575Sent in by Sonriendo via the SOTM Flickr group, who wrote: “Sme one once told me this, and it is so true. Instead of feeling envious of people who have nice clean and tidy houses. I now think - Oh well, at least I have a lot of fun with my kids!

"Just don't have time for cleaning, ironing etc as can be seen by this massive pile that has been lying on the kitchen counter of days and the smeary windows! It will be tackled when I'm really bored! Or when my mum comes ;-)"