I get down on myself when my home isn't in order. I work from home 3 days a week so I think my house should be in better shape! Maybe I should clean during my lunch hour instead of taking a walk.
WAHMs, do you feel guilty when your home is untidy?
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I'm not a WAHM, but having lived the last 2 years with a WAHD, just know that I gave him MORE leeway than a WOHD or a SAHD. He was doing a job and taking care of 2 kids. Even if the house looked like a tornado had blown through, I felt like he was still doing enough!
Short answer, cut yourself some slack!
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Yes, I always try to keep everything tidy when I have a break here and there. I just like everything in order, though.
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Something has to give. I WOH but try to either come home and clean or come home and walk but I can't find the time to do both!
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I'm not a WAHM but I still feel guilty if the house is untidy! Actually, guilty isn't the right word...More like uncomfortable. I hate mess and clutter!
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Yes!!!! But it's so hard to find extra time in the day to clean with work, spending some time with olive, and cooking. It drives me crazy. I think we need a playroom.... That would solve a lot of our problems.
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Give yourself some slack working and taking care of kids, the house is going to fall off sometimes. And if you want to clean during lunch, just do it for 5 mins, not the whole time.
@Thehistoryofus: Me either.
I just come home and crash. I used to care, but I was running myself ragged being "perfect".
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@MsMamaBear: I'm thinking I might keep LO at daycare until 6pm on some days so I can get stuff done without watching her! I pay for it already!
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I don't work at home but sometimes it feels overwhelming when the house is untidy! Sometimes I ask my husband if we can just both take a few days off from work to clean but he says we can do it without having to take days off. I know he's right. I really want to hire a cleaning service to do dEep cleaning every 6 weeks or so
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I'm a SAHM and I feel bad when the house is messy! (which is every stinkin day..)
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I'm a sahm and I don't feel bad at all. I follow my lo around all day. Ill start a project in my bedroom, then she crawls to the kitchen so I leave my current project as is and start a kitchen project. And during all of this she's pulling out books or CDs or whatever she can find. I clean up before the cleaning lady comes and I deal with a mess the rest of the time.
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate it! But I have such a hard time finding time to do it... especially with DD being the attention hog she is! =/
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@autumnlove: Whatever it takes!lol A few times won't hurt to get the house in order.
I just come home and crash. I used to care, but I was running myself ragged being "perfect".
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