How do you do it...

People that don't know me well ask me all the time how I do it. How do I raise so many children and keep it all together. I think seeing me out in public gives them an unrealistic view of what real life is. For the most part when we venture out in to the world I make sure my kids look decent. Thankfully my youngest is a girl and she prefers I pick her outfit and do her hair. She is a princess through and through. She is MY child. The boys could care less but do ask my opinion about matching. I force them to let me do their hair ... my house my rules!! LOL

As long as I have enough notice (2 days would be nice) I can make my house presentable. I can do it in one but then the master bedroom is off limits. I cannot seem to ever get the whole house clean including my room. But, for those who know me well (close family and a FEW close friends) they see it like it is. Laundry is a never ending mess I can't seem to get down to a science yet. Popcorn seems to litter every room in the house even though I vacuum daily. Bathrooms...yuck.

First off...I used to dream of having a big house with space for all of us. Be careful what you wish for. I got it and now I have to try to clean it. What a nightmare. I dream of downsizing already. Who in their right mind wants to clean 3 full bathrooms and 6 bedrooms? NOT me!!! Sure, all tile floors sounded great but mopping is a pain in the butt. I have bought every mop, steamer and Swiffer known to man. Still haven’t found my dream one yet. A playroom, an office, a formal living room. Great, more rooms to dust. Ugh. And laundry. Forget it. My Mom says if I do 2 loads a day I will keep up. Sounds great. Anyone want to fold it and put it away. That is where I seem to fall behind.

Yes, I have it all together. Just don’t come over unannounced. You may discover that behind my front door is a woman with 9 kids and a whole lot of laundry that needs to be folded and put away!!