Clean of dust and ash, for a moment anyway.

My house is clean for a moment in time.

I needed to get a photo of it so when there is 12 piles of clean laundry on the couch, kids pillows, blankets, popcorn and 2 inches of dog hair I can go look at what my house is like clean.

We have been getting all the smoke and ash from the Arizona fires. The family room needed a thorough dusting. I have to dust all the time anyway because of the lovely New Mexico desert.

My collection of "White" stuff as my husband puts it.

Oh great, more white stuff.

I hate it when he says that.

I have tried to do a gallery affect with all my pictures. I love the look of it.

Some people don't.

I also have a lot of bird stuff in the house.

Love, love, love my birds.

So on the days that I am totally overwhelmed by the chaos, noise, bad smell children seem to make, dirt and dust I will come and sit in front of my computer and be given a little sense of peace.

The knowledge that my house CAN be clean.

Every one in a while.

BTW, I painted the side table and the coffee table.