No My House Isn’t Spotless
BySome people think my house must run smoothly all the time and my house is clean always.
I am trying to have a simpler life, so I can’t have a perfect home. I just read that the super-organized homes take about 3-4 hours a day in upkeep. And I’ll bet that is not with young toddlers undoing everything instantly.
So unless you are willing to spend that much time on your home every day, it’s time to start lowering expectations a bit. When you leave in a house, disorder happens. Then you clean it up. Then disorder happens. Unless you are standing still, disarray will occur.
Right now my desk is full of papers. I went to a play last night instead of cleaning my desk or sorting my mail. And my piano bench has a few different project piles. And the laundry is still folded on the couch and not put away.
But, I had a terrific time watching Shakespeare’s 12th Night with my teens. We laughed throughout. Then afterwards we got some cheesecake.
So today I will be spending some time straightening my desk, putting laundry away and cleaning off my piano bench. And I’m not going to beat myself up about not getting all my routines done yesterday.
Our homes are just part of our lives. If you spend all your free time on cleaning and organizing because what would "they" think if they saw your house, you will miss out on a lot. And I know most of "their" houses are often messy too.
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Beth,
Bravo ! great post. I think people who live miserable life is due to their desire to please others more than their own soul. If we learn to live with simplicity and awareness, life has lot to cherish about.
Please look at my article on reasons to live life now…
http://www.successsoul.com/2008/03/27/3-reasons-to-live-your-life-now/
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Thanks
Shilpan
Amen! I know that I spend too much time on getting my house to be perfect. But one beneficial thing I’ve done is take time to get rid of excess stuff. It certainly makes daily up-keep easier if there’s not a bunch of junk to deal with.
I have a few practices in hand and find the house is presentable most of the time. At the moment the lounge is a mess as the girls are home and I can think of better things to do then to chase them picking up after them every 5 seconds.
Thank you so much for this post. I really needed this reminder. This is a constant struggle…balance between what is realistic versus what is desired.
Thanks for sharing your article Shilpan.
Sarah, exactly. The decluttering will make it faster and easier to keep your house up.
Sounds like you have it a good handle on things this way, Bronwen.
You are welcome, Jennie. Yes, we want to have a realistic view of our homes.
wow–I am so glad u said that/this-
now that hubby is my number one on my list
due to his illness our house/home smetimes takes
a hit– and it no longer matters –
huggles me
My house isn’t spotless either. And, I prefer it that way…I don’t want to get so picky that I can’t have a thing out of place.
I love being organized and it does take some upkeep, but I want to establish a good balance between housekeeping and real life.
One certainly can’t enjoy life too much if they’re overly worried about household chores. lol