Day 8: Messy Houses

I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I am grateful for messy houses.

If I never had one, I would never appreciate when it is clean. 

Guess which state mine is in now?

Not the latter...

I am working on it.

This weekend, I intend to spend a good two or three hours folding clothes, 

washing dishes,

wiping down surfaces, 

and picking up socks and shoes that always manage to get strewn across our living room.

A clean house gives me peace of mind.

So in reality, I guess I am thankful for the perspective that a messy house gives me.

Wish me luck this weekend! ;)

"I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house." 

~Utada Hikaru

"Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door." 

~Marcelene Cox

"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."  (In reality, this applies to more than just children)

~Phyllis Diller 

How it will NOT look...