I'm Not a Good Housekeeper

I admit it, I am not very good at what I do. Being a sahm, being a housewife - that is my job. It is what I do. And if I worked outside the home, I would probably be fired.

Growing up, my mother wasn't very good at keeping house. I say this not to make her look bad but to explain what I learned through watching her. She did a lot of things, including attending college and working outside the home, but keeping a tidy house wasn't on her list. I can't begin to count the number of times we cleaned like crazy in the last few hours before someone came over, and I can't remember the house ever being clean when there wasn't a visitor on their way.

These are the things I have brought to my own home. My house ranges from clean-ish to so cluttered it becomes difficult to walk when it's just the 5 of us, which it often is since we live far away from our family.

Which brings me to one of the reasons for making this blog. I hope that, with such a place to talk about my feelings and actions, I will feel more accountability for keeping a tidy home. I know that I am letting my family and my God down by not doing my job "as for the Lord," and I really want to change. It may take a while, but with God's help I know I can.