tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post1040198705081801872..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Binge cleaningjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-35356578634202662032007-02-24T02:55:00.000-05:002007-02-24T02:55:00.000-05:00I wish my mom cleaned my room for me when I was gr...I wish my mom cleaned my room for me when I was growing up, but i think she had the philosophy that I could live in a mess if I want, as long as I limit it to just my room.<BR/><BR/>Although it helped that my room was in the corner in the basement as far away from the front door as possible.Ookami Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-45371586549914149492007-02-23T14:34:00.000-05:002007-02-23T14:34:00.000-05:00i'm late to the party, but daughter is about to ge...i'm late to the party, but daughter is about to get the big lecture again. she kind of cleared a path after i tripped over a pile a few weeks back, but even the path is obscured now. i hauled out what i think was making the room smelly a week ago, but am determined to put the real cleanup on her.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-65392904298194813202007-02-22T23:24:00.000-05:002007-02-22T23:24:00.000-05:00We go through those cycles of the room being at le...We go through those cycles of the room being at least semi-clean for a week or so and then deteriorating into complete and utter chaos. The Kid did an EXCELLENT job cleaning it a couple of days ago, motivated by the desire to go to the movies with a girl this week, and knowing I'd had it with the state of the room. <BR/><BR/>And he leaves a trail behind him, wherever he goes....somehow he doesn't get the concept of throwing something away or putting it away when you are finished with it...sigh...Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-86254276914765814332007-02-22T13:03:00.000-05:002007-02-22T13:03:00.000-05:00I get enormously filled up with satisfaction when ...I get enormously filled up with satisfaction when I shoo the kids out of their bedrooms and toss garbage they'd keep into black garbage bags. It clears my head.<BR/><BR/>"What's in the bags, momma?"<BR/><BR/>"Nuthin', honey."Mona Buonanottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809435868294190789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-43314334797439332562007-02-22T12:43:00.000-05:002007-02-22T12:43:00.000-05:00Amy: Our bedrooms are upstairs, but our downstairs...Amy: Our bedrooms are upstairs, but our downstairs is just one big room, with living area open to the kitchen area. We have no family room or dining room or anything separate. I like the idea of having just one room, because it means we all spend time together, but yeah, it does mean that anyone walking in gets to see the kitchen counter full of dirty dishes, all the amps and guitars and stacks of sheet music, all the wet sneakers strewn about the floor ....<BR/><BR/>Maybe keeping a stack of blindfolds near the front door could work.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-63373004322100090292007-02-22T11:43:00.000-05:002007-02-22T11:43:00.000-05:00Thank you for this post. I have the same worries a...Thank you for this post. I have the same worries as psychokitty, with the addition of the "are my kids going to remember only the mad speeches about how we're not just going to leave backpacks and jackets and shoes right inside the front door blah blah blah" worry. <BR/><BR/>You've made me long once again for a two-story house. Our one-story 1951 California house, with no mudroom/entry hall, kids' bedrooms in full view from the living room, kitchen counter visible from the front door, and so on makes it hard for me to ignore mess, even though we'd all be happier if I could. Hmm... maybe I need to invest in some kind of folding screens. Or blinders.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657323487823023425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-58121148613618103622007-02-22T10:53:00.000-05:002007-02-22T10:53:00.000-05:00I love the speech. Gigi gets it on a regular basi...I love the speech. Gigi gets it on a regular basis. YD cleans her room all the time, but see today's post about her attention to the dishes.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-83617099211875761352007-02-22T09:28:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:28:00.000-05:00I was going to say something reassuring, something...I was going to say something reassuring, something along the lines of it will change when they're responsible for a place of their own (like my brother, who became a fanatical dishwasher after living in GrottyVille as an undergraduate)... but then I looked around at my desk here at work, and thought about the chaos at home, and decided against it.<BR/><BR/>I love the sound of melting snow and ice. It's soothing.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-85183815504405390772007-02-22T09:25:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:25:00.000-05:00Psycho Kitty: I can remember struggling with that...Psycho Kitty: I can remember struggling with that when my kids were little. I think in the culture we live in, there is this idea that being a "good parent" means somehow controlling our children, with all kinds of rules like making sure they eat three meals a day, or go to bed at a certain time, or do their homework, or whatever .... I used to feel guilty about the kind of parent I am until I noticed that my kids were turning into decent human beings even though I was ignoring most commonly held assumptions about parenting.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-223492059506875782007-02-22T09:09:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:09:00.000-05:00Every time I come over here, you save me from myse...Every time I come over here, you save me from myself. I get in these "i'm a horrible housekeeper and don't provide enough rules and discipline and feed the kids pancakes for dinner and shouldn't i be upset that the kids are running wild around the house we have no stability' moods, and convince myself that I'm warping my children, and then I read this, and I feel like maybe they will grow up to be okay and happy *without* me insisting on them following some subjective standard of What One Must And Must Not Do.<BR/>I don't know if that made sense, but thank you anyway.Psycho Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633634991906191853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-62013333093816626512007-02-21T22:26:00.000-05:002007-02-21T22:26:00.000-05:00This sounds oddly familiar to what I do with BubTa...This sounds oddly familiar to what I do with BubTar's room. Of course, I don't get a few weeks of cleaning out of him. *lol* And I have to clean it every week or two, because 4 year olds can dump all their toys in no time flat. Josh and I were just talking about what his room will be like as a teen, because I can't see it getting much better!Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-82047631351878085532007-02-21T20:45:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:45:00.000-05:00Bitty: Well, that's the price they pay for me cle...Bitty: Well, that's the price they pay for me cleaning their room ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-24738016016534055832007-02-21T20:42:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:42:00.000-05:00Whoa...you throw their things away! And they don'...Whoa...you throw their things away! And they don't complain?Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-12210297565610856522007-02-21T20:38:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:38:00.000-05:00Kelli: Luckily, they are mostly bowls that fit in...Kelli: Luckily, they are mostly bowls that fit inside each other and plates that stack flat. The funny part is how many socks the boys have now. I think many of our extra kids leave socks here so they truly are multiplying ...<BR/><BR/>Landis: Oh, I can definitely go into psycho mode, although I think I am getting mellower as I get older because now my kids start joking with with me when I start in on them ...jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-23051661735141636052007-02-21T20:33:00.001-05:002007-02-21T20:33:00.001-05:00It is really hard for me to imagine you in 'psycho...It is really hard for me to imagine you in 'psycho mother' mode.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-83846881123644023822007-02-21T20:33:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:33:00.000-05:00Do you have trouble fitting all the 'new' dishes i...Do you have trouble fitting all the 'new' dishes in the cupboards?kmsqrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992294753378827783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-29099759016137625652007-02-21T19:10:00.000-05:002007-02-21T19:10:00.000-05:00I recently plowed the playroom, but not before I b...I recently plowed the playroom, but not before I bought a new set of shelves for the closet... kind of a half-hearted "everything in its place" attempt. Except... it worked! Now everything does have a place, and one is actually able to walk through the room without getting a foot full of legos. As a bonus, the Moosh will actually PLAY in the playroom now! Such a difference... I really get where you're coming from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-89397074343452200712007-02-21T19:06:00.000-05:002007-02-21T19:06:00.000-05:00You said "It's actually fun to clean a room that i...You said "It's actually fun to clean a room that is a complete and total mess." Do you want to come visit my house, and have some fun? ;)Susan Anne MacKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508738837543378799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-37168673759528056382007-02-21T19:01:00.000-05:002007-02-21T19:01:00.000-05:00I was just thinking today how I should take advant...I was just thinking today how I should take advantage of RT's extended absences this week and clean his room. Then I took a look at it and admitted I wasn't up to the task. He'll get a reprieve until I can't find any more spoons.listiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531432035830658570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-29643449961595536122007-02-21T18:20:00.000-05:002007-02-21T18:20:00.000-05:00Is that speech published somewhere? My mom used g...Is that speech published somewhere? My mom used gave it on a monthly basis.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167212722339582049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-31812532246997443262007-02-21T17:36:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:36:00.000-05:00I am not looking forward to that part of my kids g...I am not looking forward to that part of my kids growing up. Sigh. Do share the speech so I can save it for a later use...chichimamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549929656881693553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-81149683242085352202007-02-21T16:19:00.000-05:002007-02-21T16:19:00.000-05:00Jo(e) I swear you just channeled my sister with h...Jo(e) I swear you just channeled my sister with her daughters and their rooms.<BR/><BR/>Laughed out loud at this one.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.com