Alright Mama's, wives, and homemakers, lets be real for a moment. We all do it whether we mean to or not--we gloss over the dirty parts of life and focus on the good when we're talking with friends or posting pictures on Facebook or Instagram. I wouldn't say we're always bragging. Sometimes we just don't want to come across as negative or ungrateful for what we have. But seriously lets show off the hard parts sometimes if for no other reason than to say to the next mom, "It's ok, my house is a mess too and my baby refuses to let me put him down for more than a few minutes at a time...you're not alone!" So I'll go first. Here's my house today...and this is after some picking up. Some days are good and others are just busy!
I spend hours on this couch each day feeding or consoling Des so it's covered in things I need, again this is "picked up"
Tupperwear I've been meaning to return for a month... and red candle wax on the wall. Don't ask.
Things I keep meaning to put away and a book I've been meaning to read.
Half made bed, clothes everywhere and every surface covered in dust and random objects.
Piles of laundry everywhere just waiting to be put away.
Trust me this is not even the tip of the iceberg some days. I had company today so I straightened up the downstairs a bit. Often times the stairs are covered in things I need to put away and dishes take up most of the counter. Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest usually make us feel rotten about how we don't "measure up" to others. But trust me, behind the smiling baby there is a pile of laundry screaming to be done and behind the delicious looking dinner there is a fussy baby that refuses to lay down (and more laundry.) The work is never done, and that's ok :) That's life.
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