I want some bright green rubber gloves like these!!

If you read yesterday’s post on Autumn’s Leaves you will be aware that I am failing miserably on the housework front. My house has never been such a neglected mess, and I feel both ashamed and overwhelmed by it. So much has been happening family-wise recently, that the house has taken a back seat, but I knew yesterday that I had to grasp the nettle and do something about it for my own peace of mind/mental state!! So, after tea, I cleaned the bathroom ~ the sink, loo, shelves and windowsill ~ while the bath was running. I then cleaned the bath after I got out and threw all the bathmats, rugs etc. into the wash. The taps are now gleaming, the sink clean enough to eat your cornflakes from (if you were so inclined), the loo sparkling and smelling fragrantly of bathroom cleaner and bleach. It is now a joy instead of a nagging reminder of all that I’ve fallen back on…

It’s quite amazing what a tonic housework can be. There is such a sense of satisfaction and “rightness” at the sight of a gleaming sink, a tidied/hoovered living room, a kichen side clear of clutter. Call me sad if you like, but I don’t care. I’m not a neat freak and have my share of clutter, but I can’t explain the feeling I get when I’ve plumped the last cushion, turned the lights down low, and sunk back into the armchair to survey my kingdom…because a woman’s home is her kingdom.

But one clean bathroom does not a clean kingdom make, and there is much more to get on with ~ but it’s a start, and a good one. A good, good friend advised me to tackle one job per day and take it from there. Today I shall clean the cooker and kitchen surfaces/sink. Tomorrow? Who knows? I reckon in 2 weeks time I’ll be back on top of things again, instead of sitting staring at the mess and feeling ever more glum…

A good idea of what my bedroom currently looks like!

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