Spring Cleaning

We have some family coming to visit us this weekend. I love having
company because then the house gets cleaned.

This evening I found myself emptying full trash-cans that I didn't
even know we had and dusting corners of the room because I had to
stay there until the floor was dry after being mopped.

Why is it true of everyone that when someone's coming to visit the
whole house has to be clean and then we pretend like it's always that
tidy? We all know that it's not that tidy but we all pretend like it
is. You do it to me and I do it to you. And if you don't mention
that 'wow, you're house is kept so well" then we get mad that you
didn't notice. Except when you do notice we act like we're surprised
you noticed as if it's always like this.

So do people that always have super clean houses kind-of mess things
up when they have company come over? "Honey, quick, make the couch
cushions messy. We don't want them to think we're crazy neat freaks."