Trying to Keep House

 One of my goals this year, among so many that I have, is to do a better job of keeping house.  Now, this probably sounds like a stupid goal to some people, but it is honestly something that I want to work on.  I really don't know how my Mom and Grandmother kept up with everything in the house.  That on top of working just boggles my mind.  But they did it and I can to.  Of course, I do realize that Grandmother had a housekeeper for years and later in life Mom had some help to come in and clean as well.  But each could manage it on her own and did whenever it was required.  I think I can handle that. 

I feel better when the house is in order.  I want to keep it in such a state so that in case someone ever just drops by, I won't worry about how the house looks.  Not that we have much company to just drop in on us, but it would be nice to have a clean house if they do.  Yesterday, I spent time cleaning our living room.  Dusting, vacuuming.  No reason really I just wanted it done and felt better once I had accomplished that. It truly relaxes me when things are clean.

But this goal gives me some definite areas to work on.  The kitchen, the center of the home, seems to be in a constant state of disarray.  That's simply because we use it all the time.  This morning when I went into the kitchen, I had left dirty dishes everywhere.  And I hate to wake up to a dirty kitchen.  I know this about myself but still let that slide under the rug on weekends.  There's almost no domestic feeling I enjoy more that getting up in the morning to make my coffee in a clean kitchen.  To be honest, it's a little crowded right now and I have to work on that as well.

And I will admit that I am not good about keeping up with cleaning my bathroom.  I let it go until it's just an absolute mess before I clean it and then it's frustrating.  I need to keep up with that more.  I always excuse it by saying that no one goes in there but me, which is true, but I would still be very embarrassed if someone had to use it in its current state.  If I can keep reminding myself that the more I keep up with it, it will take less time to clean it.

Maybe I need to come up with a better weekly housekeeping schedule.  I don't know.  I always do laundry on the weekends, that's a given.  But during the week I need to make more of an effort.  I realize that people don't go out and visit like they used to, especially during the pandemic.  But it really would be nice to have a well kept house ready when they do.  And it makes me feel better to be in a place that's neat.  I feel accomplished.

That is all for today in Escapades In Adulting