Let's be honest, pictures can be deceiving. And, sometimes, pictures are not worth a thousand words like we have always been told. You get online, visit your favorite blogs, and think to yourself, "Man, I bet their house is spotless all the time!" Well, I am here to show you that mine is not! As much as I want it to be, life gets in the way EVERY DAY!!! Plus, there just isn't enough time in the day.
I hope by the end of this post, you see that I am just like you. I'm still waiting for Tabitha from Bewitched to come to my house and teach me her talents!
Confession #1 - I am ALWAYS in the process of doing laundry.
It doesn't matter how hard I try, I can't get caught up. And, to think, it is just going to get worse when my children both enter school and participate in extracurricular activities.
Ready to be folded.
Sorting.
Confession #2 - My children have taken over my living room.
I have fought it over and over again, but I guess they are stronger than I am. I continuously pick up this area throughout the day, but it still looks like this.
Can you tell it takes a lot to entertain my son? He is actually swinging in the swing during this picture.
Can you tell it takes a lot to entertain my son? He is actually swinging in the swing during this picture.
Confession #3 - I HATE hand-washing dishes.
I was not raised this way, but I can't stand to hand-wash dishes. Growing up, my mom always had a dishwasher, but never used it. Not me! My household only has a few dishes that can not be placed in a dishwasher. We will gradually load up the dishwasher and when it gets full, we will start it. I just feel we have a dishwasher, so we might as well use it!
Just waiting to get full.
Confession #4 - We are ALWAYS in the middle of a project.
This causes one area of the house to get a little messy, which is usually the office. I have donation things in this picture, things for my bedroom, and even a few things that need to be filed and stored. Plus, my daughter's mess!
Confession #5 - I believe in having a catch-all area.
Let's be honest, it's going to happen. We can either fight it or learn to live with it. Well, I have learned to live with it. There is always one place in the house where everyone throws down their stuff. For us, it is the kitchen counter. So, I have placed a small bowl in that area to catch it all. I feel if I didn't do this, then every room would have a catch-all area: living room end tables, bedroom night stands, and bedroom dressers. It has definitely helped our household.
Confession #6 - Sometimes, it is hard to keep the kids on-board.
My daughter is only 4-years-old, but we explain and involve her in the cleaning up and organizing process. But, she is a child and those things just aren't top on her priority list most days. She will go through spurts where she wants everything straight, but this is usually what her room looks like...
Mommy usually has to go through and help her clean it up at the end of every day.
But, hey, It could be a lot worse!
Now, you know my dirty little secrets. I hate cleaning dishes, my house is NOT always organized (Hey! I have kids), and I am always in the middle of projects. : ) But, I wouldn't have it any other way!!!











































