First of all, this is another extension of this post from last year about keeping a clean house. So, I have never professed to be a neat-nick kind of person. And with a toddler running around, things haven't gotten better. While I don't consider myself a slob, I have really struggled to keep my house clean.
A lot of people would say to worry more about taking care of Eli, and coming baby, than worrying about my house. However, I have to respond back that I am the manager of two complexes, and my apartment doubles as the office for both. So I kind of have to, or at least feel extra pressure, to keep at least my front room clean. Unfortunately, my "front room" consists of the dining room, living room and kitchen area. All visible from the front door. As manager a need to set a good impression, but I have struggled to keep this area tidy. Well, I think I have found a solution!
When we were married, we agreed that whoever cooked, the other person did the dishes. This works often, except when David is extra busy or tired, etc. Then dishes would get left until I was eventually ready to just do them myself. So to help this issue, I originally thought that if I "clean as I go" when I cook, that might help him feel less overwhelmed by the dishes. Well that idea quickly extended. It has now become me being really vigilant about keeping up on the dishes throughout the day. Amazingly enough, this doesn't take a ton of time during the day. The dishes stay in control, and we are only running the dishwasher once a day, twice at most.
I have managed to have a clean, or mostly clean, kitchen for almost 3 weeks! And the clean kitchen has magically extended into the dining room as well. Now I don't feel so bad when tenants, etc come over because I have a clean table for them to sit at, and I don't have piles of dishes on the kitchen counter. Like I said, I'm pretty pleased with myself. And the fact that it doesn't take much time and effort throughout the day means that I actually can do it!
Now... keeping the living room clean from toys? Completely different story.... :)
2 comments:
Even if you aren't a manager, if you don't feel comfortable in your home due to a "mess," the atmosphere changes. Kudos to you for working to keep it clean despite challenges and way to go on keeping up with the dishes!
That's awesome! I was surprised to hear you say it's already been working for 3 weeks. That's longer than the needed 2 weeks to establish a habit, right? So you are now a "neat-nick" person officially! ;) haha
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