SEC13 WK1 “Keeping it clean”

Cleanliness is next to Godliness

That is a popular saying. This has reminded me of one song that a radio station usually sang when I was in my teens. I don't remember all the lyrics but these ones below never goes off my mind

... remember Abia is God's own state,
so keep it clean,
Make Abia, the cleanest state
A better place to stay...

Apart from that, I worship the Almighty who is a holy God. This means that there is no trace of badness or dirtiness with him. I am encouraged to become imitator of him as a beloved child

for it is written: “You must be holy, because I am holy(1 peter 1:26 of the holy scriptures)

Keeping it clean is the contest topic of this week in this ladies community. Though most people believe that it is only reserved for the ladies to keep it clean, but cleanliness is a habit everyone in the family must learn and practice because it contributes to our wellbeing.

I also take part in cleaning both in and outside my home.

What I cleaned

I clean as I go. What I mean is that I like cleaning up anywhere I messed up while either cooking or doing any other thing.

But what I will like to talk about is the floor. As you know, greater part of the floor of my house is not tiled and as such, I take that liberty to fry and peel off the back of the groundnut there and also package. In fact, one part of the house has become my production room.

So as always, I messed it up again while peeling the groundnut and as such, I had to clean it up.

The picture above is the before of the floor. You can see how messy it is after my production. But I don't leave it that way. I did something about it.

Why I cleaned it up

I was uncomfortable looking at the messy floor.

It is the right thing to do to maintain a healthy lifestyle

I feel the joy and proud to even welcome visitors to my house when everywhere is neat and clean

Cleaning up everywhere after it is messed up shows my reverence for the God I worship who is also a clean God.

It is said that as you make up your bed, so you will sleep on it and so, because I am the one using what I am cleaning, I need to clean it up so as to get the maximum benefit.

How I cleaned it up

The floor which is not tiled is usually dusty. And as such, cleaning it that way will cause much dust in the house. So I had to do what I was thought when I was little.

I first of all sprinkled water on the floor.

Then I used the broom to sweep the whole floor.

Then I packed the dirt out

Next was to dust the chairs close to it and then places everything back to it's place.

It took great efforts to clean but I did it and it looked neat and clean as you can see from the picture below

That's the picture of the cleaned area, neatly done.

There are different things that can be used in keeping it clean. All depends on what and why one is keeping it clean.

Cleaning the closet requires chemicals like disinfectant, detergent, brush, mop and the rest.

Cleaning the rooms and the living room and the ante required bruh/broom, towel, mop, detergent and water.

Cleaning the surroundings requires hoe for weeding, matchet for cutting the grass and other things depending on how the surroundings are.

The truth is that, it requires efforts to keep it clean.

I personally do not like pilling things up. I don't like looking at what I need to do without doing them. I make sure that I do them as at when do to feel that freshness.

Conclusion

It is good to keep it clean, to feel clean and to fill fulfilled. It takes efforts to keep it clean and when we finally do, we feel the joy that comes with it.

I am glad to have taken part in this contest. What about you @graceleon @hariadi and @drhira, have you kept it clean? Share with us as you take part in this contest. Success to you all!