So, it seems I'm a control Freak

I have been getting a lot of comments on FB about the fact that I am always cleaning.  Since I am pregnant I was chalking most of my cleaning issues to nesting or whatever hormones may make you decide to up and clean like a crazy person.  Then, as I was cleaning up the crib for its 3rd use in 5 years, I started thinking about the fact that cleaning is one of the only things I have complete and utter control over in my life.
I am a mother of 2 crazy and wonderful kids that ensure I don't feel like I have control over much in my life.  I don't believe I get the amount of sleep I want most nights of the year, I don't remember getting to read a book recently, the meals I make for lunch are almost always dictated by what the children will eat, going out to eat is dependent on if it's a kid friendly joint and if my kids are behaving at that moment in time... I can keep going forever.  While I believe that cleaning has a lot to do with my kids making constant messes around the house as well, it is something I can do from start to finish and see that I have accomplished a wonderful task.
I know that my kids will likely destroy any section of the house they are allowed to "play" in and therefore some of my cleaning may last about 20 seconds, but there is the fact that I can spend that time and clean something and watch it be completed before the kids attack.  Something about this is so wonderful and appealing to me that I continue to try and clean things over and over and... well you get the point.  By no means is my house considered a clean house.  Most times people would define us as a "cluttery" mess of a family with way to much junk, to include my husband and me.
Life is supposed to be messy and challenging, so my being a control freak about cleaning, or trying to be, is okay with me right now.  It's something I can make my own and appreciate for even just 10 seconds, and hopefully if the kids see me doing it enough and participate as well they may become cleaner people too.  I know its a lot to wish for, but if you don't wish for the moon then what's the point of wishing at all.