Do house cleaning and home maintenance often seem to get in the way of LIFE? I don't know about you, but it's so hard for me to find a balance. Either I'm having a great time loving life and my home is a mess or my house is neat and tidy while my social life has hit rock bottom. I don't feel like I need a spotless house (though that would be nice every now and then); tidy is perfectly acceptable for me. I just really, really, really don't like to clean so it often gets shoved to the back burner. I imagine I'm not alone on this.
Wouldn't it be great to wave a magic wand and *POOF* - clothes are suddenly clean and hung in closets, dishes are scrubbed and put in cupboards, the dust disappears, and all clutter finds a spot to call home. Unfortunately, unless you can afford a live-in maid, this doesn't happen.
Living greatly requires a livable home because our attitudes often reflect the condition of our home. We (or at least me) are likely to be more irritable, lethargic, and unproductive when our home is a mess. It feels GOOD to be able to eat dinner together as a family when I can actually see the dining table. Or to be able to play a board game with the family in the living room floor because it's been vacuumed.
And that's why I'm thankful I came across Home Sanctuary. Rachel Anne lists a daily super easy Small Thing to help with home maintenance and often puts a funny twist in her posts to make house cleaning less mundane. Even better, she lists a point value for each day. At the end of the month, the reader with the highest point value receives a prize. That's some pretty good motivation to tidy up a bit. To be eligible for the prize, you must join her "Company Girls" - but it's free and no hassle.
Home Sanctuary also has a great post about Minimum Maintenance to be done on a daily basis. I encourage you to read backposts because she shows it really doesn't take long to make a house feel more like a comforting home.
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