well, i can sure relate to this issue.
on those rare occasions when i was given a gift of a housekeeper or cleaning crew, or those rare occasions the stars were aligned and my husband did a lot to clean our home and it coincided within 24 hours of me being “in the mode” to organize……wow! does it feel great to be home!
i love when my home is clean and well organized and free of clutter…and, as you can imagine those are the only times i feel comfortable inviting people to my home. but, alas, it is pretty rare.
some months ago i had horrible abdominal pain that made me want to go to er. i needed my husband to drive me but the kids were already asleep and didn’t want to wake them. i couldn’t reach my brother, so dh called his parents to come watch the kids. i was mortified, there were piles everywhere – my desk, the dirty laundry bags, toys scattered all over the place, and the kitchen a disaster….and nothing i could do. the same thing happened over a year ago…..you’d think i’d have learned……nope…..
yesterday was my son’s bday party. one of his friends mom left during the party to meet a client and said she’d be back by 5(end of our alotted time at the party place). when she wasn’t back by the time we needed to leave, i called to tell her we’d take him home with us and she could pick him up later. i didn’t want his friend to feel bad, and they wanted to play more together anyway. the only thing is, as usual, wasn’t prepared for company. i warned him it would be a mess, and apologized. when we opened the door he said “you’re right it is really messy!” lol…but it was ok…..they moved on to the kids bedroom and played, then i quickly made our bed so they could lay down and watch a movie(the end of one), and then we all went swimming…..all in all a fun evening, and i guess it wasn’t too traumatic seeing our place since he asked when he could come back next week 
but it sure would be nice to not feel ashamed/embarrassed because of the usual state of our home(and my car).
it does feel so much better when everything is neat and clean….it’s just getting and keeping it that way that’s a problem……….
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