once again, my house had become a giant cluttered mess. i can actually go for quite a while before it bothers me. well, i had reached the point where i could not take it any longer. yesterday, sophia and i cleaned the living room and re-arranged everything. since santa had brought the girls a wii, i wanted to give them a lot more room to move around. we managed to move only a few pieces of furniture and gained tons of room!
today, after sleeping in, i decided to tackle the dining room. i had let the girls play on the wii for a few hours first, so they were ready for a break. i told them they had to completely clean off the steps (the clutter-catcher) as well as the dining room. amelia disappeared for a few minutes. when she returned, she had fairy wings on and a renaissance princess crown..... guess she was in costume for cleaning! for the first time ever, she did not complain about the process. she was helpful and agreeable!!! perhaps, in the future, i should encourage her to get into costume before we clean!
now we are enjoying the peaceful environment that is a clean home. it really is amazing how clutter can be stressful. i am hoping the girls will help me to keep it clean. it also helped a lot to put the christmas decorations away. as much as that season is joyful, the ensuing clutter is enough to make anyone anti-christmas!!!
Reconciled
9 years ago
Since this post allows comments, I thought I would post.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, cleanliness is next to Godleness. I am sure you have heard that before. And I am sure that you've heard that you are judged by the house you keep.
So keeping that in mind, not cleaning your house boils down to being lazy. Hopefully you shower, brush your teeth and make sure you eat everyday. So if you can do that much then you should be able to clean up after yourself.
Being a single mom to three lovely women-to-be; teacher; knitter; tattoo collector and absolute faithful Christian you should know that you are a role model for your children.
If you are a slob and don't clean up, then they willl realize this and also not clean up.
How hard is it to say..."Kids, pick this up, or hey, pick that up?" It really isn't that hard, now is it?
So why do you think you let the place get so messy? Is there really any other excuse than being lazy? Probably not.
So you ask yourself, why does this person feel a need to write on my blog? Well, it is because I can tell you are lazy. And being lazy you have a messy house, which stresses you out(as you said above).
So the moral of the story is, clean up and stop being a pig.