Messy Room.
This picture isn’t really my room…but sometimes I feel like this is what I sleep in.
Maybe I’m alone, but I could flipping clean the whole house and at the end of the day open my door and bam…a war zone. Laundry, puzzle pieces, sippy cups, action figures in our sheets and a dog on our bed.
One day we’ll reclaim our room.
Anyone else having the same experience?
Has anyone ever retuned from the dark side? Please tell me it gets better.
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Okay I have a confession to make. I’ve always been a slob. Only when the mess level gets extreme do I do anything about it. Hubby is the one who gets bothered by the mess and he’s learned that I don’t quite so easily – so he is the one who usually cleans up.
That said, the mess level increased exponentially when we had kids. It’s still there – they’re still home – and it has increased as they’ve gotten older and take up more space. You learn to turn a blind eye to it after a while; the tolerance factor goes up. I figure it this way: “What’s most important: a clean room or kids who feel like they can approach their mom / dad and not feel judged?” I ask myself, “When folks visit, do they want to see me or do they want to see how good a housekeeper I am?” if it’s the latter, then I don’t think that I want to know them… so-o tired of judgment. So I guess I’m just busy making memories: laughter, good times, a safe place for my kids to be.
Yes, having something tidy and orderly does give a (temporary) sense of relief. (Newton’s law of thermodynamics put in layman’s terms: things have a tendency to break down and fall apart… perpetual housework is proof positive…) But a clean / tidy house is not the be-all and end-all. And if I want to feel better about the way my house nearly always looks (like three tornadoes hit it – I could tell you their names cuz they live here [haha] – I just watch a couple of episodes of “The Hoarders.”
And I thank God I can see the floor.
We simply made it an adult room!! Kids are not allowed and if by chance thy do venture in with toys. You simply need to tell them to take them back out. If you find a left over toy later on, aske them to come in and put it where it belongs. Ya just have to be consistent with making sure you your room remains your room. Oh yeah keep your door closed and start getting them to knock and wait for you to respond before entering. It’ll take a little while to train them but it’s worth it. You will have a little peaceful area that is all your!