February 5, 2014

SO WHAT! Wednesday

Life After I DewThis week I'm saying SO WHAT if...

My house isn't always tidy {anymore}.

I used to keep a very "company ready" house. There might have been a few things out of place and a toy or two on the floor but for the most part I wouldn't be embarrassed if you stopped over on a random Tuesday afternoon.  But now?  Psh.

I still stay on top of things like dishes, picking up toys at the end of the day, wiping down the kitchen table but when it comes to the deep cleaning stuff, forget it.  I don't know when the last time my bathrooms were cleaned besides the ole counter top wipe down and Scrubbing Bubbles squirted in the toilet bowl.

My babies are only little once.  I have a hard enough time trying to balance spending time with them and exercising and making breakfast, lunch & dinner and the last thing I want to waste my time doing is scrubbing floors.  I want to play with them, have silly dance parties, make cookies, and most of all, laugh.

When Kendall was little I tried to do it all and would often let the housework get the best of me.  If things weren't done or put away I'd be grumpy.  I couldn't "rest" until everything was done and "perfect".  I spent way too many evenings worrying about a clean house instead of enjoying that time with my husband.  It was stupid and my husband let me know it.

Now I am more laid back when it comes to things being spic and span.  I still try to do my best to keep it "company ready" but I don't stress out over it anymore.  If the toys are out and Jimmy wants to watch a movie, I leave them.  If James is down for a nap and Kendall wants to play Candyland, the dishes can wait.

It's taken me a long time to get to this point and some days I feel the old Shannon coming back, wanting to clean every little thing. But the old saying, "So quiet down cobwebs.  Dust go to sleep.  I'm rocking my babies and babies don't keep." rings so true.  So now I do what I can and enjoy my family a little more.







11 comments:

  1. It isn't always worth the stress! I'm glad you have relaxed about the house a little. You have two small kids any company would understand!

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  2. Good for you! I am a clean freak too but I have had to calm it down. Time spent with your babies is so much more important than those counters. All of that can wait.

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  3. oh mama I feel ya! the mr hasn't realized this, but with baby #3 on the way he is in for an even bigger realization :)

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  4. PREACH IT! I am at the point where I have stopped manically cleaning the house. It is nice not to care about books and papers piled on the ottoman.

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  5. I needed this today. this weel, actually. thank you :)

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  6. I agree, it isn't worth the stress. I can make it look decent before anyone gets to my door ;)

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  7. i am the same way.. I used to always make sure the bathrooms were cleaned on saturdays, floors done on thursday, & etc now I am lucky if I can push the vacuum around on saturday - sometimes it's just better that way!! Happy Hump Day!

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  8. You are so right! They aren't little forever so why not enjoy them a little more and worry about the house a lite less!

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  9. That saying at the end totally just made me tear up. I have such a problem with this... I need to RELAX! Love you!

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  10. SO TRUE! I'm trying to tell myself this...it's hard but so true!

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