house proud
I was lucky enough to grow up in a clean house. Momma always had a chore list for me and we always did a sweep through the house for clutter and dust and junk before company came over. Still, I remember clutter gathering in piles that I never noticed in other people's homes when I was little.
As an adult, I find that I have a system of "let-it-get-so-bad-that-I-can't-stand-it-then-clean-it". I never let it get so bad that it seems like hobos live here, but I wonder what hobo homes really look like. I feel like no one else works this way and it makes me crazy. Steve and I have been watching Hoarders has helped me realize that I'm not off the deep end by any means, but I still wonder if everyone else's homes are as model perfect as they seem. I swear, I think my grandparents and aunt and childhood bff's homes of my youth have made me feel like I'm living like a slob.
I would love to post a picture of the nest that Rubydog and I have been living in while it has been so cold. It looks like this:
If zoomed out, it really looks like this:
That's right, You can see makeup remover wipes, an empty plastic cup, stuff for doing my nails, a bra!, chips and dip, stuff from my GLAM display and more... it's like a game of I Spy! (What you can't see were the jeans I took off and left on the living room floor, 5 pairs of shoes, all the game controllers strewn about...) I figure it can't be too bad... I was able to clean it up in 10 minutes, but I wonder if I'm the only one who lives like this.
Maybe my standards of what constitutes a clean house are just too high. Do I really need to clean my windowsills every week? Can't I be pleased that I vacuumed up the majority of dog hair from the couches and floor? Isn't it enough that my bathroom isn't moldy and that I wash the rugs in there regularly?
I've been off my OCD medication for a year and 3 months now. I feel like I'm doing pretty well with handling messes without it. When I think back to my medicated years, I remember the house being cleaner, but maybe it wasn't. We'll probably never know!
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As an adult, I find that I have a system of "let-it-get-so-bad-that-I-can't-stand-it-then-clean-it". I never let it get so bad that it seems like hobos live here, but I wonder what hobo homes really look like. I feel like no one else works this way and it makes me crazy. Steve and I have been watching Hoarders has helped me realize that I'm not off the deep end by any means, but I still wonder if everyone else's homes are as model perfect as they seem. I swear, I think my grandparents and aunt and childhood bff's homes of my youth have made me feel like I'm living like a slob.
I would love to post a picture of the nest that Rubydog and I have been living in while it has been so cold. It looks like this:
If zoomed out, it really looks like this:
That's right, You can see makeup remover wipes, an empty plastic cup, stuff for doing my nails, a bra!, chips and dip, stuff from my GLAM display and more... it's like a game of I Spy! (What you can't see were the jeans I took off and left on the living room floor, 5 pairs of shoes, all the game controllers strewn about...) I figure it can't be too bad... I was able to clean it up in 10 minutes, but I wonder if I'm the only one who lives like this.
Maybe my standards of what constitutes a clean house are just too high. Do I really need to clean my windowsills every week? Can't I be pleased that I vacuumed up the majority of dog hair from the couches and floor? Isn't it enough that my bathroom isn't moldy and that I wash the rugs in there regularly?
I've been off my OCD medication for a year and 3 months now. I feel like I'm doing pretty well with handling messes without it. When I think back to my medicated years, I remember the house being cleaner, but maybe it wasn't. We'll probably never know!
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