The Anti-Home Edit

[mysteriouswife]

Apr 8, 2022 18:29:32 GMT -5 Roc A Bee said:

I definitely felt like this during the early days of the pandemic. I didn’t have a housekeeper. We were home all the time, making a mess and eating. It felt like I cleaned the kitchen 100x a day and I was miserable.

I think this is our problem. H and I were home 7 days a week. He has been going in the office off and on since fall. Now he’s back 3 days a week. We have time to eat, but no clean on lunch. I feel like I’m always on for work. Once work is over then the kids are home. Then it’s bed.

[mrsukyankee]

I'm just living with a higher level of mess and dirt than before. I've worked on being okay with it. I refuse to clean for an hour every day. Nope, not doing it. And I'm okay with it. One day, once this pandemic has died down more, we'll get a weekly cleaner (I've been saving money for this since we moved into this house 3 weeks before the first lockdown) and my house will look so much nicer, but for now, I'm letting it go and focusing my mental and physical energy on other things.

[livinitup]

People give a shit that their house is dirty? Who knew!

We used fo host holidays and have parties and that would be our sole motivation to clean, organize or really even decorate.

I didn’t give one shit for 2 years. My family is coming for Easter and I accidentally spend $250 at Target because (of course, it’s Target), I decided to replace and get nice shit for the extra bathroom.

[mofongo]

Apr 9, 2022 2:34:35 GMT -5 livinitup said:

People give a shit that their house is dirty? Who knew!

We used fo host holidays and have parties and that would be our sole motivation to clean, organize or really even decorate.

I didn’t give one shit for 2 years. My family is coming for Easter and I accidentally spend $250 at Target because (of course, it’s Target), I decided to replace and get nice shit for the extra bathroom.

It’s surprising if people give a shit if their house is dirty??? Ok, I guess good for you? 

[mysteriouswife]

Apr 9, 2022 2:34:35 GMT -5 livinitup said:

People give a shit that their house is dirty? Who knew!

We used fo host holidays and have parties and that would be our sole motivation to clean, organize or really even decorate.

I didn’t give one shit for 2 years. My family is coming for Easter and I accidentally spend $250 at Target because (of course, it’s Target), I decided to replace and get nice shit for the extra bathroom.

:looks around: You okay? You need a hug too? Life hard? I get it, it’s difficult for me too. But I’m not being a snatch for the sake of being a snatch.

[fumbalina]

Apr 8, 2022 18:02:34 GMT -5 al dente said:

Apr 8, 2022 14:35:51 GMT -5 sequins said:

I read OP as how cleaning is a trigger for existential dread? I don't get that while cleaning but I sometimes get that with meal planning

Omg meal planning gets me every week. Like how is it already a new week and we needed a whole new list of food and meals?! I just did this what feels like a day ago.

But yes I totally get this OP. I'm also a SAHM and feel like my entire life at points is an endless cycle of cooking and cleaning with sometimes not much else in between.

With meal planning, if you are good at it you can create a list of about 5 meal plans as long as there is not too much overlap and cycle through them. Or else you can buy a book like Saving Dinner by Leanne Ely. She has a regular and low carb version and they each have 6 days of meals including a shopping list. The meals are divided out by seasons. It is not perfect for me due to food sensitivities, but it is a whole lot easier than scratch planning meals.