My Hot Mess of a House

This note was placed outside my door this week by a "friendly" mystery neighbor. Apparently they don't like that I put my trash outside my doors sometimes for a few hours before Charles comes home to take it out. I guess I should load all three kids up and walk it to the dumpsters across the complex several times a day. NOT. 

I wish I would have taken a picture of what I wrote back. I wrote over it...

"Sorry, my bad" -Mom & three kids

My friend Lindsey Carson [who is an incredibly hilarious writer] is having a contest on her blog about "keeping it real" and showing pictures of our "hot mess houses". 

I use to be a clean freak, but...then I had kids and now I'm satisfied keeping my house [at least] picked up. If I only have time for two chores a day I always focus on laundry & dishes. I feel accomplished knowing I did a load of laundry and there are no dishes in the sink when my head hits the pillow.

I saw all this to say, I typically only deep clean every three weeks when my midwife visits for my prenatals, but in between pregnancies [ha ha] I typically deep clean only if someone is coming over. 

Thus, I like to invite people over often...to motivate me. Today, my mom drove 8 hours from GA with my brothers to come visit us in OH. So, I let my house go this week, until today when I cleaned it sparkly.

dishes for one day

part of playroom

i'm not use to vacuuming [hardwoods at home], and i don't really see the point of vacuuming under the table when the next meal will look just like this again

yes, i do leave the play-doh until the next vacuum

bad picture, but you get the point, stains on floor

sometimes you break glass & spill pepper,
but just walk around on it because you're nursing & making dinner

i know this yellow ring is gross, but i have 3 guys using it...so it's reality

because i was deep cleaning, the laundry got washed, but not folded

so i "hid it" in my room

told you i clean up well

can you smell the cleaning products?