For those of you who do not know my mother, let me tell you a bit about her! Growing up, one of her best attributes (that I took for granted) was the fact that the house was always clean. Now, I don't mean just clean, but you could basically white glove it at any moment. Never did a dish sit unwashed, or clothes go without being folded, and never did the floor go without being vacuumed daily, or the kitchen floor washed! I don't think in all my years growing up that I ever crunched across the kitchen floor. When my dad came home from work and walked into the house, I swear she would sweep the floor after him, and it was always funny cause she would basically sweep us out the door if we were leaving on a vacation!...All of this as she worked full time, taught early morning seminary or was Relief Society President, and managed to cook dinners and attend all of our kids events!...Yes, amazing.
My Clean "Dorothy Johnson" Kitchen!!!!
Now, moving into a nice clean house to begin with has been a wonderful experience......It has taken 35 years, but I realized yesterday that my mother's influence has finally paid off!...On Friday, as the kids were eating breakfast, I was cleaning up after them right away. Their bowls were immediately washed and put into the dishwasher, the table was wiped down, the floor swept under them, and then after vacuuming the house, I swept Ethan and Gavin out the door to school! I went to mop the kitchen floor, which I can proudly say was done twice the day before. I rung out the towel (another Dorothy thing, as she never used a mop, but always a wet towel to clean the floor)...that I realized.....and had to laugh out loud as I said,..."Oh My Goodness...I have turned into Dorothy Johnson!".....I immediately called Steve to tell him how funny I thought it was, and his reply,..."Thank Goodness!"...Yes, it has only taken 35 years!Now, is it exhausting...yes, but it sure is wonderful and makes me happy to have a very clean home. And I love when Steve comes home and dinner is on the table ready for him. I take great pride in this new house!
5 comments:
Dorothy it is then!
The house looks so nice Jen-wish I could be there to see it in person.
I'm so glad you're enjoying it!
WOW!!! Jen I am so impressed! It just makes you feel so much better to have a clean house and even better when you get it all done at night and you can start the next day walking into a clean kitchen in the morning. Instead of a sink full of dishes or dinner dishes left on the table. We can't wait to have our own home to clean. :)
The kitchen is every woman's pride & a clean home....BLISSFUL! Well-done & thanks to your mama who would be proud of you.
Nice Blog!
Sam,
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I'm just a "stumbler" onto this blog, but welldone. I don't think it's demeaning at all for a woman to take pride in a clean home- especially a kitchen. While I may make chauvinistic comments about women cleaning/cooking etc, I DO think it is a serious job and should be treated that way.
That being said, do you have any sisters?
j/k.
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