['I have been cleaning and organizing the house all day. I had a bunch of trash in a huge bag and while I was walking up the basement stairs, it burst open and everything went flying back down.']
That's a real bummer. I bet you were pretty ticked off.
I have been cleaning and organizing the house all day.  I had a bunch of trash in a huge bag and while I was walking up the basement stairs, it burst open and everything went flying back down.