To All the Married Ladies

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I just want to know one thing...

Is your house ever fully organized, clean, tidy, and decorated just the way you like it?

As soon as I complete my "Procrastination List" (odd-ball things that I put off until I can't stand it anymore) there's always one more closet that needs to be sorted though, more pictures I find to hang up, more spots in the carpet that need to be scrubbed, more junk to take away, etc... I keep thinking that some day the house will be just the way I want it and the only chores I'll have to do are the regulars.

So that's why I need your opinions and advice. How long does it take to really settle in? Is there a time when your house feels "just right" or is it a continual process until the day we hire a maid?

Please... just make it stop... whimper... whimper

Comments

Michelle said…
My house seems like it is constantly changing. And it is never as clean as I want it to be, and it is never as organized as I want it to be, or I will think that I am finally organized and then something happens, or I have put off a chore for too long and it becomes overwhelming! So, yes, my house is never as clean as I would hope. Nor is it as organized. You are not the only one!! (I'm glad I am not the only one in that boat too!) :)
December 3, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Cecily said…
"A woman's work is never done."

... and sometimes it just sucks.

Maybe houses continuously change because our familial needs are always changing. Even when our kids grow up and move out, even then I think needs will keep changing enough that I will have to constantly be reorganizing my house.

What your parents never told you: playing Tetris is actually training for motherly organizing. Dishwashers, closets, under-bed storage... it's all tetris. :)

GOOD LUCK! I know I sure need it!
December 4, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Joy Carlton said…
I don't think ones house can ever be the exact way that one wants it. I don't have any children yet and my house hasn't gotten to the way I want it. So I can only imagine when you add children to the mix. Plus it seems like things start to settle down we come up with another house project that makes everything messy.
December 4, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Tara said…
We've lived here for two years and I am still working on it! I think sometimes I am too used to my single or childless days where I was able to start a project and finish it in a decent amount of time. With two little ones it is more like starting it, pausing it, restarting it ...... several weeks later .... finishing it :).

Sometimes I clean off a counter or decorate an area just how I like it just so when the rest of the apartment gets hectic, I can come back to my own little area that looks nice!
December 6, 2009 at 2:25 PM
McKenzie Perez said…
I just gave up. As long as everything fits in a closet I am happy. If I don't have to see it then at least I can trick myself into thinking I am organized. :)

I am a big fan of bed risers and matching storage boxes. I know it seems weird, but if the storage boxes match it really makes a difference.
December 7, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Dani said…
Honestly, I feel like mine is just about there. Our office is still a little bit messy sometimes, but we've really worked together on trying to keep things nice. I think as babies get older it gets easier in a way, too, because you have 2 hands instead of just 1 most of the time. That's my optimism! A lot of moms suck at being optimistic! :)
December 8, 2009 at 2:47 AM
Unknown said…
My mantra is 'fake it till you make it.' I basically fly by the seat of my pants all day!

And although I now have 2 hands instead of one with which to clean up or organize...I have four little ones that are really fast and scarily efficient at undoing EVERYTHING, plus more.

I just keep telling myself that I will one day miss finding jingle bells and crushed up cereal in my bed at night...
December 9, 2009 at 7:38 PM
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