Oh em gee, a friend posted this on Facebook yesterday and I laughed out loud. This is so me! Maybe...just maybe...before I had Cade I could have known that feeling a time or two. A spotless, completely organized house? Since Cade arrived? Sigh, negative. Along with a wee one, you accumulate a bunch of stuff. I feel like I'm drowning and can't. keep. up. with anything really. Toys and bottles and junk mail and random bags full of craft projects to do for upcoming showers. Tons of Christmas presents I've already bought. Shower gifts for my sis. Extra diapers/wipes/grocery stock pile. Where in the world am I suppose to put all this? We do not have a big house so it's high time to get rid of what we aren't using and put ALL of our space to good use. Now it's just finding the time.
THEN to top it off I see amazingly organized, beautiful home offices on my favorite blogs such as A Bowl Full of Lemons, and it makes me feel even worse about the guest bedroom/office I began "remodeling" uh...over a year ago and have yet to finish. Buh.
If everyone else's home file cabinet looks like this then y'all are really going to put me over the edge.
Seriously wish she could just come to my house, wave a wand and there be a place for everything and everything in it's place. Had fun talking with another girlfriend yesterday about "trying to keep up" and keep your house (and in my case, also an entire 1400 sq ft store) not only clean but organized!
So my plan is to work really hard on having major "Fall cleanings" at home and at the store [even though I feel like I just did this about 9 months ago before I had Cade] plus FINALLY finishing up the guest bedroom/office over the next few weeks. I must get things organized before we decorate for Christmas and the guest bedroom needs to be used as a "gift storage/wrapping station" because you know nothing will get wrapped with a 10 month old! I would love to organize EVERYTHING in this whole house. In the meantime I found this article to help. I do most but totally guilty of not making our bed every morning and let's face it, some nights there are bottles in the sink that need to be washed because I'm too exhausted and would rather pin organization/cleaning tips rather than actually do them. Just me? No?
Finally, to make us all feel better I want to share this poem I came across.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.
And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.
My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mess, soggy, grimy towels and the dirty lavatory; they are all so convenient.
Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; it has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals.
Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today; it has baked so many things over the years.
The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing and lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard.
Thank you, Lord, even for that slamming screen door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play. Many children cannot.
Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully.
Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings... Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.
Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible...Thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.
Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising...Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.
Even though the first hour of my day is hectic with socks that are lost, toast that is burned, tempers that are short, and my children that are so loud...Thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.
Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines and the menu is at times not balanced...Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.
Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous...Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who are jobless.
Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest...Thank you, Lord, for life.
Thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.
And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.
My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mess, soggy, grimy towels and the dirty lavatory; they are all so convenient.
Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; it has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals.
Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today; it has baked so many things over the years.
The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing and lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard.
Thank you, Lord, even for that slamming screen door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play. Many children cannot.
Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully.
Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings... Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.
Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible...Thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.
Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising...Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.
Even though the first hour of my day is hectic with socks that are lost, toast that is burned, tempers that are short, and my children that are so loud...Thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.
Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines and the menu is at times not balanced...Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.
Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous...Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who are jobless.
Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest...Thank you, Lord, for life.
-anonymous
Amen! Really puts things into perspective and reminds us we don't need a "spotless-Pinterest-worthy-organized house" to truly be beyond blessed.
However, if anyone finds that magic wand to wave and instantly clean/organize,
please let this mama know :)
I think it's safe to say that we all feel overwhelmed & unorganized from time to time. Just take a deep breath & start in one place. Before you know it you'll be all organized again! & you'll feel SO much better! Like a weight lifted off of your shoulders! Good luck!
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