Ahhhh, I have started many posts today and have not been really excited about any of them. However, since I made the commitment to write every day except weekends or holidays I need to get on the ball :) I need to be into what I am writing about. I have just sent out the Busy Bag email and that is what I am really excited about, but we have had numerous posts about Busy Bags so no more on that.
As I look around my house I think...great it is only Wednesday and it is looking a little CRAZY!! I am so not into cleaning. I consider myself one of the lucky few whose husbands could really care less if the house got cleaned, in fact he would much rather listen to me tell him about all the fun, cool things we did all day than to hear we cleaned the house...yes, I am very lucky!! I am the one who has had to loosen up on myself and not fret making sure everything is picked up or the laundry is all folded. In the end what really matters is that you have happy kids, not whether or not you vacuumed and mopped today!
I have instituted a no working on the weekends policy. I clean up the kitchen after meals, but I don't mop or sweep at the end of the day. We are currently teaching the kids to pick up toys at the end of the day, but on weekends we don't stress about it. Laundry doesn't get done and I don't do a lot of cooking. Every other career usually has some time off (the days may vary), so why not give that to myself? I then do a heavy duty amount of chores on Monday afternoon during nap time, but that hour or two of dusting, vacuuming and moping is nothing compared to the relief that I have from taking a break on the weekend.
During my Monday chore time I am also washing clothes, but they don't get folded until Thursday mornings while J is at school. By Thursday everything that was hanging up to dry is dry and ready to be put away too. Everyone in my family also has enough socks and underwear to last 2 weeks so, if something happens and I don't get clothes washed or put away one week, clean clothes are still available.
Fridays are the "clean something" day. I have a rotation of bathrooms, vacuuming upstairs rooms and bed linens so these things are done once a month. Just recently Groupon in our area had a Merry Maids voucher, that I took advantage of. I have 3 months of deep cleaning! I'm not sure what my family will think of such a spotless house. What I am sure of is that it won't remain spotless for long!!
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