Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Messy is the new cool. Ok , maybe not in everyone's world. But I love this saying! I love seeing toys out at my house. I appreciate books all over. I find dried up playdoh and it makes me smile. I also love going to friends house and seeing similar things. One day my house will be free of Legos and "I can read" books- I won't have 11 shoes shoved against the door (yes 11, one is always missing) and rocks will only be seen outside. What a sad day that will be. So as JT would say if he was a mom- I'm bringing messy back! Maybe one day chubby will be cool too.
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I really need to learn to embrace the messiness! The OCD in me just really struggles with it. Maybe it's because our place is so small, it makes it seem really small and me feel claustrophobic when the toys are everywhere. I'm working on it!
ReplyDeleteLinds- being a mess lover is a learned behavior lol. When I quit working and just had Brody I felt like It was my job to keep things immaculate all the time- and it made me grumpy and not very fun. Then one day I was deep in thought while I was scrubbing walls while Brody watched Dora and it occurred to me that as a kid I don't have any recollections if our house was messy or clean- not a single one. I do have tons Of memories of baking with mom, homemade play doh, indoor squirt gun fights, and fighting with Logan :) so I made up my mind right then that my days would be spent making a mess with Brody. Clean up could happen together later. It took awhile to not break out into shakes when the tub of crayons spilled all over or we had every toy we owned out to make a parade. I'd be ashamed when people stopped by un announced and it looked like crayola world puked in the dining room. But now people come over and I welcome them with open arms into my world of kids and think "neener neener - look at how much fun we've been having" push those puppets aside and take a seat. Yes I still clean bathrooms and do the dishes and laundry- people who haven't been to my house are probably having visions of hoarders lol. Anyways- clean less, play more! You won't be judged!
ReplyDeleteLinds- being a mess lover is a learned behavior lol. When I quit working and just had Brody I felt like It was my job to keep things immaculate all the time- and it made me grumpy and not very fun. Then one day I was deep in thought while I was scrubbing walls while Brody watched Dora and it occurred to me that as a kid I don't have any recollections if our house was messy or clean- not a single one. I do have tons Of memories of baking with mom, homemade play doh, indoor squirt gun fights, and fighting with Logan :) so I made up my mind right then that my days would be spent making a mess with Brody. Clean up could happen together later. It took awhile to not break out into shakes when the tub of crayons spilled all over or we had every toy we owned out to make a parade. I'd be ashamed when people stopped by un announced and it looked like crayola world puked in the dining room. But now people come over and I welcome them with open arms into my world of kids and think "neener neener - look at how much fun we've been having" push those puppets aside and take a seat. Yes I still clean bathrooms and do the dishes and laundry- people who haven't been to my house are probably having visions of hoarders lol. Anyways- clean less, play more! You won't be judged!
ReplyDeleteNichole, I have to thank you for this post & your comment! What a fantastic way to look at it!!! I am going to try harder to be a mess maker and have fun with my kiddos, rather than a grumpy clean - freak mom :)
ReplyDeleteOur house is totally covered in everything baby lately and while sometimes the mess drives me crazy I can't get over how much I love my little dude and all his fun accessories...minus poopy diapers!
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