As Clean As It's Gonna Get . . . For Now

last sunday (christmas eve) we hosted my folks for a very nice and decent (thank goodness!) dinner. per usual when we have company coming over, we go into super cleaning mode. which isn't to say that our house is spotless, because it's not. which for sure would be a huge surprise to my coworkers, as i keep my work area, especially my desk, positively pristine. then again, it's a pretty small space, so it's easy to do.

and because we're hosting my twin and her husband, we wanted the house tidy, so we dusted, vacuumed, mopped, and scrubbed. and i'm happy to report that my barbie bathroom (how the adorable one refers to it) is even cleaner than normal.

what depresses me is that we are not slobby, messy people. but you would never know it some times as we are not on any kind of cleaning schedule. and while we keep the house relatively picked up, the kitchen counters wiped down regularly, the laundry done, our cars gassed up, bills paid on time, etc., we're not just good at cleaning every week. most of the time we do a surface cleaning as neither one of us likes to clean--to us, even though we don't hate our jobs (they just don't inspire us), the idea of doing one more thing that we don't want to do, is just too much most days.

isn't that sad? i mean, seriously, we've cut down on the clutter, we reduced the number of magazine subscriptions, and we don't leave clothes on the floor or dishes in the sink. we're just lazy on dusting and yes, some times ensuring that our bathrooms are not schmutzy. it's embarrassing to be sure, but that's the reality of the situation. while it may only take 20 to 30 minutes to make my bathroom presentable, by the time i get home from the office the only things i'm interested in are my pajamas, the couch, and what's for dinner. seriously.

so in the meantime, barbie's dream house bathroom is shiny clean and i'm gonna enjoy it.