Sound The Alarm
You want to know what's super fun? I've just learned that all members of the W.H.R.G. get to wear princess hats.
You want to know what's not so fun? Being on the heavy day of my womanly moon festival and having my mom call and announce that she wants to drop by for a little spot check to see how I'm doing on the housework.
*insert Tarzan yell here*
See, okay. I'm doing better with the house, but I've been *insert your favorite excuse here.*
So with my internal red lights flashing and sirens blaring, I ran around picking up and sweeping and mopping and wiping and cursing the amount of slack time I must have taken last week, even though I don't remember bon-bons.
My husband just observed that I work much faster and harder if I'm freaking out that I'm going to be busted by my mom. Great! I'm a naughty fourteen-year-old, and Mom's almost home from work, and I haven't cleaned my room! Why I can't just be motivated to keep up with the cleaning without having to go all DEFCON 5 on myself is beyond me. I'm totally bringing that up in therapy. Heh.
Anyway, this afternoon, my mom called again, and we rescheduled our 'visit' for tomorrow.
I should be in a better mood tomorrow. Less woman issues and all. Plus, I did need a kick in the ole butt to get a good burst of cleanin' on. So, I should just shut my complainin' mouth and be glad for the push.
But really, what fun is THAT?
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Comments
Your children are so beautiful sleeping! How could you not love them? They really are beautiful...
I'm with you on the cleaning up when parents come over...except, I decided a long time ago not to bother (aside from putting dirty dishes away and gross stuff that I can't even stand having out...)
But I don't care about the mess anymore. I figure I'm a grown up (although quite immature) and it's my place and that's me...
It was quite liberating actually....You should try it!
Posted by: rebecca | March 20, 2006 8:57 PM
Oh my GOD! You sound just like me...my mom watches my 4 yr. old 2 days a week while I'm at work, and I was feeling pretty comfortable about my messy house, and not trying to impress her...until...she started making tactful little comments about how she would be happy to take Alex somewhere if I wanted to work on cleaning up maybe, one room at a time. Hell, now I feel like I have to have everything clean when she comes over, and like, hide the paystubs and credit card receipts and stuff.
Posted by: baseballmom | March 20, 2006 11:36 PM
Wear your princess hat while cleaning, that sounds sexy. You just needed a buster shot. You'll find your groove for cleaning, it just takes awhile. Good luck.
Posted by: Melissa | March 21, 2006 12:52 AM
I'm with you on the crisis cleaning. My parents arrive tomorrow for a week's visit - they live far away and come out twice a year. So it's 2:00 a.m. and I've been de-junking my kitchen counters of mail, magazines, receipts, valentines, and 1,000 drawings my kids made in the last few weeks.
Why so late? Because I procrastinated, and was busy all day, and because I drank coffee at 5:00 p.m. and I'm still jazzed. Gonna pay for it big time tomorrow. Oh well...
I'm worried about this therapy thing. Because if you quite procrastinating and blogging about household chaos, I'm going to have to get my act together too, and that will not be fun. Still, wishing you success and happiness.
Posted by: SheilaC | March 21, 2006 1:08 AM
I had a total flash back!! Hurry hurry mom's coming down the road...
I still clean like that, "come on kids it's time to clean" and they have learned to respond... "who's coming over?"
Posted by: Shash | March 21, 2006 4:58 AM
If the therapy clues you into why you do that, could you let me know? I'm the same way. We haven't had visitors in a while... nuff said.
Posted by: MoMMY | March 21, 2006 5:01 AM
I just posted yesterday that I will always put things off until the last 5 minutes, but you know, it's gets done. I live away from my family but even a simple phone call from a friend will throw me into the frenzy you described.
The sadness is all four of my children are finally in school all day now and I just knew that my life was going to get organized this year. There's also a part of me that thinks maybe I just decided to take a vacation on that thought since I have had at least one child home with me for years and years.
I'm just waiting for my husband to say "Oh yeah . but you got that blog posted today didn't you..."
Posted by: Sonia | March 21, 2006 6:17 AM
But you make us all feel so much better AND you have something incredibly funny to write about. Thanks.....again.
Posted by: Stephanie C. | March 21, 2006 10:19 AM
sigh.. my mom now knows my place can get out of control because I posted pics on my blog. I'll never live that down. When will the madness end?
Posted by: holli | March 21, 2006 2:08 PM
I'd love to take the time to comment, but my mom, AND grandma will be here this weekend, I just moved, and my house is a disaster. No time to type - must clean like a mad woman.
Posted by: Crazy Lady | March 21, 2006 2:16 PM
This post is reason #579 why I'm glad I live 275 miles away from my parents...
Posted by: Melanie Lynne Hauser | March 22, 2006 7:03 AM
Hmm...I have recently discovered that my mom will clean if I seem helpless. yay me.
Just read about the Trixie fetish. I, too, read every single one. I refused to imagine that Di's name was pronounced "die" though and continued to say "dee" in my head. huge crush on Jim. I keep trying to hook my oldest, but that accused Harry Potter still has her in his sway. I'll be getting my WHRG shirt soon. It will help my yogic state at the gym.
Posted by: Deana | March 22, 2006 7:51 AM
I say screw it. Then maybe she'll clean for you?
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