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In Christ
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« Reply #30 on: January 04, 2010, 08:17:19 PM »
Thank you...I'm hoping that getting into The Plan will help me not think about losing my mind over other stuff here Smiley

And maybe it'll help dh have less to be hateful about

And again, if we end up having to move, it'll help us be ready to SHOW the house....someone mentioned that realtors have info on that, I thought I'd ask a few friends.

I'm hoping to take ds' stuff out of his room and move much of it over there....I was thinking of another idea:

I try to be practical in a lot of things, so it hit me the other day, ds will have to have tools one day (I really wanted to get him started this CHRISTmas) so...instead of  "dressers" for his stuff in his room, I think I'd like to save and get him some brand new BIG toolboxes...you know the ones that are like 3-4 feet tall with all the drawers....I'll have too look at them and see what all they have, but new ones aren't greasy, so he can put collectibles in the tiny drawers and clothes in the deeper ones....anyway, then when he gets ready to move, maybe he'll have two or more good tool boxes to take with....like dd is collecting stuff for her "hope chest (of drawers)" he'll have those.  Anyway, they'll be new and clean and like someone above said, I can take most everything else out of his room and put some in storage and give some away (not that he has a LOT).  OH, oh, and those tool boxes would be good for legos, knives, matchbox cars (the collectibles stuff) AND they all have locks and keys so he can lock them up, since dh is concerned about "friends" walking away with things (he doesn't trust people) ha.

SO, that's my thought on ds' room Smiley  Whatcha think?
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rainygladness
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« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2010, 07:59:16 AM »
I think that's a great idea -- dual purpose!  Don't forget to take before and after pics of all your hard work! (Maybe post some here sometime?  Wink)
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« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2010, 03:44:41 PM »
I'm so excited, tomorrow is the big day....pack it all up and move it to storage unit....I just don't have the boxes I need and I have 9 hours Sad

Anyway, I am so looking forward to moving all the extra stuff OUT....even told ds we were packing up his room but he could keep his clothes, some books, and his legos, and when he could keep it clean, then he could go "shopping" in the storage unit for something else Wink 

Pray dd and I get it ALL moved so dh will be VERY surprised when he gets back in....plus we need to straighten AFTER moving stuff AND try to get his truck cleaned up some while we have it....so silly as it sounds, prayers would be GREATLY appreciated....I'm so tickled I can't wait till morning...I want it to be like an extreme home makeover day  Roll Eyes
I am DREAMING of a happy dh and having company over and being able to SHOW the house if need be....LORD willing...
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amy3js
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« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2010, 04:00:49 PM »
I'll be praying for you to get it all done and looking great. And I love the tool chest ideas for your son's room- that's an awesome idea!

And ditto rainy on the before and after pics, I think they will be  cool for you to see. (And us if you feel so inclined.  Wink)
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herbs girl
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« Reply #34 on: February 10, 2010, 10:13:38 AM »
An update- I started Motivated Moms and I am getting along great with it. The list each day and seeing it checked off makes a big difference in my house, and myself.  It simplifies things alot. The list only cost $8 here...  http://motivatedmoms.com/  It has daily chores,  then extra chores to do each day (clean light fixtures, windows, mop floor, ect) only it is spread out weekly, monthly, yearly, ect already done for me, I dont have to figure it out!


I am also trying to spend Several 15 minute sessions daily in the upstairs and attic (where it looks like a tornado went through)  My parents are coming to visit, Lord Willing in March, so I have a deadline of sorts to work towards getting the upstairs looking nice for company. So far We have carried out around 4-5 black trashbags of trash, and 3-4 donate bags for GoodWill/thrift store.  They havent all been crammed full, but I am tossing alot of stuff. The more stuff I pitch and donate, the better I feel. Down to the bare minimum will make it so its easier to maintaine for sure!


God has blessed me!!!!.  DH's boss granted us all new floors in the downstairs. (the other ones were so bad I didnt want company to see them  Grin)  So my floors are staying cleaner, because I dont let my older children wear shoes on the carpet, and I also require that they take off boots and shoes before entering the house past the entryway when they come in from outside,  IT has made a huge difference.  My kitchen floor no longer needs mopped daily, because the coating is not worn off, like the old one, and it is a darker color so it doesnt show dirt as much!

In Christ-  Praying for you!
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« Reply #35 on: February 10, 2010, 02:30:22 PM »
Yea!
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mammame
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« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2010, 10:22:11 AM »
What a relief to know that there are other women out there who do not like cleaning! I know that the bible specifically says that our homes should be neat (I can't think of the verse, I just remember my pastor quoting it at one point and me wanting to sink into the pew!!), but I was not born with that neat gene! I would gladly sit on the computer or on the couch all day or just play with my kids all day long!

That said... I can confidently say that I would be honored to invite someone to my house, right now, without cleaning up! It has been a very hard struggle to get to this point though, and I would only let them in the open living area, not upstairs to the bedrooms or downstairs to the chaotic basement! Ack!

So what do I do to keep the house clean? There are two things that I stick to:

*Sweat the small stuff.*
That's right... the world tells you NOT to sweat the small stuff but I'm telling you TO sweat the small stuff! My house becomes a disaster when I let the small things go. I don't feel like folding the laundry, I'll do it tomorrow... well that turns into a week with a pile of laundry on the floor!  Or how about wiping that counter down... meh, I'll do it later. Well later never happens until I need to counter space to do something specific. That's no way to live! But if I sweat the small stuff and worry about it, well, then things aren’t going to pile up and it’s not going to be so overwhelming.

This leads right into my next motto…

DO IT NOW!

Someone once told me that if it can be done in under a minute, do it now. When I’m looking for something to wear I’m apt to throw a million outfits on the bed and am then left with a half hour clean up job. If I would just put each piece back on the hanger when I decide not to wear it, I would never get to a point where there’s a huge clean up job.

Also, before I even log onto the computer I make sure that things are done. If the dishes still need done, why even log onto the computer? There’s no point… just go spend 20 minutes now and then when you want to go to bed later, you won’t have a huge pile of dishes staring back at you!

Sorry this is so long! Yowzers! Anyway, for anyone who might be reading this… that’s how I do it. Oh, and I have an online blog to help me stay accountable. But now that things are pretty clean I don’t even feel the need to post that often lol!
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« Reply #37 on: March 09, 2010, 10:25:27 AM »
Yay! I am SO happy right now! I spent a week working like mad to completely clean and organize my house and it's done for the most part! There are still a few areas I need to work on, like organizing drawers and the computer cords, but and least my house is clean and tidy, and will stay that way!
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zoe
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« Reply #38 on: June 03, 2010, 04:40:04 AM »
I always had to have a clean-well spotless house- When I married i was unorganized and  messed up a lot, my husband was very unhappy with me being so badly organized. My mil helped me and teached me running a household (my mother was a very good housewife but didn´t teach me, I didn´t have  lot of chores, bc she was very proud that she managed everything alone, she wanted it that way) when the boys were small I found a good way to present a spotless house to my husband when he came home in the evening, thats what I did, thanks to mil: I had and still have a nice box in every room- a messbox- where I put everything undone inside when I was not finished by time. First thing in the morning after husband left I opened the boxes and made order. With time I got annoyed in the morning to have to do so much left from the day before, so I managed to do things on time during the day. It took time but now, my boxes get filled very seldomly. i used to rush through the house, half an hour before my husband came home to put away thing, hahaha. But I still make the house tour before he comes to be sure everything is in order. I became a quick cleaner because I hate cleaning.I always start with putting away dishes and cleaning  and laundry because i hate to do these things so when done I don´t feel no pressure in my neck about these tasks and they usually are finished before lunch. And it feels so good when everything looks nice.
My husband wants me to be with him when he is at home, he does not want to see me to work around in the house, he wants the lunch and dinner ready when he comes. that s my job as it is his job to work outside the house. he doesn´t bring work home, so he has time fo his family when he is home and he wants his family tobe with him when he  s home. It was always a rule that work (housework schoolwork etc) was to be finished whe dad came home so we all had time as a family. We all have our jobs to do orderly and at time at home (me), in the office(my husband), at school(our children) and there is no excuse to not doing it right.
There are always times when things get messed up because of illness or things th happen and we cannot control but laziness is a big no in our house and I was a lazy brat as a young girl I must confess Wink and my husbaand was very strict with me and the children and we learned quickly- but he was/is also very strict with himself. I´m grateful for the way my husband leads our family and I´m grateful to my mil who helped me soo much to become the helpmeet my husband was wishing for. Now that my mil needs me so much, I´m happy to give her back all the good she gave to me.
So girls and ladys, i don´t think a messy house is sin but a clean house is definity a joy for the family. Don´t get upset when you have little children, it s normal to struggle, buy some messy boxes and teach your childen to put their mess inside before daddy comes home and give them chores to help in the household so they learn by time how to run a house for when they will be adult- it will spare them embarassment and shame later ( o my god was i embarassed and stressed when I had to hide things from my parents and my mil on the beginning of my marriage! hahaha I couldn´t hide from my husband which caused me a lot of trouble and corrections)
My husband tells me often he is proud of me doing my job so good and how happy he is that he can bring guests to our house at any time and knows that they will feel welcomed even if he forgets to tell me that he brings people over. I don´t like these situations  but it´s never a big deal or an embarassment.
Sorry this wa long greeting zoe
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sohnnenstrahl
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« Reply #39 on: June 03, 2010, 10:43:04 AM »
Zoe! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the idea of the nice looking "messy box" in every room! That is brilliant! And oh so right up my alley. A local friend did help me out in a pinch right before we were going to entertain guests by shoving some things into a tub and covering the tub with a nice lap blanket. However, the idea of one in every room, and the daily routine of righting the messes in the boxes: ZOE! You are magnificent! And your MIL too!

I, too, never learned how to keep a house before I got married. My personality is not exactly geared toward constantly keeping things in order, either; I have much more of an affinity for blasting into projects (in gleeful camaraderie with the kids) than for cleaning up after them. And you know what? Doesn't matter! We still need an ordered home, regardless of my predisposition or lack of previous housekeeping education. So again, thanks!
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