Housework
03-13-2011, 05:36 PM
#191
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Location: Illinois
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Housework?? Whats that??? Only if I have to, otherwise the days are mine, if someone comes over, I ask, did you come to see me or the house?? If its the house then they can turn around and go back out the door. I clean as I go, use the potty, clean it. Use the dishes, wash them, otherwise use paper. Spill on the floor, clean it up and fast. Sew on and sew on, makes my life easier. I hope you find what works for you, if not don't sweat it, it will be there tomorrow.
03-13-2011, 05:37 PM
#192
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Location: Riverside Washington
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We have a 3 BR 2&1/2 bath house with just the 2 of us here its not to bad. All hard wood floors. I sweep every nite before bed. Do dishes after every meal and Laundry Mon & Wed AM (usualy wake up extra early on those Days.Bathrooms cleaned Tues & Friday, General pickup as needed. If its not done by 11 Am it can waite tell the next planed day.The rest of the day is mine to quilt, read, nap or help DH. The doors to the unused bed rooms are kept closed. if company comes I can have the rooms ready in 10 min.Now my sewing and craft area is another story. Grand kids say don't move anything in Gramies rooms, she will never find if you do!(its TRUE) I have started to declutter. My trails throught the rooms are getting wider. Sm roomis 14x10 only has Long arm and some storage, Lg room 14x20 has everything else under the sun. My home is clean enough to be healthy but dirty enough to be comfortable.
03-13-2011, 05:58 PM
#195
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I just have to add-- when my two children were little, I decided, that keeping an extra clean house was for someone else, because the house cleaning would still need to be done long after my children were grown and gone, so I spent as much time with them and their activities as I possibly could, and the housework is still here. My theory is and I'm sticking with it-- when I'm gone someone else can clean this house, even though I do try to keep it picked up and sorta cleaned, but no one else in the family quilts or sews, so who will be here to do that, I love to quilt and hate to do housework , so there, I will make an effort and keep telling myself that next week----- I will take an hour each day to do this room or that room, well guess what next week rolls around and all doesn't get done, so there. I am still going to quilt, I keep laundry and kitchen done up, but dusting, etc, oh well it will be there when I'm gone, but so will my quilting. There are plenty of people that can clean house but not all can quilt. If anyone is coming to my house to see a spotless house, they had better go visit someone else. I have more important things to do like quilting.
03-13-2011, 06:12 PM
#197
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Location: Colorado Springs
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Since I'm still working, my major housework gets done on Saturday, along with laundry and shopping. Dusting happens when I walk past something and the light shines on it just right & it makes me think "How long has it been since I dusted?" I don't mind if company writes in the dust as long as they don't date it! My sewing is in the afternoon when my grand daughter is sleeping (not too often anymore) or on Sundays.
03-13-2011, 06:16 PM
#199
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Location: Idaho
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Originally Posted by rfmikelson
I have a beautiful quilting room which opens with double doors onto our bedroom...so I am compelled to keep it pretty neat. I used to have a sewing room where a I could close the door - what a mess. I prefer having one where there is a view and I have to keep it neat and organized.
For the rest of the house, I try a little bit each day and then make sure I have company over every three to four weeks to ensure that I do a thorough cleaning job before they arrive. That way the house looks great at least once a month.
For the rest of the house, I try a little bit each day and then make sure I have company over every three to four weeks to ensure that I do a thorough cleaning job before they arrive. That way the house looks great at least once a month.
BJ
03-13-2011, 06:19 PM
#200
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Location: An Ocean Shore
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Oh...that's easy. I don't put my glasses on UNTIL I sit down to sew. When I'm done sewing...then I take them back off....lol Unless it's bigger then a bread box.. I don't see it until I trip over it. .
Honestly, life is short... don't beat yourself up if your sewing brings you joy. I had to learn to strike a balance as I recently had to come out of retirement to go back to work due to finances. ALL I want to do is sew...and now I'm working. So.. I force myself to clean (full speed ahead with the timer set on the stove) for one hour a day...and eventually you make some progress. Then...when I sit down to sew I don't feel guilty.
My kids are grown so I don't have a young family tugging at me for "mom help"....so that is an advantage.
Be good to you... it's not like you're sitting there doing nothing. You're creating something awesome that will make someone very happy!
♥
Honestly, life is short... don't beat yourself up if your sewing brings you joy. I had to learn to strike a balance as I recently had to come out of retirement to go back to work due to finances. ALL I want to do is sew...and now I'm working. So.. I force myself to clean (full speed ahead with the timer set on the stove) for one hour a day...and eventually you make some progress. Then...when I sit down to sew I don't feel guilty.
My kids are grown so I don't have a young family tugging at me for "mom help"....so that is an advantage.
Be good to you... it's not like you're sitting there doing nothing. You're creating something awesome that will make someone very happy!
♥
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