Every day I get home from work and survey the mess that is our house. I usually stop at some point and dream about how clean my house would be if I were a SHAM. Then I snap back to reality and remember that I didn't accomplish much while I was on maternity leave.
I keep a running list of daily projects, prioritized in my head. It goes something like this:
- Wash bottles and pump parts
- Prepare bottles for the next day
- Set up coffee maker
- Unload/load dishwasher
- Clean up cookware from dinner
Big break in list!
- Change bag in diaper champ
- Grocery shopping
- Laundry
- Clean bathrooms
- Vacuum
- Get the mail from mailbox (it's across the street from our drive- just a few steps too many to do it every day!)
- Go through pile of papers on island/counter/kitchen table
Another big break in list!
- Wash windows
- Scrub floors
- Dust
- Vacuum vents
- File papers/organize in home office
Most days- I complete the entire first part of the list. Some days I just do the first three. Most weeks I do part of the second list. My goal is to do the whole thing every week- that hasn't happened since before baby. And the final part of the list- well, right now I only dream of doing all of those regularly. Scrubbing floors is the one that I get to first and most often and by most often we are talking once every month or longer. Does it bother me that my house is in disarray- yes- otherwise, I wouldn't be blogging about it. Would I actually change it? Not necessarily. I will if it won't mean less time for my family. Right now I'd rather play with LO on our messy floor or have an extra 30 minutes to connect with my husband than to put them aside to complete a cleaning project. These are the choices that I make as a working mom and I'm okay with it. Besides- I doubt my house would be much cleaner if I were a SHAM- so at least I can use work as an excuse!
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