All summer I've been getting home at 7pm or later. I usually have to pick up my son and daughter and care for them once I get home since my hubby works. Ok so what's the big deal? Well...my house looks an absolute mess. Where should I start? Lets see...you walk in and see an overflowing toy box in the living room with 2 car seats and DVDs spread all over the entertainment center. The dining room is ok but Fishy's bowl....let's just say Fishy is a solider! Next stop, the kitchen. Dishes in the sink and the dishwasher, floors are filthy and mail all over the breakfast bar. Moving into the den...ok...let's not. Upstairs...well...to summarize lots of clothes and lots of toys everywhere.
Every evening when I get home my intention is to clean a room. And sometimes I do (really, I do) but it just gets dirty again. Then, there are the more frequent evenings that I come home, make bottles, fix dinner for everyone, feed everyone (except myself...Mom's don't have time to eat), get everyone bathed and ready for bed, make baby bags and back packs for the next day, fix my lunch for the next day, get myself ready for bed, wash or dry a load of clothes or 2 and then...go to sleep around 12a or 1a.
I know what you're thinking, ok lady clean on the weekends like regular people. Well, my weekends have been spent running from parties, cook outs and whatever else. So, imagine what my house looks like. Ever seen Clean House on the Style channel? Ok, it's not that bad but it's messy.
I have tried to do what I can and my husband tries (but you know you can only expect so much from men). I even have a baby carrier to put on so I can carry DJ and have my hands free to clean. So my intentions are good but that's all they have been...intentions.
Am I the only overworked, underpaid Mom trying to get on a regular cleaning schedule? Share your ideas and techniques...PLEASE!!! OCD's welcomed.
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