cleanliness.......or lack thereof.

i helped a friend move last week and sent myself into a tiny panic about moving myself. all their stuff was moved in 3 trips in a couple suv's and the leftover-ness in the house was not at all filthy. i went home from said move and looked at my stuff with a movers eyes. O.M.G. first, we have too much stuff. second, all around and under the stuff is gross and dirty. like behind the stove. ew. the light fixtures in the bathrooms. whoa. the need to repaint EVERY SINGLE wall!!? see, tiny panic. i moved a pan that i hadn't used in months and it was icky. very icky. the cookbooks are dusty and it's the sticky dust of the kitchen (please tell me you know about the sticky kitchen dust). the baseboards are in desperate of washing. and i JUST did that! then yesterday, i went to a friend's apartment to watch a movie. oh~ her place was immaculate. she had no clutter. no nasty kitchen sticky dust. no dog hair....anywhere. i had envy. i also have children. and dogs. and 9 years worth of living in this place. it's the longest i have lived anywhere as an adult. i DO spring clean. and fall clean. and full fledge clean often. you can't tell though.........