SO WHAT! Wednesday
This 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.
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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.
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