My house is definitely not the cleanest house on the block. I can't remember the last time more extensive cleaning projects took place, like cleaning the inside of the refrigerator or washing all of the curtains (or the windows for that matter). I'm lucky if I even find time to use the edge tool on my sweeper to sweep around the baseboards.
Having kids has certainly changed my priorities. And working has complicated things a bit. I'm gone 5 hours a day for work. By the time I get home, change, and give everyone a snack, it's nearly time to start dinner. So then I make dinner and then we eat dinner and then we clean up dinner. Then there is only about an hour and a half until bedtime routines start. So I could use that time to clean or I could spend it with my kids. Sometimes I spend time with my kids while cleaning (since Aaden loves to help so much), but that's not always feasible.
I'm lucky to find the time to get the basics done, grocery shopping, cooking, laundry, etc. There is a huge part of me that feels so inadequate for not having an immacculate home, like I should be able to do everything perfect all of the time. But then I sit back and realize how silly that it. Anthony thinks the house looks fine and the kids could care less. They would rather have more time with me than perfectly a clean home. So the only people I have to be concerned about are outsiders coming into my home. And you know what, if someone comes into my home and measures my worth as a wife, a mother, and a person based on how clean my house is, they are no friend of mine.
I am doing the best that I can for my family, and that's all that really matters. I don't know how anyone who works full time does this. I suppose I could get a few more things done around the house if I blogged less. But blogging makes me happy. And if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!
Sincerely,
The-M-O-M
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