I have just read through all pages of this thread. It is so heartening to know there are others like me out there. My dear SIL gasped at my housekeeping skills years ago. "Clean enough to be healthy, dirty enough to be happy". Don't get me wrong I admire those who can keep everything neat and tidy and many days wish I were more like that. But I am not. My family and friends love me just the same. And the gasping SIL marvels at what I sew.