Housework, the thankless job.

Isn't housework a thankless job. It has to be done. It never goes away. It is always waiting for you. Always.
You never hear "Oh, you cleaned the house today, it looks great". Nope. You hear, "this house is a mess, when are you going to clean it"? Now, being a single Mom, (not complaining about it. It beats the alternative) so, also being the "one Mom Gang" the only one that does it, gets it, fixes it, puts it away, picks it up, cooks it, washes it, sweeps, vacuums, mops, dusts, puts a band aid on it and the list goes on and on. Plus I have an 8 year old that thinks that I must like cleaning because she sure don't do it. I have 2 large dogs and 2 rather large parrots all of which are slobs and have no respect for what I do. So, it is like a hamster on a wheel. You run and run and get nowhere. It is the endless job. You could start on one side of the house and by the time you are done you can do it all over again.
But, where does all the energy come from and not to mention the time to do all this stuff? I don't know because I haven't completed all of the stuff yet. I am constantly amazed on how much laundry 2 people can generate. If I don't do laundry everyday, somehow, I fall behind. Way behind. We are 2 people. I think that the neighbors are sneaking in their laundry with mine. Not sure. I think that they grab it out of the dryer before I fold it. I haven't seen anything that I don't recognize yet.
Then you got Jenna. If she is "cleaning" her room. (and I use that word cleaning loosely), and she don't know what to do with a item of clothing, dirty or not, in the laundry it goes. I must wash allot of clean clothes. Does that make them new? I mean washed 3 times or more and never worn? Hmmmm.
It is definitely time to downsize. I got tons of nick knacks that need dusting. Top shelves, well, I talked about those already in my dust blog. But, it is unfortunately true.
So where am I going with this?
Well, nowhere really. Just taking the time to whine.
To all you ladies (and the occasional stay at home Dad) that clean and don't get any recognition for what you do.
This is a salute to you. Keep up the good work and even though it isn't told to you, somehow, I like to think that somewhere deep down, your loved ones appreciate what you do.
So, when they ask you "what's for dinner tonight" just politely reply "I don't know. What are you going to cook" and see the reaction you get!
This salute is to all of us!
Til next time...
Just me