I want to have my cake and eat it*. I want a clean and
tidy(ish) house, but I don't want to spend all of my time trying to achieve
this. Despite the title, I am not entirely lazy, I just want to have a
good balance in my life and not have to choose between spending all my free
time doing chores or living in a pigsty. I want the happy medium.
I first left home when I was about 24, and was shocked to
realise that the flat that I lived in with my boyfriend was not in fact a self
cleaning one. My mum had prepared me gently by making me do my own laundry,
clean my own room, occasionally wash dishes and learn how to cook basic
things. However, nothing could quite prepare me for maintaining a home whilst
studying or working. Contrary to my previous understanding whilst living with my mum,
there was not in fact a fairy who cleaned your loo, took the bins out, stocked
the cupboards and fridge with food and tidied up the general debris and
clutter.
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