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When I say my house is messy, I really mean it.
By Moriah on February 18th, 2009
We finally managed to get our recyclables out to the street today before the truck came. When we lived here before they came once a week so it was no big deal to miss. Now they do it once a month and we missed (the) last (two) month(s).
(A great way to encourage people to recycle! Make it impossible!!)
Getting rid of all that crap stuff piled next to our fence was nearly enough to make me do a happy dance. Except it was about the only bright and shining moment of the morning (well, that and the fact that Andy let me sleep in a bit).
And if you don’t believe me, I present to you Our Morning:
(Alternate title: Proof that Three Preschoolers Can Wreak Utter Destruction in Five Seconds Flat)
See what I mean?
The reason there are no children in any of these pictures is because after they tired of their merry messmaking, they went and jumped on the rain-soaked trampoline (I was in the shower).
Notice Adelaide is wearing only a diaper and her pajama shirt. (Where is your mother?) All three of them are soaked. And you can’t tell, but Madeline is wearing a jacket but no shirt. About 2 seconds after I snapped this picture, she got pushed off face first into the mud. (She was walking around the outside of the net, which is actually forbidden.)
Of course she came in screaming, covered with wet dirt and leaves. I felt sorry for her but it really was the last straw. I started laughing uncontrollably. It was an impulse that I COULD NOT HELP. (Which was weird because actually I felt like crying, myself.)
They all got baths after that.
Yes, I know it’s all fodder for a What Not To Do post. Guaranteed to make you feel better about your own disarray! And you older moms thankful you’ve outgrown the toddler clutter. (I’m only here to serve.)
But I can post those without shame because A) my identity is not tied up in how clean my house is and B) because now it looks like this:
Let’s hope I have something more interesting to post about tomorrow.
19 Responses to “When I say my house is messy, I really mean it.”
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Whew…you worked so hard I got tired just looking at the pictures!
Yeah, me and the garbage bag. ;)
I think we should all be required to post messy house pics. They kinda make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Girl, you should be proud of that because I think I would have just gone back to bed. Wait, no I wouldn’t because the kids are still there and it would be worse when I got up :) I love that you posted this!
Thanks for keeping it real!
You know I’m curious what you did with the kids to get the house clean again? Did you threaten their lives? Or is the bathroom now looking how the rest looked?? :)
I just love a clean house after it’s been messy. Nothing at all like it.
My house currently looks a great deal like the first set of pictures. Regardless of how much cleaning I do, it usually does.
makes me a bit jealous…that you have a nice end-result! i’m sitting in a mess, and judah’s covered in crayons and stuffed animals (thanks to eve, of course)…eesh…never-ending!
Alls I can say is WOW.
First…YAY for recycling! I’m proud of you.
And wow, what a transformation. I was thinking yesterday when I unplugged about how quickly I can get my house clean when the little people aren’t here. You get DOUBLE points for getting it done with three kids five and under!
Love this post ;o) Which of us can’t relate?
What I love is that you included the after pics too, it made me feel like I’ve already had a full and productive day just to see all that you’ve accomplished!
Thank you for being SO real! I SO love that about you :)
Some days I look around my house and think “why bother?” because it’s so trashed. Actually, that’s most days!
my town makes it super to recycle by not picking up AT ALL! So my garage slowly fills up with recycling until I’m in fear of the beer bottle sculpture colapsing. Then I yell at Tim to take it out or I’ll make him sleep out there. I know recycling is good for the environment and all, but still looking a Christmas boxes is not good for my marriage!
OMW I nearly had a panic attack seeing all that mess. LOL And the trampoline! AH! You handle it with a grace I do not have my friend. LOL
You are the bravest blogger I know!
And you do good work.
Also, I laughed at your comment about the moms with older kids who remember life with toddlers. Well, I am here to tell you that its just a lie.
We mom’s of older kids tell you young mom’s that ‘we remember that”, but the truth is we’re still living it. It’s just now that the we can threaten to take really important things away (iPod, video games, movie nights with friend) if they don’t pick up a little!
Will you come clean mine now cause it still looks like your first few pictures?
You don’t know how much I love you for posting these pics.
And I always forget that you have a piano…lucky girl.
I’m glad my house isn’t the only one that looks like that sometimes…it makes me feel so much better.
My house NEVER looks as clean as your “after” pics.