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Life In 2023 Is Very Messy- And So Are Our Homes
Whether you live alone or coupled up, kids or no kids, homes get messy. A 2023 home is more chaotic than 10 years ago and guess what? It’s ok!
I do as much housecleaning as I have always needed to. And my house is in good shape. While my son was growing up, keeping the house clean was a full-time job. It was a losing battle. My son was like a tornado going through the house, throwing LEGOs and Playdoh everywhere.
My mother-in-law would visit and look aghast at the mess. But I knew something she had forgotten. The years of my kid being a kid were fleeting. She would advise me to encourage him to pick up his toys every night. He never did, even with my encouragement. I would trail behind him, cleaning up the mess.
It was hard at the time but I knew someday he would grow up. Grow out of LEGOs, Geo Trax, and riding his bike.
He is now 6'3 and lives several hours away. I don’t get to see him that often. And I don’t think back on memories of having a perfectly clean home. I think back on happy memories with my son.
A recent Scary Mommy article gets it too:
I started looking around at everything I loved about our small house. Toys on the living room floor meant my toddler had fun playing that day. Dishes in the sink meant we had all been…
