I know this happens to you.... you look around your house + get all pissy. All pissy about the little messes that feel HUGE. I decided to grab my camera and share with you the piddly things that were driving me crazy but in reality each area took me less than 5 minutes. (ok, except the kitchen sink where I needed to handwash some dishes)
I'll share if you share.... Let me know what's vexing you and how long it REALLY took you to solve the problem. Spill girlfriend.
family room before after
kitchen before after
kitchen sink before after
kitchen table before after
I love this! You are so right - it is taking 5 minutes at a time!
Posted by: ExtraordinaryMommy | July 07, 2009 at 07:34 PM
I don't mind the cleaning up for five minutes, it's just discouraging when it needs to get done all over again. So I tend to leave it until the kids are asleep but then I don't want to waste my free time cleaning.
Posted by: Kelly@ Parenting Princesses | July 07, 2009 at 07:40 PM
I agree with with Kelly.... I hate cleaning up the same mess over and over again!!! If it's not in the living room it's in their room, the Hallway,the bathroom, or the kitchen. Sometimes, it's in every room, at the same time. UGH! You tell them to clean it up, and it goes in one ear and well, you know the rest....
Posted by: Liz | July 07, 2009 at 07:53 PM
I too LOATHE cleaning up the same messes over + over... so I only 'stop ignoring' the piles when I find myself all pissy... hence the blog post + taking 5 minutes to get myself back in -non pissy mode ;)
OH... and get those kidlets to help- if they can pull it all out they can AT least take 5 minutes to help you feel sane again!
Posted by: krista colvin | July 07, 2009 at 08:57 PM