Messy House
July 5, 2011 9 Comments
My house is messy.
My house is messy and it drives me absolutely batshit. Trust me, I’m no neat freak. However, I believe that one’s surroundings reflect and affect one’s inner state of being. When I lived alone, I was meticulous about keeping my apartment clean. I used to IRON MY SHEETS. No joke. When Chris and I moved in together, I relaxed some but still cleaned on a fairly regular basis.
But with three kids, it’s an impossible task to keep the house picked up. Oh sure, I scrub the bathrooms now and then, but as far actual tidiness goes, there is none in this house to speak of. There’s just too much shit. The countertops, the floors, the couches, the tables . . . No vertical surface is safe.
I took this video one afternoon when I looked around for the first time that day and realized that there was barely room to walk.
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How many kitchen/dining room tables do you have? I may have counted three? And you are brave showing us your messes. Thanks though. I have my own clutter/messes.
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Oh girl, I feel you! LOL My countertops are where the mail goes to die…
I look around my house and shudder at how much shit we have. Half of it I don't even remember acquiring. And such is life with kids.
My favorite part would have to be the kitty sleeping in the box. Good times…
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I want to come play in your messy house. You've got awesome toys! And just like the last time I visited, I'm instantly drawn to the two miniature shopping carts. Why is this? Grocery shopping has certainly lost its toddler luster by now.
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OK, I am still looking for the mess. I dont' see it. that looks like my house after I clean up for 2 days. You can not even see the wood anywhere on my dining room table and the kitchen table is half covered with pre-school art projects. As for your kitchen, I did not see any dirty cookware on the stove and your crockpot looked clean. And nowhere did I see pieces of playdoh on the floor. When your house is actually messy, take a few pics and send them my way.
Try not to focus too much on it. In a few years the girls will be old enough to pick up after themselves. I'm not saying they will, without threats, but they could.
Honestly my house just recently became walkable, the girls are finally old enough I can limit the amount of additional crap they bring in, and donate the things they've outgrown. It is what it is with kids.
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The girlies are happy and healthy. That's what matters! (PS: I remember when those bookshelves had "big people" books instead of "little people books." )
Oh puh-leaze! That's nothing. Trust me.
I really enjoyed your narration, which was equal parts deadpan and "I'ma go off in about 2 seconds."
I agree with the rest that it's really not that bad. But as someone who, in her former life, couldn't go out of the house if a fork were left in the sink, I understand your dispair/disgust/loathing. Just know that we're all in the shit with you, and anyone who isn't has a cleaning person.
Looks familiar. Seriously. (And not just because you have two of stuff.) I actually think you have it under control even if it's not how you want it to be. The best part of the video was the utterly adorable, gorgeous baby. I loved the look on her face, like "Excuuuuuuse me, can I help you with something, or can I go back to being in my baby Zen state?"
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