Here's a newsflash. I suck at organization. I have never been a tidy person. Growing up my parents and I had numerous fights over the state of my room. At school I could never keep my desk or locker clean. And, at work I'm constantly reminded to tidy my office or tidy my desk.
So, it comes as no surprise that I can't organize my house.
Don't misunderstand. My house is clean. Our dishes are washed and our bathrooms are clean. But when it comes to organization ... we suck!
I hate a messy house, but I just can't get it together. It drives Mike and I nuts. And his issue - he microorganizes. So, he'll have every single dish lined up in the right direction but step over piles of clothes. Really, it's a huge battle for us. And, the battle gets worse since I'm home from work right now and see the mess all day.
My big fear is passing this disorganization gene on to our children. It seems as though we have. Matt has no interest in tidying up. He loves having his toys spread out. It's been annoying me though, so off I went to Ikea to get an organization system. And I put it together (which took me 2.5 hours). Both Matt and I were dreading the cleaning. But can I tell you how much fun it has been? Seriously.
We've been sorting through all the toys and sorting has led to all sorts of discoveries. We found the complete train set! We found all his Cars toys! We found missing trucks! Life has been great. And, through it all we've been getting organized. Slowly organized, because every time we find a long lost toy a new game begins. But, I'm trying to remember that this is the whole point. I'm trying to teach Matt that it can be FUN to have a place for everything (and everything in its place).
And who knows, maybe it will spur me on to organize my stuff or come up with some great system for sorting all my kitchen containers. My real hope in life is that since I didn't manage to find a husband who likes organizing nor did I manage to have a child who likes organzing, perhaps the nanny we've hired will have some sort of organizing gene and whip our family into shape!
4 comments:
Hmmm... I know of a certain woman with a penchant for organizing on the best of days who is currently very pregnant and could nest your home into organization inside of an hour...
Hehehe, I'm laughing so hard at SciFi Dad's comment, but it's true :)
Anyhow, pics gf, where are the pics?
You've said my favourite word :)
I have a feeling we could all learn a thing or two about organizing from MTM!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
I SUCK at organizing, too. I'm the most disorganized person. I fantasize about organizing my days and, so, getting to bed earlier, etc.... But, I never get past the fantasy...!
we are the opposite- we are total organization freaks.
our friends and family always tease us about it.
can't say I blame them.
but is it actually possible to be completely organized when you have kids?
i swear if we threw one more into the mix, I think the place would be a disaster.
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