Inspiration

I've got the inspiration to write this after reading another mother's blog. Its about being a clean freak and passing it on to the kids. I have to admit that I am also a clean freak. I have high expectations of myself in maintaining the cleanliness of my home. I cleaned and cleaned that I think I was obsessed with it. I believe my dad is the one who instill this obsession in me. In fact, not only me but Jerilyn too. When she sees water, she would say "wet wet", take a cloth; any cloth at hand and wipe it dry while saying "mart mart"(wipe). She also does her cleaning at my MIL's and attempts to stack the chairs when we have finished our dinner. She is acting like a maid. CH had suggested to put her in the nursery when I started work but I totally objected. Other than for security purposes, what if she becomes the maid there? She is usually very willing to pick up toys for other kids. At home, she is being bullied by 2 of her cousins in the sense that 'they play, she keeps'.
In regards to cleanliness, when she sees a black spot on the wall, she comes to you, points at it and say "pa-pa"(frightened), thinking that it is an insect. She used to pester us until we got rid or tried to get rid of the "insect". As time goes by, she is more daring. If its on the wall, she will just point and say "insect". If its on the floor, she picks it up and gives to us, expecting us to praise her. This is because in the beginning, I praised her for being a good girl for picking up the insect n passing it to me. Now, she throws the whatever microscopic object herself.
She is also quite an organised person. After playing, she would put the things back to its original place. I would like to stress that this is not 100% consistent.
On the other hand, she is not much of a clean person at the table. She picks up the food from the table and puts in her mouth. Hmm... that could be her version of being clean. In the end, you would have thought that she is such a clever eater. Not dropping a single rice on the table.
For the past week, I hv been more relaxed because the maid has taken over my cleaning job. I dont hv to worry about the dirty floor n the sticky chairs and tables. I dont get all upset over spilt milk. I am not kiasu wt putting everything at exactly where they are supposed to be. N I dont get to bed at the end of the day wt a backache.