mammal_mama

I've just started reading this thread and really LOVE it. I'll have to come back later and finish reading all the posts.

I'd actually avoided coming to this (homekeeping) section of GCM 'cause I thought it'd interfere with my enjoyment of my computer-time; I knew I'd feel bad sitting on my butt, thinking of all I should be doing. But today I just happened to click on it -- and was thrilled to find this "Messies" thread right on top.

My daily housework priorities are: keeping up with dishes and laundry. That's it. Laundry's important when you use cloth diapers. Everything else gets done sporadically as me or someone else gets the urge. Sometimes -- often -- the kitchen floor looks like it hasn't been cleaned in weeks because it hasn't. Clutter piles up, it did that even when I was single so you can imagine what it's like with me times four.

I used to dream of having hardwood floors -- now we have them in our living room and dining room, and I'm realizing they look yucky if you don't clean them about every day. So a lot of the time they look yucky. But my oldest is now taking an interest in sweeping and mopping the wood floors, so that helps.

I feel a little guilty when I read your comments about how you're really "working" at keeping the house clean -- because I'm really not. I heard that the flylady promises you can keep up with your house in just 2 hours a day -- something like that? Well, two hours seems like way too much time for me! I'd have to give up blogging or reading or sleeping/resting whenever my girls are asleep -- or not have as much time to hang out and play with the girls -- if I did two hours.

Of course, whenever I get an urge to do housework the girls usually join me and we have a ball. I just need to get the urge more often.