Okay ladies, there is the honest truth... I was not built for cleaning! I hate it with a passion and for those that find it easy... I am very jealous. I struggle with it every day... every hour! I told my husband (and the good man agreed) that if and when I have my next baby.. I will have a house keeper come at least once if not more a month... I have been actively trying to love it for the last 2 years, and it has helped a little... I don't mind it if I can stay on top of it, but hmmm. That doesn't always happen. Above is what I normally put up with my battle with the laundry and dishes...Yep sad.. although those clothes are clean... there are at least 10 loads in there that need to be folded and put away. And the dishes.. oh, boy.. don't get me going on those. But for now they are all caught up! of course until tonight when we eat dinner and change our clothes into our pj's. I have learned many things that help me with this struggle, but putting them into place.... So, if you and I should say when you come over and my place is a mess.. I am so sorry. I am trying hard to keep it up. What you don't see in these pictures is that it took days to reach the bottom of my hamper and sink... maybe even weeks. Wish me luck to keep it up! Let me know some of your struggles....
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Brave woman... I'm far too embarrassed to show my mess... Yes, it actually is worse than yours if you can believe it. (No exaggerating whatsoever about mine, I promise). I have such a hard time with it all and of course it doesn't help that I am prego but like it amazes me that the boy I watch's mother hasn't either complained about what she sees or pulled him out of my care due to the mess... Then there is just the issue of this apartment... I mean like who in their right mind puts rug in a dining area? Makes it so much harder to clean up the food the little kids drop. Cuz by the time I can get to it with a vacuum the kids are sleeping and I don't want to wake them up... It's no wonder I seem screwed with my attempts to get rid of the pre existing roach problem in this stinking apartment building. Needless to say... leaving this apartment complex will not be a lamented thing... But at least we know more what we do and don't want in our next place... Sorry I rambled...
At least you are cleaning....lately, I've needed MOTIVATION. It is great when you clean, but it seems to be not a one time thing...it's a constant. Keep up the good work!
You are amazing. Laundry is the worst chore because it is never ever done. Sometimes we just get dressed out of the laundry basket because I am to lazy to fold it. Good luck, Heather
Angela, if you want to hire a housekeeper to come and do some of you work (like bathrooms and kitchen), I can give you the name of a girl who came when I lived by you. She is $15/hour, which is DANG cheap compared to others.
When I lived by you, my house was a disaster constantly, which is why I never had anyone come over. I just felt out of control. But in this new house, I am taking more pride in my house. So far, so good. So, I recomend you take a look around. Declutter some stuff...put it in boxes in your garage or basement or closets. The less "stuff" laying around, the easier it is to keep on top of some duties. As for laundry...teach your kids how to help you fold, or sort, or put stuff away.
And the kitchen...make it a goal to never go to bed with a full sink. Two options: wash your dishes at night, and put them away in the morning, or wash them during the day, and put them away at night, so you wake up in the morning with an empty dishwasher, ready for breakfast and lunch dishes. :)
Good luck and please know, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!
For sure you are not alone!!! I feel like all I do is clean clean clean, one of the many joys of being a wife and mother:)
I'm glad you found my blog through the Westlake site. I've been really busy lately and haven't had too much time to wander around there, so this makes it so I can find your blog without looking!! And let me just tell you, I too hate cleaning with a passion. I also dream of housekeepers. And baby sitters. And grocery shoppers. Anton is the official dish washer. Without him they would never get done. Laundry, well, I prefer to buy more underwear than have to wash it. We wear clothes out of the clean laundry basket a lot. Oh well. My kids are fed and we have fun together. God won't judge me on how well I did laundry. I hope.
I have a friend that LOVES "Fly Lady" I don't know that much about it, but I guess it gives you little things to do each day that eventually lead to a clean, uncluttered house without overwhelming you. (ie day one is shine your sink)
http://www.flylady.net/pages/get_started_1.asp
Ang,
That was by far the best blog entry I have ever read! Way to tell it like it is. If I lived close to you I would come clean for you. No charge. When we lived in Utah I traded cleaning for cooking. I would clean my neighbors bathroom once a week and she would make us dinner once a week, it was a WONDERFUL arangement.
Shawn and I divide up the responsiblities. If he cooks, I clean up, and vice versa and we sit down and fold the laundry together while watching a movie that we like. On saturday mornings, Shawn takes Lincoln grocery shopping and I clean the house w/no interuptions. I don't know if those ideas will help, but whatever you do make keeping the house a FAMILY affair, not just a mommy afair!
I love and miss you!
-Mon
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