Another dedication to the mama trying to lead a pintrest-worthy life that is truly full of strife. Your house cannot be clean all the time. When you pin those pins about 16 Ways to Declutter Your House in 15 Minutes or Less and you think I really could do this!... So, you get your three boxes and throw some stuff away (inevitably, this is box is full of the items (i.e. silly putty, snowglobe with no water, etc..) your kids will cry themselves to sleep about) and put some in a box that goes to the local shelter (not to GoodWill - we all read that article) and another box of stuff to relocate to another place (which you really need an entire moving truck for)... The house is clean for about 3 minutes and the minions (who run your life) wake up from nap and come home from school and dinner has to be cooked all at the same time 4:00 (the most dreaded hour of the day). Suddenly, you feel a strong urge to a) put on your sweatpants, curl up in a ball on your bed and surround yourself with halloween candy wrappers and let the kids fend for themselves or B) run far, far away (not really running because you dont feel like exercising but running in a metaphorical sense.) You have this reaction because the clutter that you just decluttered all reappears. (No, not the same stuff... That stuff is still in the trash can outside and the stuff to give away is in your trunk - where it will remain for approximately 152.5 days at which time you will throw it in the trash and feel a smidgen guilty about it because some sweet lady who is down on her luck will probably be naked because of your items were not donated... But then again... You decluttered in the Spring and now the shelter is only taking winter clothes.) Anyway, the stuff reappears. Your house looks like Katrina hit again but there is no mold. (Ok... There is mold because the bathroom really needs to be cleaned... But not HUGE mold all over everything.) Your kitchen looks like those pics below. Here is my advice. Take a deep breath, Mama. Forget the articles. Nobodys house looks like pinterest pics all the time. Nobody keeps their junk drawer or junk closet or kids toy box organized all the time. Everybody has mini-tornadoes (a.k.a. Children) hit their house at some time. Turn on some music. Drink some caffeine! Get the minions to throw all of their crap in the garbage or toy box or laundry hamper. Lower your expectation of yourself. Clean the ONE area that will make you feel most accomplished. And pat yourself on the back. You did it, Mama. Or... Alternatively, leave the house and call your little neighbor or your babysitter to come over and pay her $10/hour to help you get the place in order. Only return to the house when she can help. You can talk to her about high school excitement... Boys, homework, dances and football games and you will clean the house in no time... And you will be pleased that you made it out of high school alive! Thanks Emily Joy Connor and Madeline Bruck for making my life easier on soooo many occasions! :)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 20:10:30 +0000
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