Nonna and Mother and Daddy Lipstick are coming on Friday. Just between us, I have so much cleaning to do. And laundry. There are so many piles of laundry in my closet that it looks like an obstacle course. Worst of all, there is no time for a visit from the Cleaning Lady. This means I have to tackle it myself. Poor me.
I am not great at forcing myself to do chores when I am tired from work, and it is extra hard to do housework with a computer in your lap. Here's is what I am up against:
Notice the glittery perfection of the background. This picture is from Mother and Daddy Lipstick's dining room. See that table with all that stuff on it...it is never, ever dusty. My Mother is such a detailed decorator and an impeccable homekeeper that I honestly thought everyone's house was like that. I believed that until I went to college and my dorm room, although beautifully decorated by Mother Lipstick, was never as clean and neat as home. As a great philosopher once said: the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Don't you just know...that Dr. Phil is right! I always had to work to keep my dorm room from staying in a constant state of chaos, and now that I have Lipstick-Manor and two little Lipsticks running around, things are always upside down. Dusty too.
So wish me luck and hurl insults at me if I blog tomorrow night instead of cleaning. Whew, this is hard. Maybe Cleaning Lady takes bribes to rearrange her schedule...
6 comments:
My mom and dad are coming next week so I relate. I hate cleaning. But can't have them come to a dirty house. Good luck and have a great time together!
yuck cleaning the entire house.
Good luck with the cleaning! Try not to stress out too much.
My Mom is the same way, and I try to keep a clean house like she does - but it is just not the same. Good Luck!
my mom's house is always perfect, it was growing up to, I have NO clue how she did it... I feel like I am failing her..but you know what, there was NO internet back then!
GOOD LUCK!
I say to call the Cleaning Lady again so you can blog. I'm all about that noise, girlfriend! And how come moms can keep their stuff so clean? My mom is such a great cleaner. I love it when she came when my kids were born and she cleaned. She is better than any cleaning lady I ever had. But enough about me..can you tell it's past my bedtime? :)
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