Do you feel you're ever judged by the way your house looks?

[Rothwellmummy]

Evening all,

Growing up i was always told never to allow anyone to see the house in a state anything less that perfect.

have been pondering this today as i sit in my not so clean and tidy house.

Even writing this i feel like i will be viewed as a bad mother because the house isn't spotless right now like the 'show homes' my friends all seem to live in!

I feel ashamed that my house looks like this at the moment, and am determined to get it back to the standard i like to have it at.

We have so much stuff and not enough space for it all, so am having a major chucking out session tonight as i am all on my own. DH is away with work and DC's are all at my parents fopr the night so i have no excuse not to clean and tidy! (Is it bad that i feel like a natter with a friend and a lovely glass of wine?? - although am too ashamed to have friends in the house tonight!)

Do you ever feel you're judged by how your house looks?

Any tips on achieveing and maintaining that pristine look?

Rothwellmummy - I just love Dunelm. I never come out empty handed and always with more than I thought. Nice staff too.

ABetaDad - are you really a dad?

LynetteScavo - yes I really ama Dad. I like Dunmelm for the reasons I said and because I also invest in companies for a living and they are my kind of company.

They share their profits fairly with staff, they are still a family company and I know some of the checkout staff quite well where I live and always chat to them about how the company is doing. They all seem happy.

It's fab isn't it ABetaDad!

I love their wipe clean material too, got a few metres for a new table cloth for table!

Dunelm is great they have a nice spray which is about a 1.00 and it smells gorgeous and lasts ages .

ooo what sort of spray? Like Air freshner?

Its a room spray but comes in a posh glass bottle .