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Holiday Prep
By karen | December 22, 2006
Martha is at my house today. She is busily preparing my house for the big holiday. Cleaning and straightening up because Santa does not come to a messy house and Santa is expected at our house on Sunday night. I think he’ll be here late, sometime in the middle of the night.
So Martha is busy, busy, busy.
Martha has been cleaning my house for about 20 years, except for a brief hiatus here and there when I would get tired of her lackadaisical attitude and hire someone else for awhile.
She started back when my son was about knee-high to a grasshopper, just a tiny fellow. She can work really hard and sometimes she does a great job but often she lets things slide. I get the impression that housecleaning is just not her thing. I’m not sure if the problem is Martha or if it is the help she brings with her. Her assistant would much rather surf the Internet or write on the Livethepower Blog or even read a good book. There is always more fun things to do than help Martha clean the house. But Martha requires a great deal of supervision, she just will not work on her own!
So I guess I must go help Martha today instead of enjoying myself here. She absolutely will not get anything done if I don’t give her some assistance.
Imaginary housecleaners are like that…..very high maintenance.
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your Holiday!
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This article is included on the Carnival of Family Life #38. There are many wonderful articles and stories about living and growing in a family. You can see them all at An Island Life.
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January 18th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
You sure got me! Here I was thinking how lucky you were to have a housekeeper! LOL!
Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life.
January 18th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it. Martha is not the best housekeeper but she’ll do in a pinch!
January 22nd, 2007 at 12:31 am
[...] Karen of Live the Power has something we all want . . . a housekeeper. Or does she? Read about it in Holiday Prep. [...]
January 22nd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
My imaginary housekeeper never shows up
Great Post! Here from the CFL.
January 22nd, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Yeah, I’ve been waiting for Martha to come today but so far I haven’t seen her!
January 22nd, 2007 at 9:05 pm
You had me fooled for a minute there!!
Here via the carnival of family life.
January 22nd, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Thanks for stopping by!
July 21st, 2007 at 1:11 pm
I will not be the least bit surprized the day you hire a whole houseful of housekeepers in real life. It is obvious that you have this visualization down pat.
September 2nd, 2007 at 2:08 pm
[...] 1. Just for fun! from December 22, 2006 Holiday Prep [...]
December 8th, 2007 at 10:48 am
[...] I guess today we will have to spend some quality time with “Big Bertha” the snowblower and “Martha” the imaginary housecleaner. Santa is expected at our house in the next few weeks so there will also be some getting ready for that! At least I don’t have to shop today! [...]
December 19th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Maybe Martha should look into hiring a new assistant.
December 19th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Excellent idea Rick!!
I’m thinking a “Green” assistant who brings her own stuff would be just perfect!
December 19th, 2007 at 11:27 am
My imaginary cleaner shows herself in the mirror!
December 19th, 2007 at 11:28 am
I thought you hired Martha Stewart!!
December 19th, 2007 at 11:29 am
I’ve seen Martha in the mirror a few times too!
December 19th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Grace,
Actually I had Martha before Martha Stewart became famous!! Had her for a long time!
December 19th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Hey, is Martha available for other jobs? I could sure use her… even if she does get lazy at times, she’ll do a better job than I do!
Thanks for the smile, Karen!
December 21st, 2007 at 10:28 am
I’m pretty sure that Martha is available anytime, any place!
I’ll send her to you by email attachment!
December 21st, 2007 at 11:21 am
[...] The grocery shopping is done. Santa is scheduled to arrive sometime late on Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Martha is preparing the house because everyone knows that Santa doesn’t come to a messy house. I keep reminding the girls and they happily comply. That is so nice! [...]
January 7th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
[...] But while I may love to have the house clean, I do not love to clean it. (That’s one reason why I have Martha, but she is soooo high maintenance!) So that is my bad habit. I’m not a great housekeeper. The natural neat freaks out there would have you believe that my brain is somewhat scrambled since my desk is somewhat messy ( I read other websites, I know!). I prefer to think that I am more of an artsy, fartsy, creative type that is more inclined to make a mess and clean it up! Yes, that is me! Many different projects, many different times, many different messes! That’s right, Artistic and Creative! (….or maybe scrambled brains, who really knows?) [...]