tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post9173547970780906521..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Messy MondayDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4456278311177763922007-11-26T11:26:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:26:00.000-05:00I feel your pain... It is now monday and my apartm...I feel your pain... It is now monday and my apartment had several tornados come through over the weekend... I was reading your blog while trying to decide which room to attempt to bring order to first. I would simply leave it as is if I weren't such a neat freak, but it's driving me insane! Well that and it is an apartment and I have monthly insepections... I don't know how you handle 6 kids! I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25908064891181974742007-11-21T19:03:00.000-05:002007-11-21T19:03:00.000-05:00I feel the same way. To really get a room clean, ...I feel the same way. To really get a room clean, you have to destroy first and start from square one. I think there is a brain block on kids when it comes to cleaning. When does that break loose??Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053797911183192531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73737889356915817452007-11-21T17:07:00.000-05:002007-11-21T17:07:00.000-05:00"I think, from now on, I'll just leave it messy un..."I think, from now on, I'll just leave it messy until they're all in college."<BR/><BR/>It's probably better for your sanity if you do!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>BHGBald Headed Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356816467730632714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63409212129080687382007-11-21T16:22:00.000-05:002007-11-21T16:22:00.000-05:00For the Mom's out there, I have to second Laird's ...For the Mom's out there, I have to second Laird's comment to try flylady.net. I'm a fan.<BR/><BR/>For the kids, I've heard miraculous stories about house fairy and kids cleaning up their own rooms. housefairy.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41599688261256073492007-11-21T15:06:00.000-05:002007-11-21T15:06:00.000-05:00You do realise that even in late teens you will st...You do realise that even in late teens you will still be doing this? Although ten books down the line you'll be able to hire a cleaner for your luxury mansion!<BR/><BR/>I DO like the black bag idea - think I'll try that one on my 14 year old this weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26469379366781379182007-11-21T13:59:00.000-05:002007-11-21T13:59:00.000-05:00Messy Mondays? Is that all? It seems like every ...Messy Mondays? Is that all? It seems like every day my house looks likes a tornado hit it. And I only have my five year old and my husband making the mess. The Itty Bitty (3 mo. old) has her own messes - but that's another topic.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102793133636535632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-22354675692453775052007-11-21T08:55:00.000-05:002007-11-21T08:55:00.000-05:00I do the same thing. I destroy a room and dump the...I do the same thing. I destroy a room and dump the stuff elsewhere to actually clean the room. The last room I get to REALLY looks like a disaster until I'm completely finished! My kids will laugh and be like "we thought you were cleaning mom!" Yeah, sometimes you have to make a mess first, lol!<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.kathy-iamwhoiam.blogspot.comKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421713950020402708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-428309902955090382007-11-21T08:30:00.000-05:002007-11-21T08:30:00.000-05:00Both my DH and I absolutely hate cleaning. I'm a c...Both my DH and I absolutely <I>hate</I> cleaning. I'm a clutter fan (books or DVD videos organized alphabetically, by author or by genre? How ever am I going to find anything?). I don't mind it if the bed's unmade (hey, I need that time to chase the Twin Terrors who have climbed from their baby bed down and bathe, feed, bathe and clothe them). Therefore, my DH and I decided to cut down on our Connyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838042890051263860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21216078907959763862007-11-21T07:51:00.000-05:002007-11-21T07:51:00.000-05:00This is what I love about your blog, it's always s...This is what I love about your blog, it's always similar my life, minus 4 kids and your zany sense of humor, plus 2 dogs! but the scrubbing vs organizing is my hubby and myself to a T. don't even get me started on what my darling sons consider cleaning...<BR/>thanks for always making the reality of parenting so fresh and funny!<BR/>you are awesome!<BR/>SoniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61257536670978861642007-11-21T01:11:00.000-05:002007-11-21T01:11:00.000-05:00My mom used to pick up everything we left on the f...My mom used to pick up everything we left on the floor & throw it out the window on the the front lawn. It was quite embarrasing to come home & find your underware & other various items floating around the yard & neighborhood. She also used to take the dirty dishes & dump them on our bed if we didn't clean the kitchen when it was our turn. I also remember her literally going on strike & not petsdocmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504371534738367843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8809328607126057312007-11-21T00:41:00.000-05:002007-11-21T00:41:00.000-05:00That conversation about cleaning? IT IS THE EXACT...That conversation about cleaning? <BR/><BR/>IT IS THE EXACT SAME CONVERSATION AT MY HOUSE!beingsimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791294358171871118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30096503038261397632007-11-20T23:41:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:41:00.000-05:00Hang in there Dawn. You are Mom, you are expected...Hang in there Dawn. You are Mom, you are expected to wave a magic wand each day and everything is perfect. Somehow as Mom's we do it, but other days ... they just have to understand what it takes to keep the household together.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/><BR/>MarshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61910440827557582212007-11-20T23:40:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:40:00.000-05:00I also tear the room apart first! The kids do seem...I also tear the room apart first! <BR/><BR/>The kids do seem to turn "stupid" the moment they are asked to clean. I sure wish I knew why, but those same comments about cooking for them, laundry, and so on leave my lips nearly weekly. They have yet to work as a motivational tool, but I have nothing else lol. It is amazing how they can always find stuff, but putting back in the very spot that it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64131050795452638642007-11-20T23:35:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:35:00.000-05:00LOL! Sounds like my world. You just handle it bett...LOL! Sounds like my world. You just handle it better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48085589212889547912007-11-20T23:24:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:24:00.000-05:00We call that kind of cleaning "Mom cleaning."So, n...We call that kind of cleaning "Mom cleaning."<BR/><BR/>So, no--you're not the only one that does it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>- MewwThe Gomezeseseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961668033650700749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46597253915038416212007-11-20T23:19:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:19:00.000-05:00My sister and I had the same "Monday Morning Hurri...My sister and I had the same "Monday Morning Hurricaine" talk this week! She doesn't schedule ANYTHING for that day, because she knows she'll be cleaning (something I'm going to adopt). And her whole familiy actually cleans the house on Saturday mornings! We agreed it must have something to do with out husbands being home all day for two days in a row.....<BR/>And my DH doesn't even BOTHER to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12029817980739346432007-11-20T23:11:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:11:00.000-05:00When I saw your topic I knew there would be a ton ...When I saw your topic I knew there would be a ton of comments. This one cranks our chain. Another good one....Waiting for our kids every day and then one day we are 5 minutes late and they have a cow because they had to wait for us!!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811548306583601019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67145322257993973662007-11-20T22:27:00.000-05:002007-11-20T22:27:00.000-05:00I HATE MONDAYS, too!The funny thing is - my hubby ...I HATE MONDAYS, too!<BR/>The funny thing is - my hubby is the organizational FREAK among us so Sunday I went out to get a mani/pedi - something I haven't done in almost a year - <BR/>when I got home HUSBAND TORNADO had blown through - but this tornado CLEANS!!<BR/><BR/>If it doesn't look important - he chucks it.....homework, notes to myself, etc.<BR/><BR/>I lost it!<BR/>UGH!Michelle Kemper Brownlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344673576693662842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4418966319549960702007-11-20T22:14:00.000-05:002007-11-20T22:14:00.000-05:00Chaos comes when I moved everything from one room,...Chaos comes when I moved everything from one room, (i.e my crafts) in the attempt to put everything back in an organized fashion.<BR/><BR/>You know 'a place for everything and everything in its place?'<BR/><BR/>I realized this past weekend I do not have 'a place for everything.' .....not even remotely so.<BR/><BR/>I, in a spur moment of insanity gave away a couple boxes of misc craft.<BR/><BR/>Korkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469409844894171484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14465130073488598812007-11-20T22:00:00.000-05:002007-11-20T22:00:00.000-05:00You've just repeated the conversation I have with ...You've just repeated the conversation I have with my eight year old almost daily. The three year old isn't held accountable for cleaning...yet. I no longer clean my living room. They're not my toys all over the floor, and I'm not the one who was playing with them. My eight year old acts like I'm torturing him when I make him clean up his mess. I use the same lines of I cook for you, clean Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660753255792454812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50424905691860855052007-11-20T21:40:00.000-05:002007-11-20T21:40:00.000-05:00When my kids have been assigned to clean a room an...When my kids have been assigned to clean a room and return to me to announce the project's completion, I instruct them to go back and look at the room as if they were using my eyes. Never fails: they find something that wasn't quite right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55728791227332133212007-11-20T21:25:00.000-05:002007-11-20T21:25:00.000-05:00Man you just described cleaning in my house! Its n...Man you just described cleaning in my house! Its nice to know that I am not the only one that has given up for the next 15 years. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330491422773682544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51077843037561791432007-11-20T19:49:00.000-05:002007-11-20T19:49:00.000-05:00I thought I had OCD, I guess it's just called bein...I thought I had OCD, I guess it's just called being a woman LOL...3 kids x polly pockets, barbies and hotwheels = a lot of making a mess before getting it put away in it's proper bins..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24825375310676530082007-11-20T19:11:00.000-05:002007-11-20T19:11:00.000-05:00I am so glad to know I am not the only person who ...I am so glad to know I am not the only person who has to destroy a room to get it truly clean. <BR/><BR/>It drives me insane to ask my husband to clean up and then find fingernail polish shoved in the entertainment center, batteries stuck in the kitchen cabinet, toys shoved into bedroom drawers.... They must think that as long as it is put somewhere, it is put away. <BR/><BR/>Love your blog by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74417916409120932712007-11-20T18:41:00.000-05:002007-11-20T18:41:00.000-05:00In the words of Phyllis Diller, "Cleaning the hous...In the words of Phyllis Diller, "Cleaning the house before the kids stop growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing." <BR/><BR/>Brilliant, that lady. Just to let you know, it doesn't get any better when they're teenagers. They still can't figure out how to clean anything. However, they do switch it up a bit...instead of whining, you get attitude. Fun!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.com