Wrong Move

I had a bout of laziness. I filled a bowl with cold spaghetti sauce and placed it in the microwave oven. I didn't feel like reaching the four feet required to grab a paper towel and place it over the bowl.

Truly, I figured that if I heated it for just the right amount of time it would not dance and bubble inside the microwave oven and cause a mad spatter of red sauce over the five exposed surfaces.

I didn't catch it in time. There was a mad splatter of red sauce covering the five exposed surfaces of my microwave oven. My laziness resulted in a three minute clean up. Sauce was everywhere.

I could have been one of those people who rarely cleans in innards of their microwave and lets the spattered food fester and harden over time. I could be one of those people who could open up their microwave and conduct a series of science experiments with the food attached to the walls and door. However, I'm the one who cleans up under people's plates while they are still eating. Not a great trait.

Next time I decide to heat something in the microwave that has splash and splatter tendencies I will remember to cover it with a paper towel, either that, or learn how to relax more and clean less.