I am the queen of being able to ignore the unseen dirt. Sometimes it isn’t even that unseen. But I can put on blinders and ignore the unsightly filth until things either reach a breaking point or I am faced with the prospect of someone other than myself or C entering our abode. Suddenly then I am looking around through new eyes and I realize how far I have let things slip.
In the past few weeks I have set up a number of automatically repeating tasks. They have forced me to regularly remove my blinders and realize I need to address the issues. By scheduling these tasks I keep things from reaching that intolerable point and suddenly cleaning is not the hideous task that I once loathed. Each time I clean the kitchen, the bathroom or any other room I find a new nook that requires attention.
I may not have noticed the dirt before but I certainly notice the clean. Even when those clean areas truly are unseen my subconscious is aware and that makes me feel better about my home.
