Cleaning reminds me.

Today was a productive day. Cleaned all 3 bathrooms, like down on my hands and knees cleaned. Did the kids laundry, and got that all put away. Picked up and vacuumed the whole downstairs. Picked up most of the upstairs with the help of the kids. Tomorrow I'll need to vacuum the hallway and mop and vacuum Tyler's room. The hubby said he would vacuum the rest of the upstairs for me before we leave this weekend. I even did a load of dishes and washed baby dishes. As I was cleaning I got to thinking about one of the women that taught me a lot of what I know about cleaning. How whenever I went to her house with the kids she was always worried about the crumbs if they ate while watching tv. Though she worried about it less and less as she came closer and closer to the end of her life. I guess crumbs are just not as important in the grand scheme of things. Oh how I miss her. There are times I want to call her, but know that I can't. I haven't removed her number out of my cell phone yet, even though at this point I probably should. Sometimes I hear her voice in my head when I'm cleaning, mainly because I used to help her clean. See she was a caretaker, she did all the household duties of the home she cared for except laundry and cook. When she got sick the first time, I helped her continue to do her job. It was good for me. Those are the times I remember most, she was so full of life even after they told her she could be dying.

Then while cleaning sometimes I think about how much easier it would be to clean if people would just help by cleaning up after themselves. It's a learned skill though, one that takes practice and conscious effort. I at times am guilty of not picking something up right away, life sometimes gets in the way.

So I lay here in bed, tired, achy and sore from cleaning all day long, but satisfied. I know when I go down stairs in the morning the dishes are done, and the house is picked up. I have one load of wash to do tomorrow, but I can do it whenever. On that note, I think I'm going to turn in for the night. It's time for rejuvenation.