Today, as I prepare for my time with my Mother who is arriving by train, I look at my house and am thankful I already cleaned up a bit. It still isn't perfect, but I am so blessed to have my three beautiful children who are playing in the living room together and enjoying their home stress free. Why do we get stressed about clutter? As long as we aren't hoarding or harming our children with dirty floors, toys can be strewn about the floor while they are awake and we can sit on their level and play with them instead of constantly cleaning. If I kept cleaning all day I could still find something new to clean or I could let my OCD behavior kick in and clean something more than once. Yikes.
I choose to enjoy my children today and I hope this is an everyday occurrence. I am not perfect, but the kids won't remember the mess. The kids will remember their childhood with their mom in it, involved and having fun with them. I realize that I am more positive in my communication with my three year old when I am just relaxing and playing with her.
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