Ok, I want to know.
I go into other womens' homes that are clutter free, cute and clean.
Organized, vacuumed, no laundry on the couch.
I can do this and often do, but its at the expense of other things I WANT to be doing.
Things like playing with my kids, quilting, crafting, exercising, reading, baking, etc.
If I choose even ONE activity listed above, everything else gets neglected. I may end up with a nice new craft or stronger muscles, but there is the blasted laundry on my couch waiting to be folded (if it was even lucky enough to get washed in the first place).
Sooooo, how do you do it? Are there just women out there who are better at time management than me? Do they just not sleep? Do they have more cooperative kiddos? Cause it feels like my head is spinning when I try to do everything, and I feel hopelessly inept.
It feels like I SHOULD be able to exercise and clean the house in one day, but I can't. I guess if I got up at 6am and exercised before my kiddos got up, that would help, but when that alarm goes off I just keep hitting snooze.
So. Am I just lazy, or do I have poor time management, or is this something other women struggle with as well?
And how do those women who seem to have it all together DO it?
Does anyone know?
9 hours ago
13 comments:
Maybe they JUST clean the house, and they dont have a Corinney either. You do okay.
I'm just like you! I don't know how they do it, but I decided that a cluttered house isn't so bad, much better than the alternative of an empty clean house! :)
sheesh Gina! I always have thunk of you as one of "those" other women...clean, organized, craft, fit, and having fun with her family! I mean I know you know what my house looks like and you do remember that you just moved an entire household of 15+ years and 6 peoples worth of stuff to another state--I think that you are great!! But remember your kids are only young once and your house can be clean any OLD time. I still remember you scrubbing the thing in between the carpet and the tile with a toothbrush... ;) oh by the way if you have the secret to the how do they do it question I could really use that answer too!
Melisa, you have a full time job and 4 kiddos to take care of! I only work two nights a week! And Anne, I have thought of that alternative before, and it does help to think of it that way. Maybe the truth of it is is that there really isn't anyone who has it all together, somethings gotta give, right? Oh yeah, and Corrine is worth like 3 normal kids, right mom!
I don't think anyone has it all together all the time. Life as a mother just isn't conducive to that ideal. But we do the best we can, and prioritize, and hope for the best.
I left your house the other day and thought as I walked home..."wow, she exercised today, her kids are ready and at school, she is ready, and her house is clean." I'm super impressed with ALL you do!!! Will you come and teach me because I know you've seen my house...
I can't believe I just heard that from you!!! You are like wonder woman! You make your kid's lunches, have date nights with the kids, school projects in the summers, part-time job, and still a smile on your face at the end of the day! I just make sure my living room and kitchen are cleaned and then I'm good! Nobody else can see the rest of the house;)
You all are SO SWEET. You make me feel better, and you have to know I have been equally impressed with all of you. So, there's my answer, I think. We are all awesome, and none of us can do everything, but that doesn't matter! ( As long as the rooms visible from the front door are clean! I use that trick to, Shalean! Oh, and nobody look in my closets!) :))
And I have to say, no one has EVER called me wonder woman before....that will have me flying for weeks...Thanks Shalean! (I think of you as a spiritual wonder woman, you are amazing with all things gospel, what you teach your kids, how you live your life, the way you think, etc. You are amazing!)
Gina, seriously- don't be so hard on yourself. You are AMAZING!!! Don't let anybody tell you otherwise- especially if that anybody is you! I've decided all I can do is try to do my best. If I compared myself to other women (like this one AMAZING lady named Gina) I could beat myself up all day. "I wish I could cook, clean, run, sew, craft, bake, decorate, bike, etc., etc. like _____ (fill in the blank with someone's name here, for this example we'll use the name Gina)." I already know there are plenty of things I'm not very good at; but I try to remind myself that there ARE things I AM good at. Even if I'm only somewhat good at them and I'm only good at them sometimes. I think it was President Hinckley that said we should just try to be a little bit better each day. So don't worry if you can't do it all, all the time. I'll end my rambling comment with one of my all time favorite quotes from Marjorie Hinckley: "We each do the best we can. My best may not be as good as your best. But it's my best." The first time I read that I thought, "Wow, if the wife of the PROPHET says that- maybe there's hope for me afterall." Luv ya Gina!
Oh, Lisa, your comment made me tear up. I do have the.very.best.friends! And you are fabulous at tons of stuff, one of the most creative people I know. Awesome piano player. Do everythinginthehouse cause your husband can't person. (Not to knock Brian, he has a good reason!) Good at budgeting and super bargin shopper. Serve and help others (ME!) even when you are tired. And many more, but this is just a comment. I would need a whole post to do you justice!
Carrie, your house is great! No problem there! (And I know because I have been an overnight guest!) Stacey, you are right about the whole motherhood not being conducive to perfection ideal. I just wanted to individually address you all for the wonderful comments...I may print them out and put them on my fridge!
Um ... they don't. They have their complaints just like everyone else.
I get it a lot because my house is (fairly) clean, and I do lots of crafts and I'm intensely into my children (who isn't?) But ... my closet is piled with laundry, my cupboards are a mess, and I have a to-do pile three feet high.
Everyone's got something ....
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