Has anyone else become a little obsessed with cleaning
since having children? Has the vacuum become your new best friend? I know it
has for me. I was just thinking the other day how funny it is some of the
things I worry about cleaning now that I never even THOUGHT about before. Can
anyone relate?
I will admit: In the past, I was TERRIBLE about cleaning.
To be real honest, I’m still terrible about cleaning certain things, like
dishes. *cringes * I’m also still not great about “picking up.” Yes, I’m one of
those people who believes there’s a huge difference between cleaning and
picking up.
Anyhow, I always jokingly, but seriously, told my husband
I would get better about cleaning when we had children. And for once, that’s
actually something I stuck true to my word on. I’ve been gradually getting
better and better, especially once Myka started rolling all over the place more
and crawling.
Luckily, my daughter is kind of different from most kids
in that she hardly ever sticks anything she shouldn’t into her mouth. The few
occasions she does it’s usually a toy when her teething is really bothering
her. Still, me and my Hoover have become bffs for life and have a weekly date,
usually on Saturday. ; )
Well, that’s not entirely accurate. I actually vacuum
twice a week…once at home and once at the house we babysit at. I shouldn’t even
do it there since it’s not in my job description, but…they have a tiny dog…that
doesn’t get groomed…like, ever…unless grandma does it. I love animals, I really
do, but I find it disgusting to no end picking dog hair off of BOTH children’s
mouths constantly. Ew.
Also, the other day, I never gave much consideration to
how dirty the OUTSIDE of trash cans can get. That is, of course, until Myka got
on her knees and considered trying to pull herself up on the one, again, where
we babysit. Yucky. (I’m sure our kitchen one at home isn’t great either, to be
fair.)
I also went even more overboard while babysitting the
other day (I know I keep going on about where we babysit, but we're over there 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. :/) by vacuuming one of their air vents. Also something I never gave much
thought to since hubby usually changes our filters fairly often and makes sure
the vent is clean. This thing was gross, though. Both of the kids have been
sick and I’m sick at the moment and couldn’t help but think, “That may not be
why we got sick, but I’m sure it’s not helping!”
Betcha can't tell which part I vacuumed already! Pretty sure these things aren't supposed to be fuzzy...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m not a
germophobe unless it comes to my daughter. Yes, I realize she’s going to get
sick, she already has a few times with minor colds. No, I don’t go around
disinfecting everything all the time. (Unless another kid puts one of her toys
in their mouth. Ew. Hee hee) Yes, I realize that disinfecting/cleaning too much
can actually cause yourself or your kids to become sick more often. Ok. I feel
better now. Just had to clear that up. ; )
So, have you become obsessed with cleaning something more
than you used to once your kids became mobile?
