today we finally washed the cars! i bought all the items needed so i wouldn't have to go to the self-wash place anymore but never bothered to actually wash the car myself. i couldn't stand it any longer. my car was filthy and i had the bucket, sponges, and soap. what am i waiting for? we had bought a hose and attached it outside long ago but it was covered in vines and mint. first i had to play gardener. i had to spend half an hour or so cutting all that back so i could get to the hose! then we washed the cars. the bagless vacuum cleaner has also not been used since being removed from storage so we cleaned that out too so we could use it. we need new filters for it but did the best we could for now and vacuumed the inside of the cars as well. with the clothes i used to dry the cars, while they were still wet i also wiped down the insides of the cars. man that cloth was dirty when i was done! i feel so much better for finally doing this. now i must keep doing this on a regular basis!