Why Bother Cleaning Your House?

Really.  Think about it.  Or maybe you already are convinced that it is a huge waste of time to clean up your house. Especially if you have kids . . . . . and a husband.   I mean, after all, why should I spend five minutes making my bed in the morning when I'm just going to sleep in it again tonight?  But maybe that's kind of like suggesting that I probably don't need to spend time eating supper, because after all, I'm just going to get up in the morning and eat . . . . again.  Then I wouldn't have to wash any dishes, because they're just going to get dirty again, anyway.  And how about (this is the one I really hate!), why should I waste all that time washing, drying, and folding the laundry, when all we're going to do is wear it and get it dirty again?  Or vacuuming the carpet.  What a waste of time.  Time that I could be doing something fun!  That's what life's all about, isn't it?

And then there's the dust bunnies running around in the corners and under the beds.  Maybe we should just feed them to keep them quiet, and forget about them otherwise.  I can't stand cleaning the bathroom!  All that toothpaste smeared on the countertop and all over the mirror might as well stay there, because the next time the kids brush their teeth everything will be covered with toothpaste again.  What's the point?  And speaking of brushing your teeth . . .. . I wonder why we have to do THAT, too, when all we're going to do is go out and eat breakfast and get 'em dirty again.  Well, unless you decide not to spend time eating breakfast because you are just going to eat lunch . . .. or maybe not, because why waste the time eating lunch, when supper is just around the corner. 

If we could just STOP wasting all that time doing stuff that we're just going to do later anyway . . . . . kind of like sex.  ;o)   Why invest all that time and energy in getting all cozy and intimate, when you're probably just going to turn around and do THAT again tomorrow, or the next day, or whatever fits your schedule.  Seems like life is just full of stuff we think we should do, but then we wonder why we're wasting our time cleaning up or fixing up things (or relationships) when all we're going to do is get them messed up in short order.  I don't know.  I'll have to think about it for a while . .. . oh heck!  I don't want to waste my time thinking about something so stupid.  Guess I'll just go watch TV.  Now THAT's something worthy of my time.

Comments

[Amanda]

HA! Love this post!

[melissa]

i hear you! great post!