I really want you all to like me. I really do.
I want you to think I'm neat and tidy and ready to welcome you at a moment's notice.
Truth be told, I would welcome you at a moment's notice. I would.
But lest you think I'm Super-Susie-Homemaker...allow me the chance to offer the following confessions.
* Why is it I can be home every night for a week and never get off the couch, but the very moment I have notice that company will arrive in about five hours, I fly into a cleaning frenzy and can have it all sparkling(ish) before the doorbell rings? Procrastination is the best motivation.
* My sheets are in the washer because tonight I give up my bed. Apparently only others are worthy of clean sheets. Just lil ole me - well, not so much.
* The light over the shower has been replaced after being out for about 2 1/2 weeks. Apparently I don't mind risking cutting an artery while shaving, but feel others should be able to see what they're doing.
* I very nearly asphyxiated myself cleaning the bathtub. I don't use it (BECAUSE I USE THE SHOWER...NOT BECAUSE I DON'T BATHE) on a regular basis...and it had gotten, um, nasty.
* My grocery list this week now contains more cleaning products than food products. That's how much I used up getting ready to welcome the masses.
* I really should not talk about the fridge, but let's just say you know it's bad when you very nearly chuck the entire 9x13 dish...actual dish and all.
* And now the cleaning is nearly done. I have to run to the gas station for some ice, put away the fleece sheets that have been sitting on the dining room table for about a month, pull the sheets out of the dryer and make the bed...and then the doorbell can ring.
You still love me, right?
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4 comments:
Still love you...and it is nothing like company that can motivate me to clean. In fact, when I get in a cleaning fit (just because) my kids will instantly ask who is coming over. Kinda sad, huh?
I still love you dearly.
I cleaned out the fridge today too. I'm currently soaking one shelf in the hopes that whatever sticky stuff wouldn't scrub off earlier will just give up and let me win.
Oh, and I've definitely thrown away the whole dish before. Sometimes, it's just not worth the health risk to try to clean it. I'm trying to do better.
This post is refreshing! I always hear things from people who "have it altogether."
Thanks for helping me appreciate the fact that, hey we do the best we can and we sure can get it all done when needed!
I'm thankful that I can still sit down when it's not all done! To be different wouldn't be me! I will always try to improve my efficiency and areas in my house! But I will never have that model home! It's great for people that can but that's them not me!
Karen - Okay now THAT is funny. I think my sister did a similar thing to my mom once when Mom served food in real dishes instead of the store containers. "Why is the cottage cheese in a bowl?"
Christina - Cleaning out the fridge and microwave are chores I detest. DETEST.
Tylanna - I'm glad you liked it! I like for my house to be neat, but I want it to be comfy too
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