I'm a clean person....really

My New Year's resolution has taken on a life of its own. I decided to make my life less complicated in 2009 and so far it has challenged me in ways I never imagined.

My car was somehow assembled without drink holders, which is something I will never understand about certain models of vehicles. The constant need to have a drink with me makes the absence of drink holders ridiculous.

Normally, I hold my drink with my legs as I drive. This particular day was no exception. I was less than a mile from house when I felt something cold. I immediately looked down to discover my drink spilling out.

I snatched up the brand-new, cold can of Mt. Dew and sat it on a flat surface of the console, when it slid off onto the floorboard beneath my feet. Mt. Dew sprayed everywhere!

By this time, I was using adult language and beginning to realize the disgusting state my car was really in. There were peanuts on the passenger floorboard, rocks everywhere and enough dirt to write a message in. A pen was stuck in a sticky mess left behind by another drink disaster days earlier.

"That is it," I exclaimed out loud to no one. "I'm cleaning this car TODAY!"

I made a trip to the local WalMart and purchased several car-cleaning items including two different kinds of ArmorAll, an air freshener, fabric spray, a steering wheel cover, a small trashcan and an amazing drink holder.

As I laid each item on the checkout counter, the cashier says to me, "You've got your work cut out for you."

I smiled, but inside my head was saying, "You have no idea."

I drove to the nearest car wash and started the cold task of making my car clean again. My plan of attack was underway and working out nicely. I washed the winter dirt and road grime off my car and was once again smiling. When I was finished, my car looked and smelled like new again.

I woke up the next morning, took a peak outside and discovered my car buried under the overnight snowfall. The driver's window was left down, so it had snowed inside my car.

I give up!