Spring Has Sprung! May 4, 2008
Posted by Michelle in General.Tags: cleaning up, decorating, spring
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Well, hopefully it has! The weather has been so changeable recently.. and wet.. but we’ve had a couple of nice days, and even today it’s warm, despite being overcast. Anyway, I’m determined it IS spring, so this morning all the winter coats went away, and the summer ones have been freshly washed. Amy has quite a collection, now that many of Beth’s old ones fit her!
In addition, the windows are open, and at the moment, even the patio doors! I feel the cold, so for me to do that, it’s gotta be warm! I’ve even got a skirt on! LOL
Glen has finished stripping wallpaper and paint, and has today started painting.. in his own unique way, of course. (For those who I haven’t moaned to before, he has a strange way of decorating.. I just leave him to it these days!) He must have been feeling brave when he started.. he even let the girls help! Amy soon got the roller taken off her, but I think Beth managed to do some.
Oh yea.. sort of connected to spring, I tend to get myself a little stressed over mess. It’s not that I’m particularly neat myself, but I have little phases of getting annoyed, and tidying every up.. then getting even more annoyed when it’s messy again within a matter of seconds!
I’ve had two very experienced mums tell me that with children running around, they gave up - other, more important things took priority, and they’re much happier for it. So, what’s your philosophy.. especially if you have kids.. do you keep things tidy, have you taught your children to be tidy, or have you given up, and left your house ‘lived in’? {grin}
It certainly has been warm today, and as you know i’m now a little pink as a result tsch!
And as regards tidy houses, I like my house to be tidy and I have taught Robbie to tidy up after himself. To be honest I think I am a little OCD about things being ‘in their place’!
BUT having said that, a 12 year old is a lot easier to keep tidy than a four year old!
I’m not tidy, but my boyfriend is. Therefore, our home is also very tidy.