This picture pretty much sums it up. Spouse alliance came over to our house today to work on our scrapbook. This was supposed to be my job as secretary, but I was feeling overwhelmed, so Valerie and Amy came over to help me get started. Thanks, girls!I used to be a pretty organized person--messy, granted-- but organized. Somewhere along the way, I started to let things slip, and now I feel like my house is in total disarray.
Having a child definitely added the necessity for extra organization, but I don't think the real problem started until fairly recently. The Christmas clutter started it all. There were so many presents! And then came Emily's birthday two weeks later-- more presents. Then we left for Memphis for the month. That left lots of clothing and toy unpacking to do. Then I got the flu. Then we went to Atlanta on vacation......
Excuses, excuses, excuses. Things are getting out of hand around here, and I've got to get some order back in our house. Any tips from anybody out there???
11 comments:
Call one of Emily's precious grandmothers to watch her and spend some time working on it. When we have little ones "helping us" it's hard to get anything done. :) Or you can just keep telling yourself that you will get to it tomorrow and try to pretend it doesn't bother you! he! he! I know the feeling...I am there right now. Where did my days of organization and a tidy house go?! Oh, yeah...that was gone almost 3 years ago!
I agree with Rebecca!! Call a grandmother!! I totally know where you are at we had Diane's Birthday (the presents get bigger every year) then christmas! Now we are trying to get ready for Carson and Brent has decided it would also be a great time to paint the bath room and do other little odd jobs..so we have stuff in hallways and bed rooms and honestly I'm hormonal and could just kill him for deciding to do it now!!! But I know I will be happy when it's finished! :)
My tip would be to just try and tackle one small thing a day: for example, one corner of a room, put 10 birthday/Christmas gifts away, etc. When I lowered my expectations for my productivity during any given day, I discovered I get more done than if I just feel overwhelmed and just ignore it all until I get a big chunk of time to tackle a big project. Does that make sense? But take comfort in knowing none of us can take good care of our kids and keep a perfectly organized/straight house!
Hey girl!! Since we don't have little ones yet, I can't offer much advice. What works for me when I don't feel like organizing or cleaning is to use a timer! I will set it for 15 minutes and when the timer goes off, I quit. Then I look around and see that I have accomplished more than I thought I could. It is amazing what you can do in 15 minutes!! If I feel up to doing it again right away, then I reset the timer. If I don't then I will wait until later or another day.
Hope that helps!!
Love ya!!
Ash
I don't have any good advice on this subject because I completely stress out when it comes to organizing and cleaning. I think you've been given some good suggestions on doing little bits at a time. That way we can spend more time on what's most important - our families!!
Rebecca gave GREAT advice! I can't believe you have let things get so out of hand-ha ha!. I remember in your dorm room you always had a place for everything and you were so organized!!:) I've been going through Alex's pictures trying to put them in a 160 page album and just can't seem to find the time to do it. By the time he goes to bed I don't want to mess with it. It's been sitting in a corner of our room for weeks:) ha! I feel your pain. What in the WORLD happened to us?
Angie, I like the suggestion to call a grandmother. Here I am!! Now that Emily can spend the night with us, maybe we can make it a weekly slumber party night. Of course, Big Daddy and I would love it as well as Emily, and you would have time to get some things done. Sounds like a good plan to me. Love you, K
Put it up and quit worrying about it! We can get together another day and work on it. You have more important things like Emily and Brad to worry about.
I'm glad you're feeling better, and in time things will get caught up. I've had a month or so like that, and in fact, they are creeping up more than I'd like. I'm a list-checker and typically organized, but when things don't get completed Charlie's advice for me is to shorten my list and get things done gradually. I really liked the timer idea!
I think we all go through spells like this - at least that's what I'm telling myself right now. :)
I am so in this struggle with you. My kids try to "help" as Rebecca said, but all I do gets undone in about 5 min. I have resigned to the fact that my house will only be picked up after the kids are in bed and before they get up. Call in for help is the only solution. And I find it the best splurge to have a grandmother to watch the kids and pay someone to clean the house! And then I wake up : ) Just know you are not alone : )
Post a Comment