Cleaning Style
I've come to the conclusion that I am an ADD procrastinated cleaner. I have the inability to complete a task, start to finish, without doing something else (or many things) in between. For example, I'll clean one kitchen counter, put toilet bowl cleaner in the toilet, vacuum a room, clean another kitchen counter, etc. I find myself never able to just clean the whole kitchen without doing what seems like half a million other things. And then, I never end up fully cleaning the kitchen the way I want. I also tend to do some sort of cleaning, take a break (facebook, tv, color with my toddler, play with the dog, love on the cat, etc) and it takes me the whole day (who am I kidding, the whole weekend) to get enough things done that my house usually is suitable if someone were to come over. Part of the reason for all of that right now is that I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant with my second child and still work full time so by the time the weekend rolls around, I don't want to do ANYTHING. That and it's just harder on my body right now to clean like a mad woman.
The constant state of the kitchen tends to overwhelm me. But not until the weekend. It tends to not bother me during the week because I just want to get bed so I toss the dirty dishes in the sink, let the counters pile up and what have you. Then comes the weekend and I'm able to stop and really look at the place and then I get frustrated and irritated. Frustrated that I can't seem to do simple things like pick up a kitchen daily and irritated that I now have a big mess to clean up. And if you're wondering, yes, I do have a husband who is fully capable of helping me. However, he is self-employed and only 2 years into our business so most nights, he doesn't even get home until 1 or 2am and he always works 6 days a week (sometimes 7), and at least 10-12 hours a day. He is tired and needs to rest so he doesn't get burnt out. So I don't ask for his help a lot. He's very willing to help should I ask but I don't want to add more things to his list of things to do.
I have yet to figure out how to best tackle the tasks around the house that need to be done. I'm not much of a list maker. And even if I was, I'm sure it would get lost in the stack of papers and general stuff that's piled up on the kitchen counters. Or the dog would get it and eat it because he feels he's not getting enough attention. In addition to not really knowing how to successfully tackle all of my tasks, I'm not highly motivated. I may start out full of steam but within the hour, I've lost it and everything is only partially completed. I would love to drink copious amounts of caffeine so I can zip through the cleaning and laundry but can't since I'm pregnant.
After baby comes, I won't be returning to work. I've often wondered if this will make it easier for me to keep my home in order or harder because I'll be distracted all day with an active 2 1/2 year old, nursing the baby and keeping up with his needs, making sure my daughter doesn't dump hot wheels on him or color on him, chasing down the dog for the millionth time to pull something out of his mouth he shouldn't have, and will just be flat out exhausted.
So.....
1) What's your cleaning style?
2) How thorough are you in cleaning your house each week?
3) How do you tackle all of the things that need to get done?
4) Whether you are a SAHM or a working mom, just how do you do it?
The constant state of the kitchen tends to overwhelm me. But not until the weekend. It tends to not bother me during the week because I just want to get bed so I toss the dirty dishes in the sink, let the counters pile up and what have you. Then comes the weekend and I'm able to stop and really look at the place and then I get frustrated and irritated. Frustrated that I can't seem to do simple things like pick up a kitchen daily and irritated that I now have a big mess to clean up. And if you're wondering, yes, I do have a husband who is fully capable of helping me. However, he is self-employed and only 2 years into our business so most nights, he doesn't even get home until 1 or 2am and he always works 6 days a week (sometimes 7), and at least 10-12 hours a day. He is tired and needs to rest so he doesn't get burnt out. So I don't ask for his help a lot. He's very willing to help should I ask but I don't want to add more things to his list of things to do.
I have yet to figure out how to best tackle the tasks around the house that need to be done. I'm not much of a list maker. And even if I was, I'm sure it would get lost in the stack of papers and general stuff that's piled up on the kitchen counters. Or the dog would get it and eat it because he feels he's not getting enough attention. In addition to not really knowing how to successfully tackle all of my tasks, I'm not highly motivated. I may start out full of steam but within the hour, I've lost it and everything is only partially completed. I would love to drink copious amounts of caffeine so I can zip through the cleaning and laundry but can't since I'm pregnant.
After baby comes, I won't be returning to work. I've often wondered if this will make it easier for me to keep my home in order or harder because I'll be distracted all day with an active 2 1/2 year old, nursing the baby and keeping up with his needs, making sure my daughter doesn't dump hot wheels on him or color on him, chasing down the dog for the millionth time to pull something out of his mouth he shouldn't have, and will just be flat out exhausted.
So.....
1) What's your cleaning style?
2) How thorough are you in cleaning your house each week?
3) How do you tackle all of the things that need to get done?
4) Whether you are a SAHM or a working mom, just how do you do it?
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