Everyone should have a personal flusher. Never heard of that? Here's the job description. A personal flusher is someone who accompanies you on every trip to the bathroom and attends closely to your toilet needs. Duties range from simply keeping you company and flushing for you when you finish (or sometimes before) to supplying toilet paper and even using it on you. Your personal flusher may extend his/her duties to include rearranging items in bathroom drawers, inspecting the bath tub, or road-testing your toothbrush. Very attentive personal flushers tend to stay tuned to the happenings around the toilet and flush anywhere from 3-10 times. I am now on my third personal flusher, so I speak from experience.
While it's not always ideal to have this kind of attention, at least I know where she is. Lately, I spend much of my time chasing my shadow. The moment I am occupied with something in the kitchen, my shadow makes a bee-line for the computer. Quick as a flash, she is up two flights of stairs to the loft and pulling with her mighty little stomach muscles to get up on the chair and in front of that precious button-rich laptop. Above is a photo of her using the laptop in the dining room. (I chose not to include, or even create, a photo depicting her personal flusher status.) When I am using the computer, she makes a bee-line for other intriguing items--pencils and pens left unattended, the cat's water dish, a toilet, or my purse. The other day, when it was eerily quiet, I hunted her down and found that she had mated my chapstick and lipstick. As I was cleaning up the resulting mess, I thought perhaps she had in fact made a break-through. Think about it--a lipstick that is also chapstick. Not a bad idea, right?
If she weren't so cute, some of these things might start to get on my nerves. I really don't need someone to flush for me. I can handle it. I'd rather the laptop, my purse, and other important personal items be left alone. But I do feel very blessed to have someone who loves me, loves my stuff, and wants to be a part of everything I do. So I guess I will continue to enjoy the benefits of having a personal flusher. May you be so lucky.
I love this post. It's funny because it's true. It is nice to have little people who love to be with you no matter where you are and what you're doing.
ReplyDeleteI am now on personal flusher #8. Yesterday, I told Rich that I don't think I will miss the days when someone always accompanies me to the bathroom. She also serves as my personal shower-er. What I want to know is no one ever accompanies Dad to the bathroom?! : )
ReplyDeleteSo I have double double flushers to look forward to? I REALLY have to get the toilets in tip top flushing shape before accompanied access is allowed! What fun would an empty tank be to a personal flusher? **clunk**
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