I'm feeling a little, uhhhhh, lazy lately.
The laundry needs to be tackled. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The kids' rooms are disasters. but to clean them would require bending over.
My bedroom is a mess. as usual.
There's dust just about everywhere, but I don't seem to care that much.
The kitchen floors could be mopped, but I'd rather not. quite frankly.
I should vacuum, sweep and swiffer, but there are so many blogs to read!
The bathrooms could use a good wipe down, but how boring, plus it's kind of interesting to see how quickly soap scum and toothpaste can cover every square inch of the counter top.
I'm a little surprised that I'm showered, the kids are bathed and the kitchen counters have been wiped down in the past 24 hours. But, I'm all about high standards. obviously.
Yes, yes, I'm pregnant and tired and every moment I seem to grow another centimeter, but still, I sure would love to be able to race around and clean my house without grunting when I bend over.
I try to get my husband to really pitch in and help, but apparently that request confuses him. To help him understand, last week I said "how about, whenever you see ANYTHING laying on the floor, you pick it up and put it away and then I won't have to bend over."
He said "okay, no problem." Which, I guess, could also have been taken as "shutthehellup, fatty."
What we have here, is a failure to communicate, apparently. I guess to better demonstrate my lack of desire to bend over, I'll stuff a beach ball filled with sand underneath his skin in the belly region and ask him to clean the house. with a smile on his face.
I'll be sure to take pictures.
*edited to add - my husband really is very helpful, I mean, he empties the dishwasher EVERY SINGLE MORNING, he almost always cleans up after dinner and he takes out the trash and bathes the kids, so it's not like he's a jerk or anything, it's just that he won't bend over and pick up all of the crap off the floor.
that's all.
photographic evidence.
love it
Posted by: crookedeyebrow | February 22, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Wow...I love the fact that you documented how helpful (cough, cough) hubby has been. I'm not pregnant and I know how crazy I go when Hubby won't help...I can only imagine how you must feel.
And I understand needing to clean and lacking the desire...I can't get motivated today, either. I think I will blog some more :-)
Posted by: Rambling Shan | February 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM
I'm with you...Dave definitely helps out with the big stuff (kids' baths, trash to the curb, cleaning the litter), but doesn't seem to know where the trash can is when he's done opening his mail...
And my repeated questions of "Is this trash?" doesn't seem to clue him in that that's where it belongs...not on my counter.
Posted by: Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama | February 22, 2008 at 02:22 PM
its the clutter and the "stuff" that makes both mommy and daddy crazy, but who will pick it up!!!!
Posted by: Chrissy Witt | February 22, 2008 at 05:40 PM
I think we married the same man. No really. *lol*
Posted by: Elizabeth | February 22, 2008 at 07:02 PM
I get it, trust me! I actually made myself a schedule to try to get this house under control. I have just been too tired to get things done.
Posted by: Twisted Cinderella | February 25, 2008 at 08:37 AM