JustJane

My proverbial peaut butter supplies remain on the counter until some random date! Thanks for the replies. I do appreciate them... and I am considering just paying for housekeeping. I am so much happier with a clean house, but I can't seem to make it a priority.

That's something I'm slowly working on. My daughters have been helping me go through stuff and there have been several thrift store trips. They have also cleaned and organized rooms for me... and yet I still manage to untidy it.

I'm a mom and grandma in Utah. Couple of my kids have come here before, and I love the look of the community.

As much as I hate to celebrate a suicide, I think this outcome is in a way the best. The most tragic thing I find is the greater difficulty it will be for Castro to change now.

So I have an odd question which I have asked about in various places online, but this seems as good any other. I have trouble keeping my house clean. I'm not a hoarder, the house isn't unsanitary or gross, but it is untidy and cluttered. I'm in my late 50's, have two part-time jobs that about equal a full-time job. I have a couple kids yet at home that will be out by the end of the year, and they are the ones that do most of the cleaning. Which is hard as they have lives as well. My husband has church responsibilities plus a full time job, so I can't put all the responsibility on him either (not that I would). I mean well. Before I started working, I was a much better housekeeper. I have never had the clean and organized talents and mindset some people seem to have, but I did have the time to make myself keep the place tidy. I suppose I have time, but when I come home with the best of intentions to clean up, another one of my problems kicks in: This problem: I'm popular. I'm a people person, I have many friends, and everyone comes to me as a shoulder to cry on or someone to rant to or just to talk. I don't find this draining at all. I love being with people and I love helping people. At anytime, I would put helping people above a clean house. I find myself thinking before running off to be with a friend that the gospel would have me put others first before my house. But I'm still miserable about my messy house. As one of my kids said, if I really feel people should completeley eclipse housekeeping, I shouldn't feel bad about my house. So I get ready to clean something... and someone calls. I love so much being there for people, whether it's good or bad, but I feel like my life is out of balance. Is it so shallow to want my house to be tidier? I'm looking for advice, perspective, anything really.