Team-work Makes the Dream Work!!

My husband walked into our kitchen the other day and just paused at the refrigerator. I was sitting on the couch transferring some pages to my flash drive but caught him out of the corner of my eye.

"Baby, what are you doing?"

"Looking at this floor. How does it get so dirty?"

"Well, constant traffic from the kitchen to the table or the bedroom and not being mindful of the droppings along the way. Juice, breadcrumbs, junk-food...."

"Ok ok, I know I know. Geez!"

"Well, someone can always sweep and mop it"

End of discussion.....

I commence to writing, he goes back into our bedroom.

I left the house for about 2hrs and upon my return.......

*The kitchen floors had been swept and mopped

*All the countertops were wiped clean

*The dishwasher had been started because I saw the green light on indicating the dishes were finished.

Impressive right? Well, NO, not impressive! You see, a married couple 'shares a home'. We both live here, sleep here, eat here, use everything that's in here and so WE BOTH do what it takes to maintain what we have here. We don't do 'gender-specific' duties and chores. What is that? If I cook and make a mess of the kitchen, I'm responsible for cleaning up after myself. My mother even taught me a neat trick when it comes to this - CLEAN AS YOU COOK! It works y'all. It really cuts down the cleaning time! But if the pancake chef goes in the kitchen and makes a mess, well, it's the pancake chef's job to make sure it's clean, too! See how this works? And over here, we don't just stop at the kitchen. We both vacuum, clean the bathrooms (ok, that's mostly me.), do the laundry, fold the laundry (wwooossaahhh..I'm still getting delivered from the way my husband folds clothes, but I'm GRATEFUL that he does it). The only thing I WILL NOT DO is take the trash out. Why should the only woman in a home of 3 men have to take the trash out? That should not be so, right? So it's 'not so' over here! :)

It's the teamwork that we're committed to that helps us cultivate a very peaceful, quiet, loving, and fun atmosphere that we desire in our home. We work together because we desire to be helpful towards one another. It matters! We both work a 9-5 through the week. Neither one of us is carrying that weight alone so our home functions the same way. It takes two to maintain a home.....at least....' over here!' xoxo

I hope this little blog encouraged your hearts today. Married couples, it takes two to maintain what you have. Jump in and help where you can, without murmuring and complaining about it. Husbands, jump in and help with the dishes and the laundry every now and then. Wives, if you absolutely MUST take the trash out because it is rendering something foul throughout the house and hubby isn't home yet, take the trash out. *But ladies, don't make this a habit. Trash removal is a man's job* Ahahahah

Happy Love Month!! (but please do extend this sentiment throughout the year. It'll bless ya....)