Delighting In The Dust

It's my Friday night as I am off tomorrow.  My to-do list for Friday is long as I haven't done much housework for a good week.  Okay, maybe two weeks.  There have been other things I have needed to do, like absolutely nothing... or taking a nap... or making cards... or talking to Willow....or grocery shopping    (I truly LOVE grocery shopping). So I've put housework on the back burner.  The only things that have been done have been the necessities:  doing laundry, reloading and emptying the dishwasher (and repeat), etc. 

Honestly, I would prefer to grab a book and get lost in it for the whole day, but real life calls.  Due to lack of energy and interest it is now time to dig in and get things done.  My housework list includes:

Dusting - I may write my name in the dust first.  It's kind of hard to resist doing that sometimes.

Vacuuming - Seriously, I love seeing how much hair/fur/dirt I get up.  I don't know whether to be proud of that or embarrassed.

Decluttering - Picking things up a second or third time because we didn't put them away the first time. 

More laundry - It never ends. I'm aiming high tomorrow to even include folding and putting away!

Making the bed - At least once a week I like to try to accomplish  this. No overachieving here.

Balancing checkbooks - A daily task.

Paying bills   - See above.

Cleaning bathrooms - Ugh says it all.

Sweeping & Mopping - aka chasing dust bunnies with the broom and then finding some that succeeded in fleeing when I scrub the floors.

...and this is only a smidgen of what needs to be done inside. 

We won't even talk about outdoor work.

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But I'm blessed to have furniture to collect precious photos, books, memories.... and dust.

Our carpet may be 12 years old, but it keeps our tootsies warm in the winter and gives us a soft spot to put our feet in the morning.

Clutter means we've accomplished something during the day.

Dirty laundry means we are fortunate to have plenty of clothes to wear.

We are blessed to be able to sleep at night in a nice cozy bed. Don't you love crawling in bed after a long day and feeling like it is just heaven?

Checkbooks record the ebb and flow of money and we are always reminded that no matter what the balances are, we are blessed.

I'll gladly clean the bathrooms in lieu of using an outhouse.

Scrubbing floors is a great reminder that all stains and spots can be wiped away and a clean slate given no matter what life has thrown your way.

Yes, cleaning is mundane and we have all muttered about having to do it at times.

But having housework to do means we have a place to call home. There is no better feeling in the world than loving your home, not because of its value or size, but because of those you share it with.

While my to-do list is full, so is my heart.