A Clean House

Gratuity: Childhood Memories

Goals: It is important to ask for help when you need it. Never think that you have to carry your burdens by yourself. The strongest people are the ones who are humble enough to realize that they cannot do it all on their own, and they need support and advice from others - Unknown

A clean house was next to godliness for my dad and my grandmother but my mom was an abysmal house cleaner and I have followed in her footsteps.   The shame of a dirty house was instilled in me by my dad and grandmother and I have always hated the fact that I suck at housecleaning.   It has detrimentally effected my life.  It seems that because I don't clean as I go, I spend every weekend cleaning instead of doing things to improve my life.    I would love to entertain but never do because I am afraid my house will gross out my guests.   Last year I told myself I was going to make having a clean house a priority but it just did not happen.  This year I have decided to get help and plan to hire a house cleaner to come once a week for three hours.  I hope it will be the kick start that I need.   

I also know I need to change my mind set.   When I set out to accomplish a task I never think of the cleanup as part of the task.  For example I would never make Thanksgiving dinner and not finish the mashed potatoes or put out the olives and pickles but often it is literally days before everything is cleaned up from the Thanksgiving meal.  I need to conjure up the strength to finish the cleaning the same way I complete the meal.   I also remember my mom mentioned that my Grandmother was incapable of stepping over something out of place on the floor and I remember my sister talking about the horrible haunting feeling she had during the day when she had forgotten to make her bed.   If I could figure out how to embrace these thought processes,  I think I could be successful.

Hopefully next year I will be able to invite the ghost of my Grandmother to my house and she will be proud of my housekeeping abilities.

Awaken: 07:51AM
Goals and MIT:  Completed except I did forget to put my boots back in their place.
MIT: Call about House Cleaner, Call about Derek PF Bill, Order Cat ScatMats