Aargh, I hate housework.

I'm posting as an excuse to take a break from laundry. I am really in a funk lately when it comes to housework because the state of my house is really dragging me down. I can't stand a mess, but I feel like the effort of trying to keep the place up is so worthless because as soon as I clean something, it's dirty ten seconds later. Anyway, the husband and kid are out on a reptile-catching expedition and I'm supposed to go out for a girls' night out this evening. So I'm trying to clean my house because it is an absolute disaster area and I'm just pissed and defeated feeling right now. I wish I had a maid.