Hope this case in point explains… After some 16 hours of bone breaking bus journey (Shimla to Jaipur), the first thing that I do after a cup of tea is, clean my home. I may wait for the cook to come, even an hour after the eleventh hour but I would never wait for the cleaning maid.
So, right from changing the bed-sheets in all the rooms, keeping all the things at their proper places, sweeping, swabbing the floor, dusting all the things, washing all the dirty clothes, washing/cleaning the bathrooms, I prefer to do all this on my own.
KG firmly believes that I was a maid in my past life and her spirit still resides in me.
I think doing things in and around the home is therapeutic for me.
When I am working on some report or even writing a blog post and I am stuck for ideas, all I have do is leave my laptop and move around in the home, pick clothes, wipe the dust off the glass table or refill water bottles… Bingo! 5 minutes later I am back to finish the pending report or post.
A neat and clean look of my home which fills me with immense satisfaction, pride and happiness is my favourite view.
This post is a part of May Photo A Day.
61 Responses
u indeed keep it spic n span!!!
Thanks Meena 🙂
We are both alike in so many ways. The moment I stepped in from Mumbai, I picked up the broom and swept the entire house, put everything in place. I need to put everything in place all the time. It is an obsession bigger than reading. Imagine trying to do that with a toddler around. I am not too much fond of cooking but once the maid goes, I move around the house keeping things in place, before putting the kiddo to sleep. Another of my idiosyncrasies is to put everything in place before leaving home because I want them perfect when I am back. My hubby would tell me to leave it, who is gonna see when we are not there. He just does not get it … sometimes. But I am thankful, he keeps things on place and relatively neat 🙂
Ah! You too, Reema 😀
Exactly the same here… I prefer to keep everything in order before I step out and hubby has the same views (of course, he has learnt to ignore this OCD of mine!) 😀
The 2 men of our home are incorrigible and simply love to throw things around… the shoes are never on the shoe rack, the clothes can be anywhere… the junior is responding well to the training but the senior is making very slow progress 🙁
Your house looks lovely…understandably your favorite view 🙂
Thanks Kajal! 🙂
You have lovely home! And yes it is spic and span tidy too 🙂
Thanks Shail, I love it that way 🙂
Very neat and tidy indeed. I wonder when I would turn into a cleanliness freak. It takes me ages to clean up my room and within a few hours it is back to being a mess.
Oh! This is a never ending cycle… clean-mess-clean-mess… the ones with an OCD for cleanliness can keep up with this cycle! 😀
Immaculate…I’d be scared to walk on the floor in fear of scuffing it! 🙂
LOL 😀
omg-too clean – lovely home
Thanks Priya 🙂
Great Shilpa. Your house reflects your personality. It is as artistic as you are. I loved the color scheme.
Glad you liked the decor Ma’am! Thank you 🙂
You have a lovely room and keep it that way.
Thanks Janaki! I try to 😀
Ignore my prev comment
By mistake would have got published 🙁
And u have a lovely home.
My mom has same habit . I don’t have OCD but I have to clean frequently as husband doesn’t bother sitting and dirtying the surroundings
Lol
Good day
It never got published 😀
I can understand… I have 2 brats in my home too who don’t believe in keeping things at their respective places too! 😀
Wow! Love the corner piece. Very beautiful home.
Thanks Indrani.
It’s a part of the bullock cart… the part which is joined with the main cart on one end (the broader part) and the narrow one rests on the animal (Camel or Ox). And the shelves have been added to use it as a showcase! 🙂
Your home is beautiful Shilpa. Love those cushion covers. It’s indeed a lovely view.
Thanks T! Glad you like the decor of our home! 🙂
I meant he likes sitting and dirtying the surroundings 😛
I know… can relate to that a lot 🙂
That is elegant. isn’t it?
Thanks Anil 🙂
I love your decor and color scheme, Shilpa! Those cushions and the shelf at the side for the curios! Just divine! Are you planning to put a wall-hanging over the sofa? Oops…look at me! Discussing decor now! 😀
Glad you like the decor and the artifacts!
We have a large wall piece on the perpendicular wall (which is not visible in this click) so, kept the other wall naked! 🙂
I love the way you have done up your house, Shilpa! Beautiful! And span indeed, so very well kept! BTW I LOVE love love the design of the corner shelf placed next to the cabinet at the far end. Is it cane?
Thank you so much, Deeps 🙂
The corner piece is not cane, but is antique furniture… solid wood with brass fittings etc.
You may like to see the larger view here…
http://shilpaagarg.blogspot.in/2010/12/thursday-challenge-brown.html
Beautiful picture of your home 🙂 If I have to take a pic of my workspace (which is always cluttered), I will unclutter a small part of it and click it!! Keeping things cluttered and chaotic is therapeutic for me 🙂
Destination Infinity
LOL 😀
Hats off to you Shilpa! I can never do that. Ever. I have finally reached a point where I can say that out loud and not feel guilty about it. I am a housewife but I can’t keep my home neat and tidy. It is always a work in progress. After cleaning and tidying up for some time, I think what’s the point? it’s going to get messy again and I have to do this all over again! I hate this kind of repetitive work that never seems finished or complete.
Sorry for this rant. You have an absolutely lovely home! I loved the corner piece. Is it a showpiece but I can see some shelves in there.
I can understand your point Maddie. I know, the work at home is never ending! While what you have shared are the views of a sane person, while what I have shared is the habit of a person suffering from a serious obsessive compulsive disorder!! So, you see, we are both ‘right’ in our own ways!
The corner piece is an antique furniture… It’s a part of the bullock cart… the part which is joined with the main cart on one end (the broader part) and the narrow one rests on the animal (Camel or Ox). And the shelves have been added to use it as a showcase! 🙂
You may like to see the larger view here…
http://shilpaagarg.blogspot.in/2010/12/thursday-challenge-brown.html
Lovely room Shilpa!
I am also a big OCD. My husband always says that a house should look like it has been lived in, not spic and shiny, that people would hesitate to sit and enjoy themselves. But what to do, I am like that only. I am always two steps behind him cleaning away as he leaves.
LOL 😀 Are we soul sisters!! 😀
My husband says the same thing too! He says, “when I come in, your focus is not on my face or words, but on my shoes… how dirty they are, where I would be leaving them…” 😀 😛
Incorrigible we both are! 😀
Can so relate to that! I share the ocd 😉
And that’s a lovely view 🙂
Et Tu, Swaram 😀
What a lovely home! Just hearing you talk of cleaning has left me dizzy! I clean when I really really really have no choice only! 🙂
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Oh my! That’s my views for cooking now-a-days! 😀
It’s magnificent! 🙂
Thank you Gayatri 🙂
spotless!! u have a lovely home Shilpa!
My hubby would sure wish I would do that too, but unless my maid’s specifically told me she won’t turn up, cleaning up the place myself is the last thing on my mind! and after just landing from a vacation….no way!
hats off to you!
That means you are sane 😀
Thanks S 🙂
You have a lovely place there!!!
Though I am not very particular about cleaning (my priorties have changed after having a baby but as is I have never been a very clealiness freak person) but I love clean houses. The place where we are staying presently is a mess for few reasons. Our cupboard broke in shifting and we are not buying anything till we move to our own place. Then we have numerous cartons which we have chosen not to open so this place of ours is ahem!! ahem! not very clean.
P.S. Interested in part time job ;)?
When I know in advance that the bai won’t turn up I get onto jadhooing & pochaaing….between u n me (various other readers of this blog) I love doing the bai wala kaam. My mom used to make fun of me when I was a kid.
I can understand!
Part-time job… sponsor my flight tickets… I can join from tomorrow 😀
Same here, I love doing the dishes, pocha and washing clothes. Jhadoo I dont like much, so I dont do that and may do double pocha 😀
I know you are laughing out loud at that! 😀
It is so nice to see such a well kept house.
Thanks Mr Chowla 🙂
Do you take classes on how to organize? 🙁 I can use some. Love the house btw very well kept. Kudos
LOL 😀
Thanks Pallavi 🙂
wow! that’s amazing!
I love how beautifully you have decorated the place!!
I’m no good when it comes to cleaning!! :-/
You will find books everywhere in our living room! 😀
Thanks Hema!
Well, books are windows to the world!! So let them be there… 🙂
That’s one well kept home, love your decor, it is simply elegant!!
I guess many of us are bitten by the cleanliness bug, even during my school days I could study well with concentration only if all my books were arranged in a particular order and not littered all over the place 😛 I always spend a few minutes each day to ensure that things are kept in the place meant for them when they are not being used… Thankfully I have a reasonably organized spouse:)
Thanks Reshma. Glad you liked our home 🙂
You are truly blessed since both of you share the same passion for neatness and orderliness. 🙂
Such an elegant place. Now I know what kind of a person you would be in reality 🙂
You know, since our home is truly the reflection of our personality.
I am beaming at your comment, Nisha 🙂
oh nooo…..I didn’t read or see this post…do’t make me feel guilty, girl. Already am dead with hubby’s nagging that I keep a mess of the home…:( you know, it is an art. I keep a clean home but not spic and span…and my lil one, don’t ask the mess she creates. ok now, even before completing this comment, I have gone spring cleaned my living room 😛
However, you have got a beautiful home 🙂 And you are doing a splendid job keeping it.
LOL 😀 I know, it is tough managing a spic and span look with a small kid.
Thanks Latha 🙂