Marriage Hot Spots

My husband is a bit of neat nick. He loves having things organized. The funny thing is that he has always been this way even as a little boy! We recently cleaned out some of his old things from his parents home and he had all of these toys and games in the closet in their original boxes with all the pieces!! This was pretty astounding to a girl whose cabbage patch doll's had to have homemade flannel jammies since about 1985 because who knows where their original clothes went!

I would love it if my house was clean and organized 24/7. But sometimes between work and other activites there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done! I try to do my best, but there are plenty of times I have had to do the "hide everything in the closet" routine when unexpected company arrives! Yikes! Don't you just hate the feeling of being unprepared! I always vow after this happens to never let it happen again and yet, somehow it does. I am a work in progress! :-)

Over the last 4 1/2 years I have learned what my husbands hot spots are when it comes to housekeeping. These "hot spots" are things that are the most important to him. These are things that I make sure and clean or do even when I am tired.

*I may not have the time or let's face it, the energy to clean the bathroom from top to bottom, but I do make sure that there are always fresh clean towels hanging and that his sink area is clean. (My side of the sink tends to try to creep over to his! haha)

*I may not be able to put a four course meal on the table every night, but as long as there is sweet tea in the fridge he forgives me!

*I may not make the bed every day, (He is usually still in it when I leave for work. ;-) but I do make sure that the sheets regularly changed and fresh.

*Another "hot spot" for my husband is turning off the lights. I am terrible to leave the lights on in a room after I leave. Bad habit, I know! This drives my husband crazy, so I am trying hard to break this habit!

These are just a few of my husband's "hot spots." Learning to pay attention to the things he values the most (and the things that annoy him the most! ha) definitley help to keep our day to day running smooth!

Does your husband have "Hot spots" like mine?

Love and Blessings!

Kristen

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