Wake Up Call

I have been doing my best here as a newbie in the Homemaker business. I thought I was making decent progress. I have been for the most part keeping up with the housework portion of it. The main time that it gets a little slacked on is when I am sitting with the 8mo old when she's not feeling good or when I am not feeling very well. But even then I try to at least do a little bit when I can. But I got a slap in the face yesterday on the housekeeping part of the job. I was watching a friend's 3 year old for them yesterday so they could go get a haircut and do some other things without having to have their daughter tagging along and trying to get into things. No big deal for me because I have watched her before and she is usually good for me anyway. She wasn't bad this time either, but she sure made me feel like a horrible housekeeper/homemaker. She was sitting there playing while I was taking the Christmas tree down and looks at me and says, "You need to clean your house." I couldn't believe it. I was in shock that a 3 year old told me I needed to clean my house. I knew that it wasn't in the greatest shape at the time because I had woke up with a cold the day before and my husband didn't really want me doing anything because I felt like crap. But I didn't think it was that bad. I know I shouldn't take what a 3 year old says too personally. But the way I look at it is if a 3 year old thinks it's messy then it has to be bad. That just makes me feel like I am doing a horrible job. So I started yesterday doing what I could while she was here and then kept going after she left. I started cleaning. Even though I felt like crap with my cold and all I started in on it good. I moved all the furnature in the livingroom and dining room and vacuumed all in those rooms. I picked up all the toys which of course got spread back out again. Washed all the dishes that were there last night. Pulled out everything under the oven. I pulled the whole drawer out and washed it out and washed all the pans that were in it. While I had the drawer pulled out I moved the whole stove itself and cleaned the floor that was under it. Washed all the clothes that were in the laundry room. I was on a role. I tell you what, even though I wasn't able to do my fitness DVD yesterday I am sure I got a work out anyway. I was so sore and sweaty by the time I decided to call it quits for the day. My body is still a little achy today. But I have ALOT more to do still around this house to get into tip top shape. I am hell bend on doing a complete, thorough, top to bottom cleaning of this house no matter how long it takes. I will have to take a little time off tomorrow bacause I have to run some errands in town. But aside from that and tending to the kids and making supper, I am going to be on house cleaning duty. All I know is by the time I am done with it all, I might be asking the husband for a total body massage. I am sure I will need it.