"One of the key skills in home maintenence," said Ignis, getting the class started right out the gate, without any preamble today, "is a certain sense of flexibility. Case in point, I was thinking we might head into our cooking units, which seemed like a logical next step coming out of budgeting and meal planning, but recent events," there was almost a warm smile there, if you knew how to look for it, "made me realize that perhaps a detour may be in order, especially since cooking, particularly for those who are unfamiliar or are just starting out, can lead to quite the mess, and there are a great many things out there that can lead to troublesome stains or perisistant soiling of clothing, surfaces, and egos.

"Now," the grin on his face was a bit more obvious now, "I may not be qualitied to offer much advice on that last one, but I do have solutions for the others, which we will get into in more detail next week. This week, I would like us to go over cleanliness of the home in broader terms. Please note, I know some of you will likely find a good deal of this stuff to be almost second nature or common sense, but what may be old and familiar to some may be entirely new and different to others, especially in a classroom where we are lucky to experience such a wide variety of origins and backgrounds.

"That said, today, we will go over a variety of different cleaning methods, both manual and mechanical, that should cover most areas of a household from top to bottom and all around. Those of you already quite familiar with these techniques, bear with me, and those of you for whom this might be unfamiliar, pay attention. Afterwards, I have the classroom set up into various stations to practice. With that said, let us begin, starting with...where else...sweeping..."