One thing that really pisses me off about the society that we live in is the unrealistic expectation of how or what our lives should look as moms. I always reassure my new mom friends that it's not a picture perfect Pinterest board like what People Magazine makes it out to be. Of course, if you're Angelina Jolie and have 6 kids and 12 nannies following you around everywhere, then it might be. I'm willing to bet, though, that Miss Joile's house is a pig sty many days, just like my house is. Truthfully, I really only clean house when we are expecting company (fortunately for my house, we typically have guests about every 2-3 weeks). Other than the occasional toilet cleaning crusade, I really don't see the point in stressing over keeping your house clean when it'll be destroyed in a matter of seconds as soon as the kids wake up from their nap.
Right now, it's 12:22pm... my kids are sleeping for the moment, and while they are down, I spent a few minutes cleaning up to show you all proof with before and after pictures...
So in the time that it took me to write this blog post, my boys woke up from their nap. And yes, you guessed it!... My house went from picked up to a disaster in a matter of minutes!
Take Home Point: Deep Breaths... it really doesn't matter what your house looks like when no one's there to see it, right?! As long as your kiddos are fed, healthy, clean and in a safe environment, everything else is secondary. Don't put any unnecessary pressure on yourself to be picture perfect. Life isn't perfect and we shouldn't be expected to be either!
