The more I rush, the longer it takes

Yesterday I went to Sinalunga to buy some time on my cell phone, pick up a few groceries and then visit the Outlet Mall near there.
After I got up , cleaned up, and had my morning tea I set off to the hotel to check my email before leaving town.  Of course, I had forgotten it was Monday, and the hotel was closed...so no internet access for me.  Then I decided to go to Sinalunga so I went back to the house to drop off my laptop, pick up a bottle of water, and the car keys and be off.  It was already close to 10 AM.  I reached to pick up my camera off the dining table and when I straightened up the fringe on my scarf caught on the neck of the bottle of olive oil I bought on the weekend.  In slow motion it tipped and then crashed to the floor.  The glass bottle seemed to almost explode on the tile floor sending shards of green glass and a litre of olive oil all over the room. I'm sure the neighbours heard what I had to say about that!
Now the problem was to figure out how to clean it up.  Oil on a tile floor makes it very slippery.  I grabbed the broom and threw some paper towels onto the floor which I moved around with the broom, trying to gather as much of the oil and glass to one place as I could.  I must have used a roll of paper towels this way before finally soaking up enough of the oil to warrant trying to clean the rest up with a mop and hot water.  Still my feet were slidding all over and I had to steady myself by holding onto furniture.  In order to have hot enough water to disolve the oil I had to heat it on the stove. I tried using a sponge mop but it wasn't working very well and the retractable handle kept coming loose and sliding into itself.  It really was useless, no wonder the Italians don't use them!  Then I remembered the long handled scrub brush the landlord bought for me to use as a mop, and the thick cloths in the cleaning bucket upstairs.  I had to remove my shoes as they were still full of oil and went to retirieve the "mop" and pail. I used the kitchen sink insead of a pail, less bending that way, and filled it with the hot water and lots of dish soap.  I soaked the cloths in the hot water and wrung them out.  I threw one on the floor and used the mop to push it around and it worked beautifuly.  The Italian way was actually the best way...who knew???  I had to repeat this many times before all of the oil residue had been cleaned up.  Then I had to wash off the bottom of my shoes as well as the broom and dust pan. A glance at the clock told me it had taken nearly an hour and a half to clean up the mess....all because I had been in a rush....or maybe just because I am clumsy???
Today I'm off to Pienza.
Ciao
Diane