whobody is going to miss this?

So I have had these pictures in my blog folder for at least a month (maybe 2)....

THIS is how my house sometimes looks. 

These pictures were all taken on the same day.

THIS was a day that the house was a DISASTER.

(Shortly after this, we did a huge 'toy sort'.)

I took these pictures so I could look back at them when I was trying to think about 

birthday or Christmas presents....to deter myself from getting more toys.

I am a little (okay a lot) embarrassed to put these 'out there' like this....

but I am going to do it anyway. Because, I know that my house isn't the only one that doesn't stay magically picked up and clean.

I know lots of mom advice says all that stuff about "don't worry about cleaning all of the time....play with your kids....blah blah blah." 

(okay, none of them say blah blah blah....and I know, they are really right!  :) 

Well, guess what? I am a terribly GRUMPY Mom when my house looks like this!!!  IT DRIVES ME CRAZY.  One of my news years resolutions this year was to let my house be messier! (not worry about the mess so much and just enjoy life)....

but that is really hard for me. 

SO I took these pictures, because someday, 

not too far from now from what I am told,

I will MISS this. 

We will have an 'empty nest' and a clean and organized house....and I will miss the toys laying on the floor!  I am sure that I will...I just need to keep telling myself that.

Keep in mind: it truly doesn't normally look THIS bad.  This was a particularly messy week (I think I was sick or something).  It is usually just one room that has the toys out....and we get them picked up before we move to the next room.... 

So, fellow moms....when you are grumbling to yourself about picking up toys over and over, and threatening to get out the black garbage sack 

and "put them away for good"...tell yourself... 

Someday I'm going to miss this....

Someday I'm going to miss this....

Someday I'm going to miss this....

That is what I have been doing at least. :)  YIKES. Lets just say we need no more toys!

(and thank goodness my whole house doesn't always look like this. But, to be honest, THIS time of year, when Jason is not here at all *during waking hours* my house looks more like this than I like it too! Life just gets SO crazy sometimes!)