I get overwhelmed by cleaning.

[cleo29]

My inlaws are coming in town tomorrow and so I am in the rush of doing laundry, putting shit away and basically trying to make sure things look nice.  With two young kids, I just feel like we have "stuff" everywhere.

There is not other point to this other than I just wanted to whine. lol

[Bernadine]

I don't have two young kids and I feel the same way!

I'm sure it will look fine.

[Muddled]

Ugh, me too.

And it's just the 2 of us.

[candreco]

Yes, it's like DD is marking her territory with princess crap, scribbled-on sticky notes, and pink glitter from dress up clothes. Even if the house is clean, it never looks like it is.

[roxysoxy]

I hear you on the stuff everywhere.  When it comes to cleaning I often feel like I don't even know where to begin.

[cleo29]

I just need to get things organized and I need to do a major toy purge. That will be the time for H to get the girls out of the house.

[gozf]

I totally feel you. I don't have kids, but the dude is a mess and the cats shed. I'm always behind.

[cleo29]

I keep thinking of the scene in SATC when Aiden moves in the Carrie and she is telling the girls how his stuff is everywhere (the way she says it is funny) and then is going through this box and he has like five speedsticks and rogaine. lol

[Deleted]

Ugh, I can soooo relate. I feel like I'm constantly staring down a pile of toys or art work or super heroes or little beads or aaaggggfhhh. So many THINGS! I actually like doing stuff like the laundry because there is a clear end to it. The clutter and toy pickup is never ending. When do the ILs arrive??

[Deleted]

I feel like 70% of my contribution to the household is putting shit back where it goes.

I FEEL YOU.

[cleo29]

May 10, 2013 10:53:09 GMT -5 @weeble said:

Ugh, I can soooo relate. I feel like I'm constantly staring down a pile of toys or art work or super heroes or little beads or aaaggggfhhh. So many THINGS! I actually like doing stuff like the laundry because there is a clear end to it. The clutter and toy pickup is never ending. When do the ILs arrive??

Tomorrow afternoon, dun dun dunnnnnnnn! lol C is really excited and I think it will be a nice visit.

H talked with his sister about our visit out there this summer and agreed that their parents are in lala land thinking of having us all there at the same time for a week. There are three full bathrooms, two of which are attached to bedrooms (MIL&FIL and then SIL) and so one bathroom for 8 of us to share. SIL, who has DS, is not always great about sharing her space or her routine getting messed up, but this will have to be something that is broached. 

So, i think we will only overlap our stay for a couple of days to minimize feeling cramped.

[cleo29]

May 10, 2013 11:05:35 GMT -5 @stellasmom said:

I feel like 70% of my contribution to the household is putting shit back where it goes.

I FEEL YOU.

How are you feeling today? How is P?

[Marle]

I have visitors staying over tonight. Last night I almost had a panic attack as I rushed through the house trying to get it ready. This is more related to my mental Health than cleaning but still.... I totally get you.

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May 10, 2013 11:07:36 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

May 10, 2013 11:05:35 GMT -5 @stellasmom said:

I feel like 70% of my contribution to the household is putting shit back where it goes.

I FEEL YOU.

How are you feeling today? How is P?

Pretty good. Payne is fully recovered. I'm still afraid to leave the house because my colon keeps randomly attacking me.

So far dh and dd are ok. I'm wondering if dd had the bug along with her ear infection and I wrongly assumed (as did the pedi nurses) that her diaper explosions were caused by her meds.

If that's true, I exposed 4 kids to it during a play date and I'm the world's biggest idiot. (sigh)

[cleo29]

May 10, 2013 11:11:48 GMT -5 @stellasmom said:

May 10, 2013 11:07:36 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

How are you feeling today? How is P?

Pretty good. Payne is fully recovered. I'm still afraid to leave the house because my colon keeps randomly attacking me.

So far dh and dd are ok. I'm wondering if dd had the bug along with her ear infection and I wrongly assumed (as did the pedi nurses) that her diaper explosions were caused by her meds.

If that's true, I exposed 4 kids to it during a play date and I'm the world's biggest idiot. (sigh)

Poop things are tougher to gauge, especially when they are on meds that can mess with their digestive system.

Glad that you are slowly on the mend and that Payne is feeling better.

[goaskalice]

I don't have anyone coming over but I need to clean like I do. This place needs a good scrubbing! I cannot wait until we can afford a cleaning person.

[joshlyman]

May 10, 2013 11:09:29 GMT -5 marie3246 said:

I feel that way too and it's just H and I and a non shedding dog. My house feels like its constantly a mess and I get so overwhelmed by cleaning it all that I just sit on my couch and watch tv. I want a cleaning person.

This exactly.

[snickers]

I would imagine you would with 2 kids, it sounds impossible!

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Honest to god, I have to have DH give me assignments. Like, here, I'm doing this, so you can do this, and then we will meet up and review. I see a mess and get a major case of the fuck-its. I can't just attack the problem, for some reason