November 4, 2010

• Can You Believe It??

   I don't generally do something like this, but I have been encouraged lately that I am not alone in the messy house department!!

   So, my kitchen was about to drive me nuts. Last weekend the guys were gone, and Tamara and I spent a lot of time out of the house....we would come home and unload and leave again...then the guys came home and unpacked. Then it was back to school from 9-3 each day this week and I was gone Tues. and Wed. nights. All this combined made for a VERY messy kitchen. I had enough and was determined my husband wasn't going to have to come home to this mess one more night!!

  This is the BEFORE:

  

  And the AFTER:

  

   Yeh, it took me about 2 hours to get it all cleaned up!!  But it feels SO good to walk out there and see this!!

   I would have been mortified if someone had stopped in before it was cleaned up (so instead I put it on here for ALL the world to see!! ) Why do we (I) try to appear that I live in such a perfect world?? Yes, my house gets messy and No, I don't always keep after....in fact, it more often looks like the Before, than the After picture!! Ugh!! I know part of my problem is too much "cluttery" stuff with no permanent home for it! Someday I will achieve the desired organized home!! MAYBE.......

   But till then, we live, we laugh, we love.....we tolerate a messy house!!

   

  On a side note....my son was messing with the candle I have burning in the kitchen and I told him I think he needs some work to do. He jumped up and down and said, "Yeh"!! I'm thinking "yeh, right"!! So I said, you want to go clean the hall bathroom and he said "Sure, Mom!!"  Okay, pinch me....I can't be dreaming!! I am feeling very blessed as I sit here and type and hear lots of noise in the bathroom! He even took the rugs out and shook them!  I will cherish these days while I can!

  

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