Cleanliness Next to Godliness?

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Love the next to impossible reply!! My sentiments exactly!!! Everything here is cleaned once a week. I have to admit that between the children, work, and my reading and computer habit;) , it isn’t easy to keep the house straight. I am very thankful that my children are old enough to help out somewhat around the house when I am working. Every little bit helps.
And why is it that the one time during the month when the house is absolutely trashed, you have company that has never been to your home???

~Weezir
 
Don’t worry about it too much, because it was John Wesley that said it (I think)!
 
Darcee- I know what you mean. My house is definitely not “godly” right now. I just started to do a “bit” in the kitchen which has turned into one heck of a project. School starts in less than a month (ughhh!) and I have to get my summer project completed. 🙂 If I met up with the people who put wallpaper on unpainted walls in my house I might have to resort to violence!!! :mad:

Kris
 
those of you with kidlets at home have an automatic dispensation from this poll, in your case, sanity is next to Godliness. What about those of us living (temporarily) alone who still can’t find anything, are thinking about getting some paper plates so we won’t have to do dishes, and are drowning in This Rock & OSV, printouts of KKs newsletters and other detritus. I have been told my commitment to the Benedicine charism of hospitality covers this, I have been in the new house for a year and have only had company 3 times because I make it a firm rule never to invite someone over unless I am sure they will be able to find a chair to sit in that is not covered in laundry waiting to be folded or papers waiting for recycling
 
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darcee:
Have you ever lived through a remodel???

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Surprisingly, YES! Are you in the midst on one? Check this…I was 6 months pregnant when we put on a 1000 ft addition…things WERE going to be done by the time our baby was born…It was the hottest summer ever…we had no air…Everything that could’ve gone wrong, did.
We had texturing done in the existing house so we had to paint all of that in addition to the addition. I was without a stove, fridge, the entire kitchen for a week…was doing dishes in the bathtub…with a 9 month belly. We had our baby on 8-24-02 and my parents finished the rest of the painting while I was in the hospital. I came home on a Wednesday…the cupboards were put in on Thursday. The counter top came a week later. The project wasn’t done until mid September…at least what the contractor was responsible for. My husband had to put in our wood floor…which took him 6 months. I should add he is not the most ambitious when it comes to projects such as this. There are still things that need to be completed. Of course they will have to wait as he gutted our existing bathroom about 6 months ago. He actually only has to install the plumbing in the shower yet…the rest of the bathroom is being used.
Sorry if I sound like I’m complaining. I really shouldn’t. God blessed us with a beautiful home. The word REMODEL just brings it all ouf of me! Good thing you didn’t mention DRYWALL DUST…I really would’ve went on a tangent! 😃
If you need to vent, I’m all ears…Been there… done that…don’t want to do it again!
God Bless You
~Weezir
 
I’m a slob. Thank God my wife is very Type-A, or we would be in big trouble.
 
I’m a college student that lives in a dorm room…it tends to get a little on the messy side! 😛
But look on the bright side…I know where everything is, and it’s really hard to lose anything, because it’s all in one small area! 🙂
God Bless,

Justin
 
My grandmother had 12 children and died of a brain tumor at 45. She told my mother before she died to not spend her whole life cleaning house. She told her to enjoy her family and her life. My mother still maintained a “neat as a pin” home. I remember my grandmother’s words when I become freaked out about the house. I picked the second one…but I probably should have been right in the middle of the curve (I have door at the bottom of the stairs where the kids have their rooms, bathroom and closets…as long as it stays closed and I don’t have to go up there…I can pretend it is all great!)
 
I work full time so my house is not always as clean as I would like it to be. My husband helps with the laundry. I try to do a little every day so that my chores are not all waiting on the weekend. Sometimes I am tempted to do my cleaning on Sunday when I have had a busy week. Is this violating keeping the Sabbath day holy? I feel guilty sometimes but I have so little time to get things done.
 
I try to do most chores by Saturday, but some chores have to be done daily with a large family. That means some chores must be done on Sunday. If you do them with a cheerful heart and thinking of the Lord (even praying or saying a rosary while you work or including your family if they are able to help) then I personally do not believe it is wrong. I think if you intentionally pushed everything off until Sunday and “rested” the rest of the week, this would be wrong. Doesn’t sound like you do!
 
if cleanliness is next to Godliness then our apartment is a den of demons!! We do laundry when we’re out of clean underwear, but that’s about it. We’ve lived here for almost four months and have yet to vacuum, though we do sweep. Thank God it’s a small studio - 20 x 20 at the most. It’s so hard to keep this little place uncluttered, I can’t fathom what it would be like to be responsible for an actual house!
 
Oh, good. I’m not the only “middle-of-roader”. We just bought and moved into our first house last autumn. We love it, and can’t imagine how we ever managed for those few months in a one-bedroom apartment (especially with wedding gifts), but it sure is a lot of work. We’re both clean people- I can’t stand to have a dirty house (I’m talking bathroom grime, dirty floors, dust everywhere, etc.), but neither of us are particularly neat. We keep up with house-cleaning, so it only takes me about a half-hour to scrub out both the kitchen and the bathroom each time (including mopping floors), but picking up our clutter is an all-day job.

Oh, well. I guess this way it won’t be so difficult to adjust to child-clutter when we have children. 😉

PS- I sometimes do chores on Sunday. We both work full-time, and if we cram all of our outside errands in on Saturday after a really bad week, that leaves Sunday afternoon to clean up. We try to do as much as we can on weeknights, but sometimes you can’t help it. I figure that a lot of people spend all Sunday after Mass cooking a big family dinner and then cleaning up afterward, so this isn’t so hugely different. It’s still housework.
 
I have two children and I really loved Viki59’s poem. I think it’s more important that the kids feel that they can play freely. I let them take all the cushions off our sofa and love seat in the family room and pile them all over. They do have to return them when they are done.

I came down as middle of the road, but I have worked very hard to get there. I was born messy. My father used to take photos of my side of the bedroom and post them on the refrigerator because he couldn’t believe the mess I generated. I just am not bothered by clutter, and in fact, I don’t see it. I have worked very hard to overcome this character flaw of mine.

I have even checked out books from the library about housekeeping since now I am a stay at home mom and have no excuse. The best one was called The Messy’s Guide, and their best bit of advice was to frequently invite people over. I now have people over for small dinner parties every two weeks, and this forces me to really clean the house. I am embarrassed by mess at least. I also enjoy cooking and am a good cook, so I love to have friends over to share dinner with us.

When I was working outside the home, my messiness didn’t bother me as much, but now I feel that more of my self-esteem comes from the way my home looks, and it was actually getting me very down.

I live in a very up-scale neighborhood and everyone has these perfect homes, and I could never bring myself to spend 20 thousand dollars to redecorate my family room. I am too cheap. I think it’s more important to save for college and retirement.

Anyway, I have suffered for my messiness throughout my life. I drove my mother crazy, and for those of you who are neat freaks, we messies do not do this because we are lazy or whatever. We just don’t see the mess.
 
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WhiteDove:
So, what do you all think? Am I earning time in Purgatory by letting things slide around here??? My living room still looks good! And, what kind of housekeeper are you all?
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I look at my house like Christ’s rule about the sabbath.
The sabbath was made for man not man for the sabbath.
My house was made for me not me for my house if that makes any sense.
A house is meant to be lived in…
When my grandchildren come over they get everything out make a lot of messes but they have a great time and when they leave I miss them after I clean up. A house is simply a home without love.
My inlaws did the white carpet neat as a pin thing all of our married lives, so we spent very little time there. Maybe once a year at Christmas.
I know my mother in law regrets it now but it is far to late.
Purgatory for building a chapel? Send pictures I would love to see it when your finished. God sees the heart.
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I look at my house like Christ’s rule about the sabbath.
The sabbath was made for man not man for the sabbath.
My house was made for me not me for my house if that makes any sense.

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Yes, it makes perfect sense. You are making excuses for your slovenly ways! 😉 Now, just where is last year’s tax return, can you tell me that??? 😃
 
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