Saturday 12 March 2011

The McLean Palace


I was thinking about housework today as I took part in my Saturday morning housework before the arrival of my visitors. I admit it, I am not the most house proud of people. I wish I was. I wish I cared but I just don't, it's not me and I refuse to apologise for it.

Most people who visit my house would tell you "it's always clean and tidy when I visit". That's because I have cleaned for you coming. I will leave it to the last minute and I will panic about your visit but I will make sure that by the time you ring the doorbell, I have emptied my bins, hoovered my floors, cleaned all skirting boards and if you are really important I might have shake n vac'd my rugs. Although I personally couldn't care less about the housework, I do care about what other people think of me. No matter how any times I speak to myself and say  'only you can allow others to make you feel inferior', I don't think it has quite sunk in yet.

I am trying though, to care less. Before I had JC I didn't really have to worry too much about it because I had plenty of time to do housework and I had the handy excuse of working full time. Now I feel like there is some sort of increased expectation on me to be cleaning and doing housey stuff now that I am 'at home doing nothing all day!' lol. That kind of crap only comes out of the mouths of people who either don't have kids or whose kids are older and they've forgot what it's like to have a wee one needing 100% attention.

So my take on it is, if you don't think my house is clean and tidy enough, either ask me where the hoover is and get on with it or don't bother visiting because I'm fed up trying to be something I'm not. If you keep an immaculate house then good for you, I wish I was that regimented. I'm too busy living my life than cleaning in preparation for it.

Over and Out!

8 comments:

  1. Oh God you are so so like me....
    I've spent day doing housework because I have a friend coming round Monday
    xx
    I wrote this on my other blog pre-baby
    http://liskalife.blogspot.com/2009/06/opening-up.html
    xx

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  2. I had a read of your post and was laughing my socks off because I didn't tidy my bedroom today and did 'hide' my washing and ironing in there! lol

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  3. Ha ha, LOVE it!! Good for you. I must admit, housework is sadly very neglected these days until it gets on my nerves so much I freak out at Darrell! Many hands make light work as they say - translation - Husbands clean up after yourself lol x

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  4. I asked Steven to clean up the kitchen last night while I put JC down only to find that he did half the job. If I want something done right I might as well do it myself!

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  5. OOOooooh Claire I am glad I popped back to see if you replied. Glad I made you laugh
    xx

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  6. Very well said! I clean like a maniac whenever anyone is coming that's why they all think my house is always tidy xx

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  7. Very well said! I clean like a maniac whenever anyone is coming that's why they all think my house is always tidy xx

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