There's something about getting home from a long day at work, not having to step over a bunch of shoes right in front of the doorway, not having to pick up clothes laying all over the room, and having enough space to cook dinner that night. There's just something about clean that puts me in a good mood. I am definitely one of those people who like to decompress when I get home from work. It doesn't even have to have been a hard day, I just simply do not like talking the moment I get home. I tend to go drop everything off in my room and lay around for a minute or two and look at my phone. Catch up on texts I missed throughout the day, play around on snapchat, view all my social medias... The last thing I want to do is hold a conversation the second I get in the door.
Wednesdays are usually easy days for me because I am the first one home. Yesterday was no exception. I came home to a clean house and my mood was uplifted. I began making dinner right away and found that the kitchen too was clean. I had plenty of space and dishes to cook. Once everyone started showing up, I was happy to greet them and start asking how their days were and then I noticed something...
One of my love languages is a clean house. Okay, it's not really a love language but my mood is so much brighter when I am able to do what I want or need to do, like making dinner, without having to worry about the ten other things on my list that need to get done. This got me thinking, if I appreciate a clean house, then I'm sure others do too. I want to make it my goal to have a clean home, an open, fresh spot we all can come home to. But more importantly I began thinking if this is something I like, I wonder what my husband likes?
Does he want dinner right away? Would he like dessert? Does he want to talk about his day the moment he gets home or is he like me and would rather decompress first? I just noticed that I don't know! My mission is to find out what makes my husband's mind peaceful when he gets home and start doing that for him.What a great feeling to have knowing the pressure is off when you get home.
Can I encourage you to do the same? Find out what your family members like and start doing it. I can guarantee stronger relationships will be built when you're not fighting on who's turn it is to take the trash out and instead sit down for a quiet chat about your days.
Wednesdays are usually easy days for me because I am the first one home. Yesterday was no exception. I came home to a clean house and my mood was uplifted. I began making dinner right away and found that the kitchen too was clean. I had plenty of space and dishes to cook. Once everyone started showing up, I was happy to greet them and start asking how their days were and then I noticed something...
One of my love languages is a clean house. Okay, it's not really a love language but my mood is so much brighter when I am able to do what I want or need to do, like making dinner, without having to worry about the ten other things on my list that need to get done. This got me thinking, if I appreciate a clean house, then I'm sure others do too. I want to make it my goal to have a clean home, an open, fresh spot we all can come home to. But more importantly I began thinking if this is something I like, I wonder what my husband likes?
Does he want dinner right away? Would he like dessert? Does he want to talk about his day the moment he gets home or is he like me and would rather decompress first? I just noticed that I don't know! My mission is to find out what makes my husband's mind peaceful when he gets home and start doing that for him.What a great feeling to have knowing the pressure is off when you get home.
Can I encourage you to do the same? Find out what your family members like and start doing it. I can guarantee stronger relationships will be built when you're not fighting on who's turn it is to take the trash out and instead sit down for a quiet chat about your days.
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