Less Time = Cleaner House??

Yep, it is all there in the title. I am finding that having more domestic responsibility and less time means I keep the house cleaner. I am not sure when this hit. It was probably last night after returning home from Musikarten somewhere between keeping Adelyn occupied in her highchair, cleaning up the utility room, and pulling magnets from the inside of the washer (thank you my little Tasmanian Devil). When I am fully in charge of the house I cant seem to let things slide. Some how some ridiculous work ethic kicks in and things start getting done.

I will give a couple examples. There is an obvious need to have all bottles washed every night. Woe to you that doesnt have a clean bottle with which to feed your child. "Well that is easy enough" one might say. Of course, it is easy. My problem is that because I HAVE to wash the bottles I HAVE to wash everything. Then when all the dishes are clean. I have to clean the counters. And then there are crumbs on the floor. So I have to clean the floor. This translates into a kitchen that has been abnormally clean for the last five days straight. I am just glad I haven tried to start organizing anything.

Next lets look at the whole laundry issue. We use cloth diapers so it is imperative to was the diapers every other day. If I happen to forget then I have to use my wife's shirts and dresses as necessity calls. (Luckily for her I have yet to forget) Unlike the kitchen the laundry is a neat singularly packaged task. So I ask you, why do I do ALL the laundry? In five days I have done my own laundry (4 loads). I have done Annaka's laundry (3 loads). I have done diapers (3 loads). I have done Adelyn's laundry (1 load). I have done blankets/sheets/towels (2 loads). The answer is... something is WRONG with me!

Something is terribly terribly wrong with me. It may be that because of various mixture of drugs from my leg injury or it may be that I have simply lost my marbles. I cant recall hitting my head lately... but would I remember it? In any case the longer Naomi is gone the cleaner I seem to be keeping the house. Now you might reason that the absence of Naomi allows me to direct more attention away from her and to more domestic things. To this I say....well it is a thought (chuckle). I do know that nothing outside of the house is getting done. This is not horrible as I have already gotten the house ready for winter. So perhaps all is not lost after all.

In any case... I will visit the doctor soon and get this checked out. Hopefully it is not contagious.

Blessings

Ca