Recently I did some deep cleaning around the house. You know, actually taking all the books off the shelves and getting all the dust, cleaning the carpets, purging and rearranging just a little in my office.
I have read a lot of articles and books about minimalism, I have Kon-Mari’d some and there are aspects of minimalism that I like. I believe every object should have a home to reside in when not in use. I put things away when I am done with them. I try to get rid of things I don’t love or find to be useful. But I do like having stuff. I have no interest in owning only x number of clothes or getting rid of certain books because I have already read them. I still love them and want to keep them.
My shelves and closets are full but organized. Not crammed with clutter. (Okay maybe a little clutter but I am making an effort.)
In the midst of this bout of cleaning I have realized I wish spouse and small child were minimalists though. To put it bluntly they are both slobs. If they see a flat surface they think it should be filled with stuff. They are both allergic to throwing things away.
I try and compromise. I leave their own rooms alone and in the shared spaces I try to be fair and open minded. There are a few spots where I have allowed stuff to pile up. (Mostly because I have been too busy battling my hormones to engage in another battle.) But here I am trying to clean. I have discovered I don’t mind dusting and doing the floors, the actual cleaning part. But I feel ill used looking at the piles of stuff on the desks. I am tempted to simply throw it all in a garbage bag and be done with it.
Am I the only one like this? What do tidy people do when forced to co-exist with untidy people? Do they spend all their time cleaning? The thing is, while I like a clean house I don’t actually like to clean all that much. It is enough work to put my own stuff away. And don’t tell me to ignore their stuff. Not possible, though I wish it was.
Til tomorrow…
My husband drops things all over the house….I got him a basket and now put his things in it
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That sounds like a great idea! I wonder if it would work for us? I need to observe their habits closer!
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😀
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I’ve been deep cleaning too. Yesterday while mucking out my son’s room. It needed a parent’s touch. I ended up throwing away whole boxes of stuff because I was tired of it always on the floor. Funny thing is, I don’t think he’s noticed what is gone.
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He hasn’t noticed… yet. Months from now he will complain and you will have no idea or memory what stuff he is talking about! 🙂
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Most definitely!
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