I come from a family that has always had big dogs, and always more than 2 at a time. My mother raised bulldogs for many years when I was a child, and I remember it like it was yesterday that my mother was constantly cleaning.
My mother also works in the kitchen on a daily basis, and she is a real cleaning junkie! She is therefore always the first to ask if I am going to clean the house soon. It must be said that I actually have a kind of cleaning madness, but even though I want to clean thoroughly every day, it typically only ends up being a superficial cleaning/tidying up, because there are so many other things that need to be taken care of.
Baby and dog mess
Baby mess is what you would expect. There are cloth diapers everywhere, loads of laundry, a diaper pail that needs to be emptied constantly, and generally just cleaning everything because of spit-up.
But the dog!
Yes, because when we talk grooming, he is not a dog, but a cat.
It's a 24-hour job, because he really messes up more than the baby does.
Toys all over the living room, stuffed teddy bears all over the garden, snack leftovers on the carpet, dog hair along the panels, drool on the floor, the general smell in the house, and last but not least, CRAZY SNACKS
Oh yes, you heard me! Diller-snask aka foreskin inflammation, because it's not a small caliber when we're talking 33 kg bulldog. It's on sofa cushions, cozy rugs, the walls and kitchen cabinets at floor level - I overlook a lot, it's actually quite disgusting.
I've reached the point where I have to turn down my panic about what people think of my home when we have family and friends over, for example. I can't clean everything every day, and sometimes I get unexpected visitors. I know there are "the famous yellow stains" on the sofa cushions, but is it just something I notice, or do my guests do it too?
Do they think we live disgustingly? Don't they want to sit on the couch? Yes, what do they really think about our home and what can be done about it?
I'm in a total dilemma because I simply don't want to spend my whole life being completely panicked and at the same time wasting all the time I should be spending enjoying my husband, baby and dog.
The male dog
I have chosen to get a male dog that I love with all my heart, and although there are many methods to minimize his foreskin inflammation, I was also raised with the phrase: "Every male dog, with respect for himself, has foreskin inflammation."
Rudy is so comfortable with himself and his masculinity that he would never lie down and lick himself clean like that. He gets tomato in his food all the time, and I refuse to neuter him.
At home, I just think I have to admit that it's not possible for me to live out my dream of having a cleaning frenzy, but honestly - is it even possible?
So all you lovely readers out there - Do you have a medium/large dog that sleeps on the furniture, while you manage to have the most deliciously clean home? - because then I would like to hear from you and get some tips
Bloggers of the week
This blog post is written by Mie Eriksson, who is the lucky owner of a 7-year-old Old English Bulldog named Rudy. Together with Mie's son, Ludwig, who is 8 weeks old, they are active on Instagram with the profile @erikssons_boys
Can you have a cleaning obsession when you have a dog?
I come from a family that has always had big dogs, and always more than 2 at a time. My mother raised bulldogs for many years when I was a child, and I remember it like it was yesterday that my mother was constantly cleaning.
My mother also works in the kitchen on a daily basis, and she is a real cleaning junkie! She is therefore always the first to ask if I am going to clean the house soon. It must be said that I actually have a kind of cleaning madness, but even though I want to clean thoroughly every day, it typically only ends up being a superficial cleaning/tidying up, because there are so many other things that need to be taken care of.
Baby and dog mess
Baby mess is what you would expect. There are cloth diapers everywhere, loads of laundry, a diaper pail that needs to be emptied constantly, and generally just cleaning everything because of spit-up.
But the dog!
Yes, because when we talk grooming, he is not a dog, but a cat.
It's a 24-hour job, because he really messes up more than the baby does.
Toys all over the living room, stuffed teddy bears all over the garden, snack leftovers on the carpet, dog hair along the panels, drool on the floor, the general smell in the house, and last but not least, CRAZY SNACKS
Oh yes, you heard me! Diller-snask aka foreskin inflammation, because it's not a small caliber when we're talking 33 kg bulldog. It's on sofa cushions, cozy rugs, the walls and kitchen cabinets at floor level - I overlook a lot, it's actually quite disgusting.
I've reached the point where I have to turn down my panic about what people think of my home when we have family and friends over, for example. I can't clean everything every day, and sometimes I get unexpected visitors. I know there are "the famous yellow stains" on the sofa cushions, but is it just something I notice, or do my guests do it too?
Do they think we live disgustingly? Don't they want to sit on the couch? Yes, what do they really think about our home and what can be done about it?
I'm in a total dilemma because I simply don't want to spend my whole life being completely panicked and at the same time wasting all the time I should be spending enjoying my husband, baby and dog.
The male dog
I have chosen to get a male dog that I love with all my heart, and although there are many methods to minimize his foreskin inflammation, I was also raised with the phrase: "Every male dog, with respect for himself, has foreskin inflammation."
Rudy is so comfortable with himself and his masculinity that he would never lie down and lick himself clean like that. He gets tomato in his food all the time, and I refuse to neuter him.
At home, I just think I have to admit that it's not possible for me to live out my dream of having a cleaning frenzy, but honestly - is it even possible?
So all you lovely readers out there - Do you have a medium/large dog that sleeps on the furniture, while you manage to have the most deliciously clean home? - because then I would like to hear from you and get some tips
Bloggers of the week
This blog post is written by Mie Eriksson, who is the lucky owner of a 7-year-old Old English Bulldog named Rudy. Together with Mie's son, Ludwig, who is 8 weeks old, they are active on Instagram with the profile @erikssons_boys