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RE: The becoming unmessy support thread! - 5/1/2009 6:28:24 PM
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4IMPersuaded
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There has got to be a happy medium and I'm going to try to find it.
B-longs... Yep. Your story sounds very familiar! I don't know if we had to tidy up before lunch, but we certainly never went to bed with a mess, ever. We only ate in the kitchen. After I graduated and was living at home for the first two years of college, I thought I was big stuff b/c I could take a glass of tea onto the couch. By then, I was pretty certain that I wouldn't spill!
You are right, though. We shouldn't be slaves to our houses, either way. We shouldn't feel the need to spend every waking moment cleaning, nor should we feel embarrassed to answer the door! I know that some of my messiness is rebellion, and I need to pray for deliverance and forgiveness. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, after all. I KNOW what to do, I just don't want to-- until I know I'll be held accountable! Bless DH... He just doesn't care. He has no problem coming home to find me playing outside with the kids and the house a wreck. I have friends whose husbands come home and berate them for the slightest dirt dish-- I'd rather have mine!
Agapetos-- the only advice I can offer you is to start-- and that's the hardest part for me. If DH gets me started on a project, I'll usually finish it. Pick a box to attack during your favorite show. I'd also set up a designated sort center with a trash bin, "to be filed", and "to donate" bin. Once one box is sorted, I'd file the "to be filed" and not let it build up. I've had marginal success with my son and a jump rope. I lay the jump rope in a shape on the floor and tell him to clean whats inside the shape. Once that's clear, we move the jump rope. Usually, it helps clear a path to the bed at least!
My difficulty is with consistency. I'll tolerate the mess to a point and then I'll turn into a drill sergeant until it is spotless and start the cycle again.
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RE: The becoming unmessy support thread! - 5/1/2009 6:33:39 PM
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4IMPersuaded
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BTW-- The kitchen, DR, LR, and kids bath and breakfast area are all clean. Tomorrow we'll tackle the bedrooms and master bath. Woot!
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RE: The becoming unmessy support thread! - 5/1/2009 8:58:10 PM
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B-longs2Jesus
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I thought I was big stuff b/c I could take a glass of tea onto the couch. By then, I was pretty certain that I wouldn't spill!
My dad never even made it to that big stuff stage! My brother however, he does get away with it, only because he's as stubborn as her. My mom throws a bit of a fit now and then with him, but he is the only one who does it and gets away with it till this day!!
He didn't dare try it in his younger days...he's getting to be a bit of a crotchety old guy now, and I guess he feels since he moved in to take care of her, he's entitled!
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RE: The becoming unmessy support thread! - 5/4/2009 3:37:52 PM
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JustaFan
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I have off from work today. I was planning to goof off, after going to the doctor for a checkup. Ha! I watched Kim and Aggie, and darned if they didn't insprie me. I took apart the bed, right down to the frame. I'm flipping the mattress, vacuuming the bed rails, cleaning the baseboard behind the bed, well, just vacuuming everything. I found three socks, 83 cents, two pens, a bottle of hand lotion, two books, a pack of subway tokens (Yay), and a whole lot of dust bunning--but nothing gross or embarrassing. So that is good.
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RE: The becoming unmessy support thread! - 5/4/2009 7:48:31 PM
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manda59
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I've not started on my mess yet. I am only just about coping with all the things that need to be done each day (and don't even manage all of that each day), and right now can only think about starting to clear the "backlog".
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RE: The becoming unmessy support thread! - 5/4/2009 11:11:42 PM
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momma_bee
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As I set at the laundry mat today, I made a list of 'how normal people live' and DeeDee is concerned that I want her to be normal instead of accepting her how she is.
You know - normal people can walk on their bedroom floor. They eat with metal silverware on a regular basis. Stuff like that.
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The good news is that I won't have to worry about keeping space so I can watch tv! I can move things around and leave them until I'm ready to sort them. Much easier for me. 
