AHHH... That is what I want to scream on a daily basis. Has anyone else come to find that there is not enough time in a day to get everything accomplished that you want? I deal with that fight daily. I wanted to spend time with my child more and well the house work kind of fell between the cracks.
Once I moved out of my parents house, I had to learn how to fend for myself. I became very ocd about my living arrangements being clean. I would clean the bathroom twice a week, laundry was always done on a timely basis and I had no clutter as I knew how to purge.
Then I got married... I think that sums it up. As much as I love my husband, he is an out right slob and pack right, and he openly admits it (now that we are married), ahhh men! :) We have had a daily battle for the last 3 years about cleaning the house and picking up after ourselves. I feel like I am having a fight with a teenager over and over and over again.
But, I won the battle, not the war. He agreed to let me purge purge purge in order to make room for baby #2! Somehow we will be able to make room for the baby in our very modest home. I think it will be easier once the kids get older and I can ship them upstairs to their rooms including all their toys too (insert evil laugh) But, thats not for a few years.
So, Day 1...
I haven't accomplished much today, It's been an off day for my daughter and I. My daughter has become obsessed with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and that is all she wants to do. I have struggled with letting her watch tv and try to limit it to an hour a day. With her becoming 2 the struggles of testing and meltdowns have started... I have yet to give in to her and instead printed off some MMC pictures on line and we colored for most of the day and hung them around the house in her favorite spots. It kept her occupied for a good portion of the day. She even wanted to color more pictures when she got up for her napless nap. Oh yes I said napless, which makes the afternoon go even more slowly.
So once she heads to bed, hoping in another hour (currently eating dinner, finally silence) I can start to attack one room of the house. I am going to start with the dining room. Has anyone else found this place to be the clutter drop in the house? This room is the worst for us. I feel that if I can clean and declutter this room that I will feel better about the house. The mounds of junk mail mixed with shoes, jackets etc as this is the front entrance to our house.
Attacking Paper Clutter:
My game plan for the clutter:
I will sort the paper into 3 piles: Bills, Trash, Read
I will hang all Jackets and coats in the backroom (small mudroom)
I will place all items that need to go upstairs in a tote on the staircase, and take upstairs tonight
I will gather and place neatly all items for my daughters birthday party in another tote and carry to the
guest bedroom
I will Dust, Sweep, Vacuum & Mop
and tomorrow morning when I come downstairs I will eat a good breakfast at the dining room table. Oh wish me luck!!!
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