Cleaning and Organizing.
I am a stay at home Mom, so I spend a lot of my time cleaning when there is nothing else to do. For a mother of two little girls, the job is never done! I pick up one room and by the time I am done with the next the previously cleaned room is a disaster. I don't like cleaning and I've never been very good at it either. I'm not a deep cleaner, but more of a surface cleaner. Since being married and moving out of my parents house in February 2012, I have been forced to accomplish these things without my Mom. I just look at a big mess and get so overwhelmed that instead of looking at it and saying, "I have to get this done." it ends up being something more like, "I don't know where to start, so I'm not going too." This video, I Hate Being A Grown Up, pretty much explans it all. I do my best though to keep the house clean, laundry done, and dinner on the table. Afterall, it's my job. I look at it like this: My husband can't not go to work one day simply because he doesn't feel like it, so why should I be so lazy as to not do some simple housework? <-- My Dad's philosophy. I'm not #1 housewife in the world by any means. It may take me until noon to even get started, I may not "get ready for the day" until 4pm when I have finished cleaning, or some days it may not get done at all, but I TRY. I have a system now that is helping me somewhat.
Pick up:
Trash First
Surface clean second (toys, clothes, etc.)
&& deep clean third (vacuum, sweep, dust, clean cabinets, whatever)
My problem right now, however, is that I do not have enough storage bins or places to put things. We haven't been in this house very long and if you've ever moved out completely on your own, you know how much money it takes, so it's just something I haven't gotten around to buying. That being said, once I surface clean.. I don't know what to do with all the toys, clothes, etc. so they just go wherever I can find a spot for them. It would be so much easier if everything had a place. It's kind of like when you were a kid and would shove everything underneath your bed.. or bribe your sibling to clean your bedroom.. atleast I did.
Kate
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I find that if I start with one room or one area , like a corner of the room that is piled up, just clean that room or section and then move to the next. This will be much easier once the children are in school. It is easy to get side tracted with little ones needing your attention. Best to throw away what you don't need. Have a file drawer or cabinet for important papers. In your case a plastic tub up in a closet where little ones can't reach. Try to keep laundry put away as soon as it comes from the dryer, so it does not get piled up or mixed back in with the dirty cloths. Of course having some drawers is good for this. These are just a few ideas. Best of luck, it will get better as the children learn to be good helpers. Teach them as much as you can when they are young. love Mom
ReplyDeleteMom, laundry is the worst thing right now because we still have no dressers or drawers. :-/
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