It’s such a satisfying feeling when all the housework’s done,
So I stop and enjoy the moment because it doesn’t last for long.
Look, I can see all the floor! The toys are put away,
(It’s like the Hamleys bomb’s gone off when the kids come down and play!)
The windows are all shiny, no fingerprints or smears,
I’ll give it fifteen minutes before they start to reappear!
The laundry mountain’s conquered; the washing’s on the line;
Oh wait, it’s just begun to rain – I thought it would be fine!
The clutter has been banished (don’t look inside the drawers)
I’ve cleaned the bathroom, mopped the floors and finished all the chores.
If only it could stay like this, I think to myself, but then:
The husband and the kids walk in and make a mess again!
It truly is a brief moment in our household Louise. I’m hoping once my little one is at preschool come September for 3 mornings that I can get a bit more done! x
Fingers crossed Gemma – it is frustrating isn’t it when you get everything looking tidy and then suddenly the whirlwind descends again!
hahah! such a cute poem. I think all of us moms were nodding along with our agreement. Found you at #TwinklyTuesday
Thank you – glad you could relate! 🙂
I love when my house is tidy once a week on a Saturday at 1pm since my OH takes the kids out to his mums….. lol
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That brief moment of tidiness is lovely isn’t it! 🙂
It’s so nice isn’t it! On the rare occasion I sort out the fridge I get in trouble for opening the door too much to have a look #TwinklyTuesday
Lol, I have moments like that too! 🙂
hehehe. This made me chuckle. Those 30 seconds of tidiness are so great. x
30 seconds sounds about right! 🙂
It never stays that way for long does it! Considering only 2 of us live here the place never seems to be tidy! #prose4t
Lovely carpet! You can’t beat a freshly hoovered carpet! #twinklytuesday
It’s so nice when it’s freshly hoovered – shame it doesn’t stay like that!
Haha love this! Although in our house it is very rarely clutter free! Need to go to Ikea to get some storage for the dining room so the toys can live there!! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
Thanks Lisa – we have a lot of clutter too! Love Ikea for storage 🙂
Spot on! Sometimes I wonder if there is any point tidying up at all 😀 #prose4T
Brilliantly written! And you are so very right – especially during the school holidays!! Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought x
And which kid wouldn’t LOVE a Hamleys bomb?! I know I would 🙂