monday morning chatter


It's only 8:31 in the morning, and I feel like I'm on top of the world--a feeling I haven't felt in several weeks. Due to my persistent migraines, I have basically remained in survival mode and have let several daily activities go because lying down just seemed like such a better idea. However, this morning I don't have a headache...yet...and I have energy. So I've already washed all of last night's dinner dishes, vacuumed every room in the house, started two loads of laundry, swept the floor and played with the girls.

I am so proud of myself. I hate to admit this, but it should be noted that I am a fairly disorganized person. Try and try as I might, I cannot figure out how to effectively use a day planner. I can't tell you how many I've ditched after a few weeks. But disorganization is not only found in my planning, it can almost always be seen around the house. My goal is to clean one room each day. However, I usually end up only ever cleaning the kitchen, living room and bathroom since those are the rooms visitors see when they come by. Mya's room is almost always a disaster because she changes 10-15 times a day. V's room is also our storage room so she is blessed to wake up next to Uhaul boxes and extra odds and ends. And our room is the room that collects everything that needs to be hidden before company comes over.

Our room is my enemy. I crave a big, clean space where I can write but usually find a too tight space filled with piles of folded clothes, shoes and toys. Last week I stepped on something sharp when I woke up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. My foot ached for two days. It was then that I decided something had to be done so I turned on Disney Jr., put V down for her morning nap and got to work. It took two hours and several laundry baskets to tidy that 10x10 space. I have taken special care of our room every day since just so it doesn't quickly turn back into the bomb shelter.

Why do I let my room get so bad you wonder? Apathy, exhaustion, frustration. I don't really know. I think the big problem in this house is that we are trying to fit all of our things into a space that will not give. I donate things as I can and I trash as much as possible whenever possible because even though it would not appear this way...I hate clutter. I really do.

I love clean things and spaces. I feel like brain works better in them so I really just need to find a way to keep all these little places neat and tidy.

Do you have a room you despise? Be honest.

Here is my Monday Morning Chatter:
A World War II Flying Ace leaves behind an incredible story: James Morehead dies at 95
Do you need a few tips to help you keep the house clean: Four Daily Routines
Perhaps the trick to keeping things clean is having less: Having more with less
I need new summer sandals already since the weather is amazing: Jalen sandals
I am teaching Mya about seasons and found this awesome craft idea: Fruit Loops Rainbow Craft
This recipe is on my list this week: Chicken Tortellini Bake
Someone reminded me of this song last night, and I can't get it out of my head: Tribute

4 comments :

  1. It's not so much a room I dislike, but our kitchen table is FRUSTRATING most days of the week. Because my husband works late, I eat with The Dot and he eats later when he gets home - this means that we only ever need half our kitchen table. Unfortunately, that means when mail comes through the door, or we don't have time/space to put something, it ends up...you guessed it...on our kitchen table. It looks like a dump most days, and it's only Saturday mornings when I realize I need to tidy it up because we'll ALL be eating at the table that day! If our house was bigger, I'm sure we'd have more than just a junk drawer/cupboard/kitchen table...there are just too many things we need from time to time that don't seem to have a place of their own, so they just end up in odd places...so I feel your pain! x

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  2. I'm always looking for organization tips. I really feel that a home can be run with greater ease if everything has a space. I recently revamped my filing system which took care of our paper mess. Last week I organized my desk drawers. Which is usually a dumping zone. I enjoyed looking at your link. Every idea helps me!

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  3. my room is my dumping ground too...but each room in our house has a dumping area-yikes! My family is coming to visit on saturday so I wrote down all the areas I want to focus on (not my room or the boys, just to be realistic), and divided the work among days. I am soo proud of myself for getting everything for today done. Including the toy closet. Took me and hour & a half because Michael wanted to play w/everything. Hopefully I can keep up the momentum & not burn out!

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  4. I totally get the too much stuff and too little space feeling. I sometimes feel like we live in a box. I cannot stand to have a dirty kitchen, yeah as soon as I clean it, it gets dirty again. I hate hate hate having dishes in my sink. yet... It's probably the room that gets the most attention yet its the most likely to be dirty.

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