Domestically Challenged

I cook. I sew. I clean. I crochet (well I'm learning). I craft. I DIY. I make Halloween costumes. I garden. I try to have our meals mostly homemade. I try to heal with natural God given things. My sister and mother call me a Holly Homemaker. I'm just doing what comes natural and what I love.

I've always said I was in the wrong era. You know Those pictures of the women in the 50's with their hair done and in dresses with aprons and all these freshly cooked/baked foods, and their houses sparkling clean...you know, June Cleaver? Or how about the ones with the women out gardening or milking the cows, or feeding the chickens, with a baby on her hip and kids playing around her and learning from her while she works? Yeah, that's me. Well, that's who I try to be anyways..... And it's been working until recently.

All of a sudden in the past few weeks/months my house has gotten messier, my cooking has, well, you read about the butternut squash soup right? My kids are hearing me less, hy hubby is getting neglected, and I'm constantly tired because im trying to catch up on it all. I feel Domestically Challenged and I don't like it!

The only solution I have is to go back to basics and make small goals, schedule, and dive right into all of it. Most importantly I need to remember WHY I'm doing these things and for who I am doing them.

WHY OH WHY did my homemaking skills disappear?!?!?! How do I get them back?! Have you ever gone through a spell like this? What did you do to get out of said spell?

31 Days to Clean: Day 9

Today Sarah Mae talks about being a cleaning tornado..focusing in in one thing and just getting it done.

I am no good at this! 😜

Sometimes it will take me an hour to do something that, if I just focused, would take me only 15 minutes!

Having a 4 month old and a 3 year old only make my focusing issues worse 😝

But princess LOVES to clean and I want to teach her to become a cleaning tornado so that when she is grown (or even a teenager) she will be able to do more of the things she loves instead of stressing over whether the house is clean. Like I do.

I want to be able to have a clean house - or at least a company ready house - and yet still be able to go somewhere spur of the moment.

I don't want to constantly be thinking of the millions of things I need to do around the house.
I want to enjoy my babies at this age.

Are you a cleaning tornado? Or a cleaning slow poke, like Sara Mae and I? Have any tips or tricks to share?


This is part of Sarahmae.com 31 data to clean the reboot.

31 Days to Clean!? My "Why"

Today Sarah Mae asked us 4 questions.

Why do you want to clean?

I want to clean so that my home smells good and feels good. If its dirty it's hazardous to my family's health and well being. If it was dirty Princess wouldn't be able to find toys or clothes easily and Wonderboy wouldn't be able to learn to crawl or walk. If it was dirty I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy my family.



Why do you choose to clean?
If I didn't who would?! Just kidding!! Hubby would but he would also be frustrated with me for not helping out. I clean because I love my family. I want to honor and respect and love towards my hubby and kids, and this is part of how I do it. Yes they all help out but I do the majority. It's my "job" and I love it.


Why does it matter if you clean?
If I clean my home smells good and feels good. It's warm and inviting and comfy. Which means my family is happy and I'm happy. I can also be more hospitable if I have a clean home. When it's a mess I don't want anyone to come near my house....haha!



Who are you cleaning for?
For my hubby and my kiddos...and me!



Tha Martha challenge is to survey the other bedrooms. Well my kids just got hardwood floors put in their rooms and we will be painting them soon so their "rooms" are in my dining room, so I'll just keep working on my room for now!

31 Days To Clean: Clean Where?!

Day 3) Oh Sara Mae! Must you really do this to me?! Don't you know we are putting down hardwood floor and painting in the kids rooms?! That the next 2 weeks my kids clothes are in their dressers in my room (everything else is in my dining room!)?! I have to clean out under my bed?????

Oh I do not like this....not one bit. When I was pregnant with J I couldn't wait to be able to lay down flat on my belly and go through all the stuff under there...

I changed my mind. I don't want to anymore.

*sigh* I will, I will.

Day 4) My Nighstand.. This one I can easily do. I just have my bible and some devotions, a lamp, and some Vicks (mine and the kids) on top. Inside is clean too, well mostly.

I'll let you know how my under the bed cleaning goes..maybe I'll be brave enough to do it tomorrow. We shall see!


This is part of Sarah Mae's Reboot 31 Days To Clean. At www.SarahMae.com