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So as I wait for my fish to defrost (I forgot to take it out of the freezer until right before I was ready to make dinner... of course) I decided to ramble a bit! Does anyone else feel like they are CONSTANTLY cleaning their kitchen. Granted, the presence of a 9 month old in the house tends to multiply the problem (I think I sweep under her high chair like 20 times a day)!
Now I have a little confession... my husband hasn't said anything particularly, but I know that he DESPISES to help me clean the kitchen. You might think that makes my husband a jerk... but I really do understand, because well, I have a confession... I'm a little bit OCD. I'm not really OCD (like no dr told me so or anything), I'm just SUPER particular about where things go in my kitchen! Down to how the colored kid cups are stacked (stacked in rainbow order just makes SOOO much sense to me!) Anyways... back to the clean kitchen... since my husband doesn't like helping me clean the kitchen (though he really does it happily and without being asked), that means my kitchen doesn't always get cleaned up after a meal (GASP... I think both my mother and my mother-in-law would be appalled... they both keep UBER clean homes... which I love). Anyways... so if the kitchen doesn't get cleaned after dinner that means I have to clean it by myself sometime the next day. Since I workout in the morning it doesn't happen then... and after I work out my daughter takes a nap so I'm usually doing other things around the house that need to be done, and I might do part of the kitchen, but then I eat lunch and alas MORE DISHES! Well get to the end of this really long story... usually my dishes don't get done and my kitchen cleaned until I'm getting ready to make dinner... which of course creates more dishes! BLUH!
I do also have to mention that my husband works a lot, and when he's not working he's studying for the CPA so even when he is home and I could get his help... I try to be a good wife and let him study!
Ok... so the reason I tell this story is... I need motivation to get my kitchen cleaned EVERYDAY RIGHT after dinner! I'm not sure what that motivation should be... but HELP!!! :)
So I think my fish is defrosted now! :) Leave your ideas for me... PLEASE! :)
Wow... I just realized that when I say rambling I REALLY mean it... sorry... my "diary" keeping skills will get better... I promise!!!
No magical solution that I've discovered. I usually clean my kitchen after dinner...then at least it's clean for a couple of hours each night...until breakfast the next day. But it is nice to wake up to a clean kitchen! I don't appreciate Jake's help much either 'cause he often puts away things in the wrong place or loads the dishwasher funny or doesn't rinse the dishes off properly beforehand, so food gets baked on...Anyway, you are not alone! Good luck!
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