If we had an upcoming party or holiday (and both times before we had a baby), we hired a maid service. I thought the money was well worth it. I will return to work some day and when that day comes, I have no qualms about hiring a maid again. Now that I am a SAHM though, funds are tight and cleaning the house is all mine.
I wish I could say I had some grand schedule or at least a calendar for cleaning my house. Maybe I could sit down and write out a loose one of what needs done every month (or maybe every week). I probably should, but it just would be a waste of time. I cannot imagine following it. I would find the schedule in a few weeks and feel sad that I spent that time writing it and not following it. It really would be a lose-lose.
I did not grow up with any kind of role model for house cleaning. My childhood home was very messy. Since my house is cleaner than my parents' house, I figure I am making an improvement. Funny how that thought process works, isn't it?
This is a recent implementation in my SAHM household, as I was struggling to clean house while paying attention to Ty and Za. I am following this self-imposed rule and am pretty happy about it, making it my most recent SAHM Triumph.
sounds like a good plan. not too strict (like saying exactly what to be cleaned each day).
ReplyDeleteI need to get back to something like that. this house is a mess.
my excuse is that as a kid i had to do all the housecleaning. (except mop the floor.) I ahd to clean & dust my parents rooms even. and make their bed. I hated that. I had to clean all 3 bathrooms by myself.I have a brother, but he didn't have to clean the house.it's "girls work". so now I say I am too tired of cleaning.
My house was a mess, and it drove me nuts because I really wanted to improve upon that when I started staying home. This idea really worked for me.
ReplyDeleteI had a similar experience, in that I am the oldest of many many children. As the oldest (not because I was a girl) I had tons of cleaning responsibilities, which I disliked, and rarely did. I need to end my cleaning rebellion though!
I understand the "not sticking to a schudule"....before Carley came we had a schedule (it's still tacked to our bulletin board, actually) and we stuck to it pretty well. Now that she's here I feel like my two goals are laundry and dishes, the rest doesn't matter!
ReplyDelete@Meghan. I think you should save that schedule. You can maybe use it again in say, oh, 15 years. Plus, it will be something sweet to look back on.
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