Originally Posted by
♥ms.pacman♥
I guess this is petty in grand scheme of things. but one of my biggest frustration/stressors right now is the sheer amount of cleaning I (and DH) have to do these days.
I freaking hate cleaning. It kills my soul. Yet i can't stand spending all the time in a house that is dirty. This is why we always had a housekeeper come every 2 weeks to clean our house.
Now we are going on nearly 2 months without a housecleaner, and who knows for how long in forseeable future, depending on how long this all lasts.
I feel like i have been spending every ounce of spare time cleaning and it's grating on me. It's not just because we don't have a cleaning lady. It's also because we are home ALL the time now. I am used to spending 11 hours a day outisde the home at work, gym etc. Kids were in school and aftercare. On the weekends we would go out. Now we are at home all.the.time and OMG. Everything gets messy/dirty way faster. We use way more dishes. We have a dishwasher and run it every single day now, but it's still not enough. Also, i hate having to spend all my time looking at how messy everything is. It literally stresses me out.
i know many people are still having cleaning lady come to clean their house. My DH refused to do it unless we could all be out of the house the entire time. Which doesn't work for us, because it usually takes 3 hours to clean our house (it's Texas, homes are big). So then the question is, where would we all go for 3 hours, in the middle of the week during a workday? at least, my DH is taking every other weekend to do all the vaccuming, scrubbing etc. that is one thing - but there is also the day-to-day stuff like sweeping, dishes, etc. DH does a ton (probably same as me), but it's still not enough.
Having all of us at home for so long very unusual for us. it has its perks, but damn, i ready to look at something other than a dirty kitchen and then be annoyed at it being dirty, cleaning it, and then having it get dirty 5 seconds later. it's maddening.
yes, i realise this is first world problems. though it's a big stressor for me, and i don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. :/
I feel the same way, especially lately. The amount of dirty dishes, dust bunnies, food mess on the counters and on the floor in the kitchen, and the leaves and sticks the kids and DH track in are killing me. Granted, they are much better than i was ever was about cleaning up messes, doing chores and contributing to the work in the house. HOWEVER, half the problem is watching them to make sure they do what I've assigned them, making sure that no one kid has more to do than the others (or all he11 will break lose), or just constantly reminding them to do their chores before playing outside, or playing video games, talking on the phone to friends, etc. If they don't do it before they start the fun stuff, it will never get done. I know it's the job of a mom to remind them and ride them to do their jobs, but it gets so old. For all of us.
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