Interesting question.....
The Sweetwater Son and Girlfriend moved into their wonderful new house last Friday!Yippee for them!
Yippee for us because that meant that all the furniture they were buying on Craig's List and storing in our garage left us for it's new home..
Now all that is left are the Sweetwater Daughter's Law Office furniture which is leaving tomorrow!
Are you ready for the "dirty story"?
Chapter One!
Well....moving day was also MY BIRTHDAY!
And....what would any good mother do on her birthday if her offspring's new house had a lot of "other people's dirt"?
We actually had fun scrubbing and polishing and wiping away the remains of the previous owner's leftover dirt! It wasn't filthy.....but it was "other people's dirt" ....so it needed to be wiped away!
We ended the evening standing around in the kitchen scarfing down some really great take-out food and toasting the new homeowners as they surveyed their new digs....
Best Birthday ever...to see your kids settling in to a great new home....and having them want you to be a part of it!
Chapter Two!
For the next few days, everywhere I looked in OUR house, I saw OUR dirt!
I kept thinking: "What if someone came to Sweetwater and looked around? Would they be horrified by the dirt they saw?"
Most Probably!!!
And Then.....on Tuesday the new energy efficient refrigerator we bought for the basement was being delivered and I really looked
at the area it would go in. This spot is what some of my friends call
"Mary's Store" because it houses all the party supplies, matting
supplies, flower arranging stuff and a bunch of other goodies....
OOOHHH!!!
It was disgustingly dirty and this was NOT "other people's dirt"....it was all OURS!
Luckily
the delivery wasn't until the afternoon.....so.....I spent the morning
cleaning the bug droppings, cobwebs, dried up gunk...etc. etc. etc.....
My reward....a shiny organized space....and no embarrassing moments when the delivery men pulled out the old refrigerator!!!!
The new refrigerator in place.....with a clean floor all around!
I crawled behind all the frames and ribbon box.....now this floor is clean too!
I reorganized and cleaned under all this stuff.....
too much stuff....but it always comes in handy!
I found mat board I didn't even know I had...!
Some of the other little dirty secrets at Sweetwater! I am only showing you these things because I know some of you secretly enjoy looking at dirty pictures. You know who you are!!!
Look at the lovely view through the cobwebs on the screens.......maybe someday!
Look at the lovely view through the cobwebs on the screens.......maybe someday!
This lovely spot is the drain in the furnace room.
No, this isn't a preview from "Hoarders"! It is the closet that stores all the holiday decorations....
I really need to get in there before December to have access to all that stuff when I need it!
Look at the great pile of dirt I found when I was dragging the kitten out from behind the washing machine....oh my!
With a little more time, I could probably find you more.....
I guess you could call this "House Pornography" if this wasn't a family friendly blog!
Epilogue!
Some people believe that.......
But only To A POINT!!!!
I would like to believe that I can remember one of the guiding principles of Sweetwater Style....
"Don't Wait for Perfect"
My excuse for all those dirty little secrets around here is that I have been busy....NOT CLEANING!
Here is a great quote I found that expresses exactly how I feel about this topic!
Our house is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy.
~Author Unknown
Have a Great Day.....
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If you take the time to read the comments below you will notice the suggestion from Janet that this quote is another very appropriate sentiment!!! I totally agree....don't you!
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It is so true that other people's dirt seems dirtier!
ReplyDeleteOh- I hear you- Sometimes it is hard to see our own "dirt". It is easy to see the clutter but the "dirt" hides sometimes. I just did a bunch of baseboards in our lower level and I couldn't believe how dusty and dirty they were-UGH- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteI like your quote. But I like my "A clean house is a sign of a misspent life." fridge magnet better than the 50s looking sparkling clean tub & housewife sign, lol.
ReplyDeleteJanet
I love that quote! I had always felt that way but never knew how to put it into words!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, I thank you so much for sharing this post at my Our Favorite Things Link Party, I really needed to read this, I actually sitting in Starbucks with tears in my eyes. I needed this message more then you know. When my house is not spotless (and that's most of the time) I feel like such a failure. So I feel like I fail a lot. Your ending quote is perfect and one I should post all over the place. My kids and husband don't care how clean my house is, they just care that we are all together in it.
ReplyDeleteThank you again and have a wonderful week.
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