Before kids our house was always in perfect order. It did not take that much energy on my part to keep it that way, but now I have lots of hands that take out and don't put up. And I have a 50 lb Vizsla and a 70 lb Weimaraner added to the mix. Somedays it is almost overwhelming to me and I just have to get out!
I can take the clutter and the dirt for so long and then I break. I can literally feel it creeping up my body until I am about to break. Matt knows the signs and is usually great to pitch in and help me before I hit the breaking point.
Motherhood is teaching me to let go of perfection in my home. I still want a clean and picked up house but a few toys and laundry out are not the end of the world. I can either drive myself crazy or I can choose to let a few things go. This is a daily surrender for me and sometimes a surrender multiple times per day.
What I am currently learning about myself:
- Don't clean while my kids are a wake. This leads to increased frustration on my part and leads me to be very short tempered with them.
- Spend nap time doing something for me, personally. Don't use nap time to clean house.
- Relinquish the idea that my house has to be clean all at once. This IS NOT POSSIBLE in my current state. I have to clean what I can and cut myself a little slack that it might take 2-3 days to get it all clean.
- Don't get caught up in snapshots of house perfection on the internet (post coming soon on this one)
- Work with my kids on cleaning up their toys. They enjoy it but it does take patience and time on my part but in the end will pay off
- Don't wish away my children's childhood longing for the day when they will make less of a mess and be able to clean it up. I only have them in my house for a short time. Someday my house will be "perfectly clean and put up again" and my hallways will be silent
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