Comments on: I think C. S. Lewis said it’s good for me to have a messy house

By: Jennifer C

Jennifer C — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:37:30 +0000

I thought it impossible to love C.S. Lewis more, but apparently, I was wrong. Thanks for the insight.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:26:07 +0000

If I worked outside the home, I’d definitely use my salary for housekeeping help!

My kitchen is the pits right now. I have to swallow the guilt and tell myself it’s just a part of life with preschool kids.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:48:00 +0000

I can so relate to this post Amy. I have been increasingly stressed each morning as I leave the house resigned to come home to it looking like a mosh pit of toys. UGH! I’m trying to balance teaching the girls to clean up (rather than me going all control freak on them and just “doing it myself”) and also just trying to let go a little.

I have had this fantasy lately of being a SAHM and dropping the girls off at school and then doing nothing but organizing and cleaning and doing dinner prep.

And then I would probably go insane. Heh.

I type all this as I “should” be picking up around this crazy house!

By: Amy Campbell Smith

Amy Campbell Smith — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:39:35 +0000

Mary – It is a huge struggle! I imagine we all feel this way to a degree, and for me having a full time job just does me in. We lost our housekeeper last year and in good recessionista fashion did not replace her. I hate it. I don’t know the answer.

By: Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:27:41 +0000

Oh my gosh, I could have written this! Well, except for the quotes by CS Lewis. I would have had to look those up or something. But the rest of it? You were definitely reading my mind! I just listened to a sermon this morning about how there’s not enough time to get everything done and figuring out if our priorities line up with God’s priorities – and I just don’t know. Maybe those are under the dust bunnies in MY house!

By: Amy Campbell Smith

Amy Campbell Smith — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:33:01 +0000

MariLee – Oh I know that feeling of them trashing along behind you, undoing everything.

Last night my 2 yr old watched my 7 yr old dump out a box of Matchbox cars in the family room and he turned around and in his baby voice yelled, “Dad! He dumpin’!”

Not that they’ve heard “don’t dump that out!!” like a thousand times or anything.

By: MariLee Parrish

MariLee Parrish — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:23:25 +0000

Hi Amy…this is a great post! I do the same thing….I can usually look past the mess. I have actually LEARNED to look past the mess because every time I would TRY to clean up….my son would follow after me pulling everything out again. So what’s the point? Now I just try to clean up after he’s in bed.

This was a fun read. Thanks for posting! (And I love C.S. Lewis!!)