So That's What Silver Polish is For!!!!!

Today's post is for all the house cleaning challenged folks out there!!!

I am leaving on Saturday for Florida.....

(yay, yay, yay!!!)

so I am running around doing some last minute stuff.....

By last minute, I mean things I've been meaning to get to in the last decade.....

On numerous occasions, I have mentioned how all my silver is now a dark grey.....

Sooooooo

as last week I was a little under the weather....

(I know!!!! I know!!!!!, I still was able to write my blog!!!!!!)

(I am a TROUPER!!!!!)

(where was I?????.....oh yeah!!!)

Soooooo.....

I decided, as I was 

really, really, really

BORED!!!!

That I would tackle polishing .....gulp.....some of my silver!!!

Sooooo.....

I tip toed into my bathroom, so as not to scare my stuff....

I figured that the silver, having not had a cleaning in so long, would get worried about changing its look.

Sort of like getting a new hair cut.

Here's the before....

It's fuzzy 'cuz I blew up a detail of an older shot.

At least in this one, the faucet's shiny, in the new shot I was too lazy to clean it.

Baby steps people, baby steps.....

Here's how it looks now.....

Who knew that silver isn't dark grey!!!!!!

I used Wright's Silver Cream. If anyone knows of a better cleaner, please let me know, although this stuff was pretty amazing.

It's been so long since I've polished silver, that I think they've improved the formulas for the cleaners. 

But I'm just guessing about that.

So, now......

I am going to go piece by piece and discuss what's what.....

This way you can see how I didn't do that great a job.

Polishing is 

really boring!!!!!

First up.... 

My tooth brush holder tray!!!!

My bidness partner, Kris, gave me this idea.

She doesn't like her toothbrushes grunging up the countertop.

I found a blue toothbrush to match my bathroom.

I am such a decorator.....

I really need to get a life.....

The blues are a better match in real life.

If you care.....

which you probably don't.....

I could go on and on.....

Oy, oy, oy. oy

Next up!!!

Is my baby cup.

My mother finally gave this to me when I was over 50 years old.

Now there are two possibilities for this.

One....

We live a really long time in my family, so 50 is the new 5.

OR

We don't tend to relinquish stuff, once it's our's.....

I mean.....

Why would someone named Kathryn, 

need a cup that says Betsy?????

What is she.....sentimental or something????

I use this cup to hold my odds and ends that I use from time to time, 

like a thermometer when I'm under the weather,

 and eye drops, etc., etc. 

just small stuff that I don't want rolling around the countertop...

Come on folks....

THIS IS EXCITING STUFF!!!!

You know, every post can't be a gem.....

Now, everyone needs a good Q-tip holder.....

And a nice place for cotton balls....

Utilitarian stuff can be pretty.....

This flask is left over from something.

I don't know what to use it for.

Any ideas?

It balances the other stuff...... 

The silver plate is wearing off, someone in its past must have polished it, 'cuz it sure wasn't me.....

I never use glass in a bathroom for water 'cuz I'll just break it, 

so I found this little silver cup.

I use it to take my drugs.

My dad keeps telling me to use the word "medication",

but being an old fart, 

the only fun I get these days is pretending that the stuff I swallow down in the morning is illicit,

 as opposed to prescribed.

I mean, there's no fun in Lipitor.....

It just means you is OLD....

And last up, is a small ice bucket I use to hold some real fake flowers!!

Now here's an 

important cleaning tip.....

Larger stuff takes longer to polish than smaller stuff!!!!!!

So, in conclusion....

I made a side by side collage to show the difference.

Now it's all sparkly and pretty.

It's a lot less work to polish than it used to be, so I just may keep it up.

Have a nice Sunday, 

I'm going to take my Dad grocery shopping,

 'cuz I am a good daughter,

 and deserve to have received my baby cup!!!

Latah, Gatah