Saturday
August 29, 2009
It’s 8 am on Saturday and the whole day is in front of me. The kids have only been up for an hour and I got to have 2 hours of quiet, alone time to greet the day and enjoy the fresh, quiet, crispness of the morning. Now to get going and tackle the list of things that must be done today.
I have 2 events at my house this week which means extra cleaning, organizing and prepping. It means the lawn must be mowed and the back patio swept. I’m looking around at the hand prints on the patio sliding door and the smudges on the cupboards. Come on! I’ve cleaned those spots a million + times since living in this house! I’m just feeling tired of cleaning the very same things over and over again! Ok, dishes and laundry I understand. We don’t want to be eating off of icky dishes or wearing smelly clothes. I’ve tried the paper plate route, but they get pricey for a group this size. So, the dishes will continue to get washed, but the baseboards?! The refrigerator door handle?! The inside of the microwave?! The shower door?! I’m really wishing that one, good cleaning or faked blindness could cure these constant issues!
As much as I’d like to ignore these things, I know myself and I’d go nuts letting people into my house without first getting them done. So, off I go to wipe down the patio door and the kitchen counters, once again, knowing that the little ones are right behind me, fingerprints at the ready!
Have a great day~
3 comments
I believe I gave up on cleaning during the summer, for sanity’s sake, praying that friends, family and countrymen would totally understand that cleaning when everyone is around full time was, well, completely pointless.
The only person I was unable to convince was myself…
I hear ya sister! Hope you will be able to have fun at your events!
Good to know I’m not along, although I only have 3 sets of sticky fingers to contend with. Jake’s high chair is what usually pushes me over the edge; I hate finding month old, dried up, nasty whatever it is in the crevices. How many times have I wanted to throw that thing out & get a new one. But, of course, that would cost a lot of $$$, and would just get dirty too! My constant battle: letting go of the need to have everything clean, organized, and in order & the kids on task all the time. Being sick made me let go of that a little, but it drove me nuts. Clint pretty much wanted to chain me to the bed so I wouldn’t get out & pick up random stuff & try to get the kids in line- it must be a mom thing, I don’t know!
I believe I gave up on cleaning during the summer, for sanity’s sake, praying that friends, family and countrymen would totally understand that cleaning when everyone is around full time was, well, completely pointless.
The only person I was unable to convince was myself…
I hear ya sister! Hope you will be able to have fun at your events!
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