I realize that my blog is fun for some to read because it lacks much of my real opinions (which I know many don't like slash agree with) and it is short and to the point. Honestly this is much easier for me to do because then I post pictures and write hilarious captions and I'm done. But this is also a great platform to discuss my beliefs both religious and secular.
I also want this blog to be a journal and it has really been more of a travel log as I keep record of things we have done rather than feelings I have had. So I will still do my short and sweet posts but I also want to do more opinion pieces and real life stuff too.
Post #1
I hate the winter and this winter has been the worst. I mean the worst. I have been sick, it has been cold, I've had no motivation for doing anything. Literally nothing. Like brushing teeth, washing hair or body etc. I am feeling much better now and am functioning at about 85% but prior to this week I was laying on the couch feeling gross and watching the baby destroy the house and asking myself "what are the kids going to feed themselves for dinner? Hmm....well good thing that's not my problem" Yeah, it was bad. And thankfully our start of homeschooling coincided exactly when I needed Elyse the most. She has been my right hand girl these past months and has helped with cleaning, cooking and with Evan. Cannon, who is always amazing anyway, really shined in his awesomeness and let me sleep when I needed, always scrounged up food for the kids and cleaned the mess when it got out of control.
Speaking of messes, if you know me then you know that I LOATHE cleaning. I don't even think I can describe how bad I hate it. So I really loved the hiatus I had but I also hated the mess that was constantly there. The constant crumbs and mystery crustiness on the counter. The crumbs on the floor. The crumbs on the table. I had a friend once tell me that my house wasn't really that messy there were just a lot of crumbs everywhere. Awesome. Whenever I see a fellow mother whose house is spotless I ask "how is your house so clean?" Inevitably the response is "oh I'm just so compulsive about cleaning. I put every toy lovingly away, after I wash sanitize and spit shine it that is, when my child is done playing with it" I WISH i had some of their compulsivity! (is that even a word?) I almost immediately know if I will be able to be friends with someone when I first walk in their apartment. Is it clean? Sorry sista things ain't gonna work out. Messy. BFFF's! When I first went to Karley's house i was SO disappointed to find a clean house. Seriously. Things had been going so well, I just assumed she would be like me in the mess department. Thankfully about 5 minutes into the visit I asked my question "How is your house so clean?" she graciously admitted straightaway that she had a cleaning lady....2x a week. Phew! ;)
My biggest fear is that people will pop in! Thank heavens for living in an apartment! If someone buzzes the front door I know I have at least a minute or two before they are knocking at my apt door. That gives me time to throw crap in another room and swish the toilet brush around the toilet. My dad was visiting once and brought an business associate over unannounced. And of course he asked to use the bathroom....the dreaded question in this house. So I told him "well actually, um you can use it but I have to clean the toilet first" Yeah that's super awesome and not at all embarrassing to admit. We had an Elder in our ward for months and our running joke was "Is it safe to use the bathroom" Someone on Facebook posted a picture of her house after not cleaning it for a bit and it really warmed my heart. To think that someone out there is like me and actually admitting it!!
My biggest fear in life is that I will never have the money for a cleaning person. I have gone 12 years without one but there is still hope in my heart that it will happen one day.
And how we got from the winter to cleaning is beyond me, but bottom line is that the sunny warm weather cannot come soon enough as with it will come motivation and *hopefully* a cleaner Anderson home and a much happier mama. Peace.
**Question: Are you messy or compulsively clean? Do you know of any procedures that would allow a transfer of compulsiveness to me? Discuss.
3 comments:
Completely hate it! Actually I have a huge mess waiting for me in the kitchen I am just ignoring right now in my messy bedroom! I feel ya!
I'm naturally neat (please don't hate me!), but the kids I nannied for weren't. I became a big fan of the "10 minute tidy." Throw on some fun music for ten minutes and everyone in the house cleans up (in a way appropriate to their age level) until the music stops. Doing that three times a week seemed to keep the chaos at bay.
I used to be clean, when I was only responsible for myself and then I had children. It will never be the same again. I empathize with you my dear.
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