What is your area rug telling you?

Help! Remember me? You always step on me? I am that fabulous area rug you picked out. You thought I was just right for your home. I was the one. You liked my colors and my style. Now you bring dirt and allergens home from everywhere you go every day, and step on me! I get it — I am a rug, but come on! You thought I was beautiful enough to buy. Help me out. I want to stay looking fresh. I’ve seen the bathroom rug, and it’s just embarrassing that I am dirtier than that rug! You track in stuff from everywhere: school, work, the gym, parking lots, public bathrooms, and parks. This is what I want for my beauty care regimen:

• Shake me out every couple of months! How hard is that? It’s easy. Just take me outside and shake off the dirt.

• Vacuum me! Please!!! Twice a week if possible, because that will help get rid of anything that has come in deeper and keep the dirt from working its way into my fibers.

• Rotate me at least once a year! Once a year — I’m not asking too much. This will help stop one side of me from getting more worn out than the other. I want to be equally good looking all the way around.

• Get me professionally cleaned! Spa day! This will make me look better, smell better, and last longer. South Shore Chem-Dry will pay attention to detail so that they can rid me of dirt and non-living allergens. They can restore me to my good looking self!

Doing these things will keep me looking fabulous throughout the year!