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How Clean Is Your House?
Lately, I've been surrounded by a lot of talk about organization and cleaning. I've also been surrounded by a pretty dirty house and a lack of motivation to do much about it. But school is starting soon, the lazy summer is almost over and I feel like I need to do something about it.I didn't always feel this way, though. My childhood exposed me to several different cleaning styles. My mom didn't care about cleaning too much. My stepmother was pretty much obsessed with it. And then I spent years in a dorm where everybody had chores but it wasn't the end of the world if things got a little messy now and then. When I ventured out on my own, keeping a tidy abode was the last thing on my mind. Until I had my son. Then I became worried about every little thing that was on the floor. I was scared to death he was going to choke on some tiny thing I'd neglected to vacuum. And, of course, being so close to the floor, he proved time and time again just how capable he was of finding tiny specks of leaves, paper and whatever else I'd missed. Time was certainly a factor as well. Once he hit the 12-month mark, he hit the ground running - literally - and never seemed to stop. I followed, but most of the time I was too tired to bring the broom and dustpan along with me. I decided to find a compromise that factored in safety, cleanliness and sanity. Other mothers I know have done the same thing to varying degrees and the funny thing is, all of our kids seem to be doing just fine. Even the mom who sweeps and mops her kitchen floor every day. Even the mom who really does have a kitchen counter underneath there, somewhere. Even me. More Interesting Bits:
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Lost says: "My house is cleanish. I Swiffer and vacuum once a week and whenever something gets dropped on the floor and I keep a sharp eye out for popcorn, nuts, and bits of anything that might have fallen on the floor.Thankfully my son is not too interested in putting everything from the floor in his mouth. He'd rather go through Mommy's purse and chew on her keys, which adds another cleaning chore: cleaning out my purse every week to make sure I don't have coins or choking hazard items." Louise says: "My mother was working FT and raising 3 kids on her own, so our house was not exactly pristine. We all had our weekly chores, and saved the "deep clean" for once or twice a year, when visitors were coming! I always envied my friends' homes, with SAHMs who kept everything in its place, wiped down, picked up. Now my husband and I both work FT and have baby things spread throughout the house. We keep up on the dishes and laundry during the week, then spend 30-60 minutes on Saturday morning cleaning as much as we can. Then we live with it!" What about you? How clean is your house and how much work are you willing to put forth to keep it that way? What kind of example did your parents set and has that influenced you one way or the other today? What's the one thing about your housekeeping that you're most proud or ashamed of? (Mine has to be that crusty stuff on top of the fish tank that I've seen but just haven't mustered the energy to clean yet. Eww!)
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