So I just used a borrowed steam cleaner to spot clean our light gray carpets. I love it! All those spit-ups and muddy shoes and kitchen escapees--gone!
But I'm gearing myself up for when Justin brings the kids back home (he's on spring break) and Adele spits up and Wally escapes from the kitchen with his pb&j. I don't want to be frustrated.
I have memories of my poor mom, sighing in exasperation (she never raised her voice with us, ever)when we'd come in after she mopped the floor or just had the carpets professionally cleaned.
So how do you balance clean and perspective? Clean and peace?
this reminds me of my cleaning philosophy, which i will be sharing soon...
ReplyDeleteI get horribly anxious when I'm done cleaning, especially something like the tile floor in the long entry hall in our house, knowing just one step from one shoe will make it messy. I'd like to think I'm coming to grips with knowing that, especially with a little boy, life is just messy. But...reality is, I have to bite my tongue and/or apologize a fair amount for getting frustrated when something just cleaned gets messy again. I did see a quote on Pinterest that put a humorous spin on it all, though: "The house was clean 10 minutes ago. Sorry you missed it!"
ReplyDeleteI struggle with this on a daily basis as well.... Martha- SUPER excited to read about your cleaning philosophy.
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