I am sitting on my couch with a squirmy baby beside me while I write this. We will see how many times I need to save this draft before I can actually publish it :). While I sit here I am also enjoying my freshly cleaned house. A HUGE thanks to my mom who came over yesterday to help me tackle it. Let me tell you, it was bad. I don’t think it had really been cleaned since right before Wren was born. That was a month ago, people!
As good as it feels to have all the laundry done, the floors vacuumed and the dishes put away, I know that having a messy home more often than not is going to be my reality for the next several years as I enter mom territory. I am learning (and I’m sure I will continue to learn) to be okay with that. I am so inspired by moms who have beautiful homes but still seem to have their priorities straight. They understand that it is not just their home, but their children’s too. I found the home of Joanna Gaines featured on Design Mom awhile ago and obviously love the vintage touches and creativity that she uses to decorate her home, but even more I love what she says about having a clean house:
“I had to get over the idea of perfect, clean, and dust-free. I noticed myself picking up after my kids the entire day. I was constantly cleaning so my house would look perfect and in order. I finally realized I was missing out on so many moments with the kids because I was concerned with something as irrelevant as clean counter-tops! I now make it a rule for myself to not waste my day cleaning because we all know it will get messy again. I can start clean up at 7 pm. I do like to go to bed and wake up with a clean house!” Amen to that!
If you’d like to see the rest of Joanna’s home and read the entire interview, click here!
those words are one of the best things you can remember!
Wren will @ one point in her wee life begin to help and when she does let her! it doesn’t matter how well she does it …you will just be a great team doing it together!
Most beautiful home ever! I really love it!
xoxo, Jjanga
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