I just looked round and AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH !!!
2007-09-02 04:26:16 · 15 answers · asked by Debi 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I definitely let the cleaning slide when my kids are home. As Phyllis Diller said, "Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing." Have fun with the kids. I doubt anyone has lain on their deathbed wishing they would have had a cleaner house! :)
2007-09-02 04:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by KellyWallace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah... I let the cleaning slide a bit because I would rather spend more time with my kids. But I also have them help with the cleaning up...
Here's a question that will solve your guilt feelings of not cleaning while the kids are there...
Think about you on your death bed. No kidding. You're dying. Your loved ones are all around your death bed... So, what are you gonna say to them:
a) I wish I had spent more time cleaning the house.
b) I'm glad I spent as much time with you as I did...
Relax... your house will get clean again...
2007-09-02 12:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well since my kids are 2 and 3 years old, they are always home. And my house in constantly spotless. Makes for a very busy day though with 2 toddlers. But I have mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. My house HAS to be clean and in order at all times.
2007-09-02 11:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by Army Wifey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you should do is get the kids involved with the cleaning & tidying for say 20-30mins. Many Hands make light work. Also kids should not be waited on hand and foot.
2007-09-02 11:37:43 · answer #4 · answered by keef20032006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, and my house is a total tip right now, i was expecting a nice quiet last week of term in July, to get ahead on things, and ended up with both my daughter and hub home for the whole week, as much as i love my daughter being home and will miss her when she goes back to school at least ill have time to get some cleaning done lol
2007-09-02 11:37:11 · answer #5 · answered by snowhugs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No honey. My house is spotless. Only my wife has authority to mess it and I don't clean her mess. Well, not too much of it. Like I won't clean something if she's unreasonable.... As for the kid, she's well disciplined and doesn't make a mess. She's a wonderful kid. But then I'm vastly read and know the arts of Neuro Linguistic Programming, hypnosis, mind-control and many many of the world's greatest books and much of it's classical litterature.
2007-09-02 11:32:48 · answer #6 · answered by Put_ya_mitts_up 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. I try doing the cleaning when they are in school that
way I can enjoy the clean house for a few hours before they
actually come home and whirlwind things back out of place
or dirty up.
2007-09-02 11:31:19 · answer #7 · answered by chmar11 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens. I sometimes do that too.
My kids are still young, so I work at the things they can't get into (dishes, laundry etc) so that when those things are done, they are DONE.
The other stuff like toys, DVD's I get them to tidy a bit before a bedtime movie, and I do the rest while they sleep.
It doesn't always work though...sometimes I'm ARRRRRGGGGHHHH too, lol.
2007-09-02 11:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing in the way of children. next door a woman with a couple of boys. I live in a spare cars and when they get dirty i just move on. A little bottle of nip, couple decks of fresh cards, toothbrush, my stash, etc. in the zip-bag and, of course the guitar. don't eat much. i keep my load light and continue down the fascinating highway of life. smells like a horse stable around here somewhere.
2007-09-02 12:18:05 · answer #9 · answered by JIM 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No....you just need to organize yourself....dont make exscuses about the kids being home, thats all the more reason the house SHOULD be clean....get to cleaning dirty mommy....
2007-09-02 11:35:16 · answer #10 · answered by KeepItReal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋