The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the temperatures are on the up and what do I want to do? yup, you got it, spring clean! Believe me I hate house work as much as the next person, in fact one of the conditions I set when I got married 30 years ago was that if the housework wasn't done and it bothered him, he would have to do it himself! I don't like to think I keep a slovenly household but I do like to think there is more to life than cleaning and cooking. It's all about balance. So what is this overwhelming urge to spruce up the house? These days most of us fit housework in between other more interesting pursuits and modern labour and time saving inventions like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have all but liberated us from the drudgery of housework. Most of the work on the finca is seasonal, caring for the olives and figs, planting the veggie plot and then of course harvest time... we dont have much choice about the timing of those things