I am not a tidy person although I do like tidiness. Does that make sense? I make no apology in saying I have a lady who comes to clean for me once a week, as I like cleanliness too. She does some of the jobs I don’t have time to do myself. I have indulged myself this luxury for a number of years now and it is wonderful to come home to a freshly cleaned house and although I can wield duster and vacuum cleaner when the need arises, I have to say, my cleaner is much better at it than I am!
Having said all that, yesterday I had a productive day of domestic chores. Laundry, food shopping, defrosting the fridge, sweeping and mopping the kitchen floor and tidying some kitchen cupboards all got done. Following a text message that commented on the chances of my kitchen still being tidy 24 hours later, I started to think about whether it was more important to me to have a ‘show home’ to live in, or a place where my nearest and dearest are relaxed and comfortable, even though it is sometimes rather cluttered. For me there is no contest. I would rather our home was lived in and happy, littered as it is with the ephemera of family life. As our boys are now 20 and 17 I’m sure this will, at least change as they eventually create their own homes whether close by or elsewhere. I do hope however that home will always be a place they can be comfortable.
…And yes, the kitchen is still tidy!
great parent!
Thank you for your kind comment.
I pray it’s true as being a parent is the best, most challenging, most difficult, most fun, most anything thing I have ever done and I wouldn’t trade it for anything!!