I've been a stay at home mom for 8 years now. 8 years and 3 months to be exact. Up until child #4, i've managed. With the help of Kurt, i've been able to maintain a clean, livable house. Now i'm not saying its spic and span sparkly clean all the time, in fact, it rarely is. But it's been livable. I've always had 1 day a week that i really cleaned, meaning bathrooms, mop floors and the whole deal. Well it has been harder and harder to 'maintain' this so called clean house of mine. I haven't been able to figure it out... until today. I started cleaning at the OAC Saturday night. It was easy. All we did is 'spot' vacuum most places, mopped, wiped down bathroom and machines etc. Easy. Nothing disgusting, nothing super dirty, just easy cleaning. Well today as i'm CLEANING my house, that is WAAAAAYYY overdue, it dawned on me. The club has cleaner ladies that go in EVERY-SINGLE-NIGHT. Hmm... What if i cleaned my house every single night. Meaning, wipe down bathrooms, clean mirrors, vacuum and mop. Not nessasary? Maybe. Maybe not. In the amount of time i sit on facebook, pintrest, surfing the web or watching a silly King of Queens episode, i could easy clean my entire house. Every night. Even put clothes away. I'm willing to bet you what now takes me an entire 8 hour day, will now take less than an hour every night. Making time to, i don't know, actually TAKE A SHOWER?!?!? Take my kids to the library, help at my kids school, play with my kids. I'm trying it. No more tv babysitter while mom cleans the house. The tricky part is getting caught up. But with the help of Kurt, it will happen. This week!
I realized, i need to treat 'being a mom' like a full time job. If i had to get up, get the kids off to school, little ones dressed and myself showered and to a job by 9, i would not have time to clean. I would have to find time either early in the morning, or late at night. No more telling myself, 'O i have nothing to do tomorrow, i'll just clean then.' It won't happen. It doesn't happen. I need a new plan. This is my new plan.
Wish me luck :)
Monday, January 30, 2012
Ah-Ha moment
Posted by Mindi D at 12:21 PM
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I cleaned at the club the a few years. It was fun. Do you still get a treat break? I think your plan is a good one. It's all about keeping busy, or should I say productive- and organized! Go you!!!
That is honestly when I am most productive, when the kiddos are sleeping:) Thanks for the reminder to make better use of my time. I really think it is all about staying organized when you are a mom, otherwise it can be insanely overwhelming. It feels much better to be in control:)
p.s. I loved Libby's tiny snowman:)
p.p.s That picture of you chugging orange soda makes me miss you:) Love ya!
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