I Hate Cleaning

I hate cleaning. I do.  I've spent over a dozen years avoiding the cleaning that should be done.

What I do like is a clean house. I like being able to invite people over at short notice and know my home will be welcoming rather than wasted.

I'm the one who spends the most time in the house.  Being mostly a stay at home mom (I work about 10 hours a week) with kids in school, I have hours in my day to spend staring at the walls around me.  And the floors.  And the windows.

The point is: Do I want to stare at dirty walls, floors and windows or do I want to stare at clean ones?  Personally, I'd rather stare at clean ones.  It'd be mighty nice if someone else did the cleaning, but that's just not going to happen around here.

So, in the last year, I slowly figured out what works for me.  It's a process, to be sure.  Helping that progress along is research on the internet, a couple of housecleaning jobs (which paid) and a lot of to-do lists.  Oh, the to-do lists!  I'm still learning.

So, yeah, I hate the process of cleaning.  What I love is the results.  What I brag about to my mom (and anyone who will listen) is the fact that I worked so hard to accomplish this clean house....and it's happening.  I sound obsessed with cleaning my home, but it's because it's such a big deal to me to have a clean house.

I hate cleaning.  Even if it doesn't sound like it.