I'm trying. Really, I am. You know it's bad when my Dad doesn't even hassle me about updating the blog. I must be a lost cause. My life isn't what it was before - don't get me wrong - I have absolutely no regrets with all the changes we have made with another child, but free time definitely has been sacrificed. I know this will change as Piper gets older - but for now, most non-working time gets spent with her... and she doesn't care for Mama typing away on the keyboard and looking at the screen and not her. In the meantime, I am seriously considering hiring a cleaning service - I can't seem to keep on top of that, either. The front room is normally neat, and Andrew keeps on top of the dishes, but everything else looks like a disaster. Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations?
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Trying
I'm trying. Really, I am. You know it's bad when my Dad doesn't even hassle me about updating the blog. I must be a lost cause. My life isn't what it was before - don't get me wrong - I have absolutely no regrets with all the changes we have made with another child, but free time definitely has been sacrificed. I know this will change as Piper gets older - but for now, most non-working time gets spent with her... and she doesn't care for Mama typing away on the keyboard and looking at the screen and not her. In the meantime, I am seriously considering hiring a cleaning service - I can't seem to keep on top of that, either. The front room is normally neat, and Andrew keeps on top of the dishes, but everything else looks like a disaster. Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations?
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Saturday morning is cleaning day--vacuuming, mopping, laundry. The boys have to pick up whatever toys/stuff they have brought into the living room no later than bedtime. My boys are what exactly each a year older than your girls? This is the way it's been since Mooch was about P's age. Of course i helped out a bit when he was younger.
Hey Josephine, I'm a friend of Karen (CooknKnit)- we do the knit night thing. Anyway, I was just saying how my 10mth old son's new nickname is Gizmo/Gremlin (depending upon that particular moment in time) and particularly when it comes to food. He eats just about anything. That's when Karen told me about you and your little brood - esp Piper. My DD Leili is 8.5 and then there's Gizmo aka Cosip. I feel your pain (so to speak). I swear I feel like a complete incompetent when it comes to keeping my house in order - AND I am fortunate enough not to have to work outside the home! So by all means, please don't feel bad about it, and if you can afford a cleaning service, I say hell yeah, go for it! Another possibility, I don't know if kids in your area do this (I just had one approach me at school today) - a mother's helper? Apparently they start as young as 11 here, but I have friends that use high school girls. Perhaps she could keep both your girls busy long enough for a few hours to let you get things done. Good luck, and if you figure out how to keep things orderly, please share! Take care, Jena
Love the flowers. The only way I am getting my house under control is to do it just one room at a time and say to heck with the rest. Once I can get in the habit of keeping up with the one, I move to the next one. Of course, I don't work yet, so if I did... I might hire a cleaning service.
A messy house is a sign of happy children making memories! I try to clean one to two rooms a day, and the kitchen. Always the kitchen! I clean the bathroom when its the boys bathtime. Laundry I can NEVER catch up on! Jaime
Please remember Sis, a clean home is the sign of a wasted life. I'm so thankful that Carl twitches before I do, so he does most of the cleaning. He also has more time a home alone as he works shift work. Perhaps you need to consider taking a day off to clean. send Piper to daycare, crank the tunes, and get busy!! Or you need Andrew to take the kids out for the day... I *hate* cleaning when there are people around (especially when they are just sitting around... while you work your butt off). My house looks clean at first glance, just don't open any doors to cupboards or closets.... Can you say 'Monica's closet?'... you know, from Friends? Anyway, when you find a solution that doesn't involve gasoline & a match, let me know!
No suggestion, I pretty much gave it up. I think it's worked out well, though. My kids didn't suffer from the choice.
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