I’ve always been a bit of a neat freak, trying to keep the house organized, things properly filed in the filing cabinet, the kitchen scrubbed down with spotless floors, bathrooms without a stray hair or spots on the mirror. I’m far from a perfect housekeeper as evidenced by the lack of dusting, but general neatness and cleanliness is important to me. When I was in the nesting phase of my first pregnancy, I had a few moments when I was convinced the house would never be clean enough. Fortunately for my loving husband he was off on business trips when I would go off on a cleaning jag.
My neat freak backslide started after the birth. I had complications during labor and delivery and was physically weak for a couple weeks after. Thankfully we had family to help, but I clearly remember thinking, “If I don’t mop the floor every few days, it won’t be such a big deal.” That was my downfall.
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