The Sunday Salon: How Important is a Clean Home?

August 14th, 2010 at 11:21 pm

That makes me feel really bad. I have been on leave from work for 3 weeks and haven’t done a single thing around the house, save tidying up the living room a couple of times.

My house is covered in rabbit fur. It is everywhere, and no matter how many times I vacuum the rug in the living toom I can’t get rid of it. There is stuff everywhere, and I can’t remember the last time I mopped the floors.

Disgusting!

And what am I doing. Sitting at home alone, listening to an audiobook and playing on the computer. I should be vacuuming, or mopping or cleaning the bathroom. In my defence, I did the dishes this morning, something i would normally leave to my other half.

I love being in a tidy house, but I just don’t seem to be able to motivate myself out of my laziness. Terrible.

Maybe I will get up and vacuum.

diane

August 15th, 2010 at 4:51 am

A clean house use to be very important to me, but less so now. In the scheme of things that are important in life, as long as we don’t have a flea infested house, can’t smell the litter box, dishes are in the dishwasher, mold and mildew is absent –the house is clean enough for me (my husband isn’t a clean freak either).
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bermudaonion (Kathy)

August 15th, 2010 at 6:22 am

Cut yourself some slack. When I look back on when my son was younger, I wish I’d worried less about that kind of stuff and more about having fun.

Sandra K321

August 15th, 2010 at 6:34 am

Did I ghost write this post? About the only thing different is I don;t have any cats, but I do have one big yellow lazy dog and 2 teenagers who sound like yours.

Elisabeth

August 15th, 2010 at 7:37 am

I learned long ago not to compare myself with my neat as a pin house sister in laws. My house is always cluttered and there are always dishes in the sink, laundry to be done, carpets to be vacuumed. I read, and know it will eventually get done. As for the garage, as long as I can get my car in to it when the snow comes, who cares what the rest looks like. It is a garage. If my family is healthy and happy, I am happy, and none of them cares much about the mess anyway. If they do happen to complain, they can clean it.

Alyce

August 15th, 2010 at 8:46 am

I reached a breaking point last week and actually vacuumed, swept, and mopped all in the same day. Believe me, that doesn’t happen very often. My boys are younger than your girls, but they aren’t very enthusiastic about cleaning either and already give me attitude when it’s time for everyone to clean. When the kids are home in the summer there are always hundreds of toys pulled out of the toy boxes and closets, and it’s impossible to keep up. And I’m a stay at home mom with no outside job. I think it’s hard for everyone.
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