The state of my house does not define me.
The state of my house does Not define me.
The state of my house does NOT define me.
The state of my house says a lot about the number of children I have and the kind of day I had, but please, oh please do not say the squalor that surrounds me is an extension of me.
Yesterday we had so much fun. I made two batches of play-doh, home-made pizza and jello and did homeschool and a Halloween craft and did sparkle nails with my girls and my house looks like a bomb went off. Apparently, if I am not bending every ounce of effort to containing the chaos around here, then before too long the floor disappears.
Am I alone in this?
People always say that no one's house is perfect all the time, but I actually know someone whose house is actually perfect all the time. She is a dear friend and as much as I applaud her amazingness, I find it totally depressing. (Hmmm, petty much Bethany?) Oh, and she somehow manages to do the fun stuff too. No, really. She does. Of course, she does have more energy than all the other people I've ever met combined. Maybe that's her secret.
But you know what? The fact that I am blogging instead of clearing a path to the kitchen sink IS and extension of me. That choice marks me as the wordy, quirky, incongruous individual that I am. I like clean. I like it when my house smells of lemon and elbow grease, but for me, choosing play-doh and sparkle nails means not choosing dishes and vacuuming.
Okay, Miss Wordy, Quirky Individualist, time to go get the children and just maybe do a dish or two.
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Bethany,
ReplyDeleteI totally understand where you're coming from on this post and your last one. Thus, I think you might enjoy reading this Deseret News article, "Why Every Mother Needs A Purpose Beyond Motherhood" (copy and paste the link) http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705368705/From-the-Homefront-Why-every-mom-needs-a-purpose-beyond-motherhood.html?pg=1
I don't know if you've read it already, but it was an article that I feel I was truly inspired to read last year. I absolutely needed to "hear" her words! They have changed me for the better!
Just remember that you are awesome, and I'm completely serious! I hope you have a wonderful day doing all of those great things with your children. I guarantee your babies won't remember if you had a clean house, but they WILL remember that you played with them and that you LOVED them. Also, please don't stop writing! (Unless you want to!) I enjoy your words very much. Besides, if writing blog posts is a good outlet for you, then it benefits everyone!
Now who's the wordy one?! Ha ha. :)