Toast Crumbs, a Little Rant

Have you noticed that in today's world one task always leads to about four others?  This morning, as I was making breakfast, I noticed the toaster was tossing out crumbs on the counter.  'I must give that a quick clear out', I thought to myself.

Now, I will admit, I don't de-crumb the toaster as often as I should BUT nobody else in the house does it either.  It isn't high on our list of priorities.  Anyway... I carried the toaster over to the sink leaving a trail of crumbs that Hansel and Gretel could have used to navigate out of the deepest forest.  Crumbs covered the counter tops,  made the kitchen floor crunchy, and practically blocked the sink.  I looked down to see the cat was crumb coated, even my dressing gown pocket was full of desiccated toast dust.  Swearing under my breath, because you can't help but swear when you've made a BIG mess for yourself before six thirty in the morning, I shook the life out of the toaster, dusted the crumb trays, and cleaned the surface before not too gently lobbing the appliance back into place on the counter.  

I could go on to tell you how I had to unblock the kitchen sink, vacuum and mop the floor,  and launder my dressing gown but I need to cut a long rant short and you can imagine the scene without me describing it.  The moral of the story is be careful of the LITTLE task you thoughtlessly take on at breakfast, it will most certainly lead to at least two more.  

As for the crumb coated cat,  he is still a little crunchy around the edges.