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I don't feel the "need" to but I do like to. Not just for him but for visitors as well. It's weird that I have this inner desire to show off my highly-skilled housewifely duties.
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No, but we both work so the cleaning is shared. And I usually have to tell him what i need done unless he is tripping over mess or he won't see it. But I like a clean house anyway so it's usually pretty clean.
I don't think he would even notice/care if I stopped cleaning lol
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No, but we both work so the cleaning is shared. And I usually have to tell him what i need done unless he is tripping over mess or he won't see it. But I like a clean house anyway so it's usually pretty clean.
I don't think he would even notice/care if I stopped cleaning lol
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I do try, but since #3 came along, it has been more miss than hit. Monday DH came home and was tired and grumpy after a stressful day and was greeted with chaos. Toys everywhere in the lounge room, mess at the front door, kids' rooms complete bomb sites. Kids were feral, I was tired and over it and then he said rather rudely "What did you do all day?"
I asked him to repeat it and he wouldn't, and then apologised when he realised I'd heard. He said he knows I do stuff and it was clear we'd all just had a bad day and explained that he gets stressed at work and then comes home to chaos and just gets more stressed.
I reflected on my day and realised that I had a few opportunities during the day to just tidy away some of the stuff and instead I'd sat around doing nothing, in all honesty. I always keep a clean kitchen and get washing done but I could have done more. If this is my job, as a SAHM, I wasn't working the hardest i could. So on Tuesday I made an effort to tidy and it made such a difference. I felt better, DH walked in the door and commented on it immediately and then went and played with the kids, we were all a lot happier.
So, it will help my family if I keep things tidier.
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I clean and tidy the kitchen and sweep or vacuum the floor when I can. I don't bother to pick up toys though, I leave that until the end of the day. DH is fairly casual about housework so does t expect anything to be done but I feel better if it is done.
