steel wool the surface became clean. i could see progress with each stroke - the saucepan started sparkling before my eyes!

i was now ready to tackle the worst of the 3 saucepans. "Worst" is an understatement, it was badly charred on the bottom. It was black and as i began to scrub...shock, horror struck...nothing seemed to happen with each stroke. What a stubborn and unforgiving stain Mistress. This was going to be a very difficult, long and boring task Mistress! i scrubbed, scrubbed, scrubbed. my fingers began to ache, my fingers began to throb, my arm began to ache, my whole body began to ache. How much effort would this damn stain take Mistress? Plenty Mistress and eventually i began to see the stainless steel bottom - some progress at last Mistress. i scrubbed this pan for more than an hour till finally i could not get it any cleaner. Some scorch marks still remained but no matter what i tried i just could not remove any more Mistress. This was as clean as i could get it but would it be clean enough for Mistress Adira? That was the most pressing question on my mind Mistress!

Luckily for me the last saucepan was the easiest and quickest to do. i am not sure my poor fingers could have scrubbed for 1 minute longer Mistress. i did not know whether to present my "clean" pans to Mistress Adira for an inspection or just leave them on the bench in an easy position for Mistress Adira to view if She desired! i was feeling desperate for no inspection. The thought of doing more scrubbing was not appealing at all Mistress. Please Mistress i was thinking, do not inspect the saucepans and want the still charred pan cleaned further! my stomach sank a few inches as Mistress Adira announced that whilst i completed my next task of vacuuming, Mistress would inspect Her saucepans! Oh no Mistress, is there ever any mercy for Your maid Mistress? Your maid could not do any more scrubbing today Mistress. Mercy Mistress!

After completing the vacuuming and paying particular attention to Mistress Adira's comments last week about not vacuuming under the dining room table, i carefully removed each of the 6 chairs from under the table to allow me to do my cleaning properly. Only one warning is required for Your maid Mistress! After completing the vacuuming Mistress Adira had apparently conducted an inspection of Her saucepans whilst i was busy working. my fate was to be announced and much to my amazement, Mistress Adira was pleased with the state of Her saucepans. i would have no more scrubbing to do today after all. Phew Mistress!

Mistress Adira had one more task for me to do strip the bed, turn the mattress and then remake the bed with fresh linen but as i headed off to do my chore i had a small problem, there were 2 beautiful cats sleeping on the bed ever so peacefully and i was most reluctant to disturb them! i returned to explain to Mistress Adira the dilemma i was now facing and as Mistress adores Her cats so much, it was decided that W/we would let sleeping cats lie and the bed could wait till a later date!

After this decision was made i was standing straight and proud before Mistress Adira waiting patiently for Mistress to advise of my next task when Mistress Adira had a phone call to answer and i was left waiting standing like a maid patiently waiting for her next chore! After standing straight and proud for about 10 minutes Mistress Adira was now able to speak with me and my afternoon of cleaning was over. i could take my tired aching fingers back to my changing room and it was time to get changed. Although Your maid was feeling exhausted and aching all over Mistress, she still had a smile on her face Mistress. A busy hard working maid is a very happy maid Mistress!