My friend Sarah Jane told me that I have a "higher standard of cleanliness," (or something along those lines). I'm sure my Mom and all of my former roommates would totally get a kick out of that! A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to prove her wrong. She showed up at just the right time to help me out in a big way. I was sick and having a rotten day and she came in to give me a hand. She got to see my house in all it's glory. Really. . . My closets and cabinet doors were wide open. There were dirty dishes, toys, and piles of stuff everywhere. It was 3 in the afternoon and I was still in my pj's with no makeup on---which almost never happens. I owe Sarah Jane a big thank you for all her help and for her friendship. She said seeing me this way made her feel better about herself. I'm so glad. Honestly, anyone needing a boost in self-esteem should come on over to my place. I'm happy to oblige!
The truth is, my house has been pretty out of control for quite some time. I know this sounds weird, but I have been dying to clean out my cabinets and closets for a long time. In fact, it was one of those things on my pre-baby to-do list that never got finished. Things have only gone downhill since then, and Blake is now 7 months old! I feel like I am constantly cleaning, but my house is never clean. Laundry is literally taking over my life. With Christmas there have been decorations and boxes and packaging and goodies and cards and snow clothes cluttering every surface. It's like quicksand. The harder I try to dig myself out, the faster I sink. There is stuff everywhere, and it's making me crazy. I have a hard time functioning when my house is so disorganized.
I'm wondering if it's the third child that has finally done me in. People warned me it would be a hard transition, but come on. . . this is ridiculous! I have officially decided that it is impossible to get anything done with a baby around! Normally if I work really hard during the week, and then spend a good chunk of time on Saturday, I can get my housework under control. But, I'm pretty much beyond that right now. I'm not looking for any white glove awards here. I just want to be able to take two steps with out stepping on a toy or sticking to the floor. Spring cleaning is coming early this year. I'm seriously going to have to devote the entire month of January to cleaning and organizing my house (plus maybe a little bit of Lost and 24, but we'll talk about that later!). Hopefully I'll be able to find a little bit of my sanity that is currently buried under piles of laundry, toys and dust. I can promise you it is going to get worse before it gets better.
6 comments:
Amen! Sister! Lets make a pact to get our house's, life's and most importantly our cabniets organized!
I know you're probably not looking for advice, but a friend of mine once commented that she only does laundry once a week. Monday is laundry day and she doesn't leave the house. You might think this is impossible, but she has 5 boys! She does 9 loads of laundry every Monday. I've started doing this the last few months and find I really like it this way because I was sick of doing laundry nearly every day as well. At least this way I only dread Mondays!
By the way, we deserve a raise! This job sure doesn't pay well considering all the dirty work we put in.
Take it from the expert- go in your room, get in bed and curl up in the tightest ball possible. Suck your thumb and think happy thoughts. I promise, you won't even notice the piles of junk! Works wonders.
It's the third child...I was hoping all of the warnings about how hard it would be after #3 wouldn't be true, but I am afraid they are (at least for me). I thought I had almost found my "new normal" after baby #3, and then the Holidays hit. I think I am back to square one. Oh well, so is life. I think I like Lacey's advice the best. :-)
Okay, I'm having baby number three in two weeks!! Is it too late to change my mind?
Yep, it's too late to change your mind about baby #3!
I wish I could do laundry only once a week, but my dryer could never keep up with 10 loads in one day. I think I'll take Lacey's advice!
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