Right about this time every year, the weather warms up a little and I start going around the house opening windows to let in some fresh air. 
Then I notice that the windowsills have gotten pretty dusty, and the windows could use a little Windex.
OK, a lot of Windex.
Suddenly I am on a tear through the house, sorting stuff in the game closet and dusting the baseboards.
That energy lasts about a day and a half, even fueled by high-test coffee and loud Motown music. The wind goes out of my sails when I look around and realize that most of the mess around here was made by someone else. Sometimes it's discouraging to be the homemaker, because all I do is clean up someone else's messes.
Now that my kids are getting older, it's time for them to learn how to help take care of a house. But frankly, it's easier to do it myself than to teach them to do it, or nag them to do it! I have to keep remembering that as a parent, my job is to make myself obsolete--I need to help them learn how to run their own households when they grow up. So they need to learn to cook, budget, shop, do laundry and clean.
Maybe this spring, I'll just make out a chore chart for the kids and let them learn while I supervise. I'll probably have to forgo the Motown music in favor of classic rock, but if they're working, it's only right that they get to pick the music.
COUPON TIME
My daughter would probably be really motivated to do some dusting if I got her a new feather duster. Especially if it's one of her favorite, bright colors. That small investment could pay off--I might never have to dust again.
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