Feel Good Friday is a regular series to give you a smile, a chuckle, or a nugget of wisdom to get your weekend off on the right foot!
Yesterday I looked around my house and thought, “You know, this place used to look nice!” For a moment I wistfully remembered the day when stuffed animals weren’t strewn across my living room floor and sippy cups didn’t dominate my sink.
And then I smiled, knowing that given the choice between a pristine house and one littered with toys, I’d choose the latter every time.
And then I tripped over a pint-sized Thomas the Tank Engine and immediately changed my mind.
Just kidding.
Sort of.
13 responses to “Feel Good Friday: My Interior Decorator is a Two-Year-Old”
In our new house, we took the area that is clearly meant to be a dining area and set it up as a playroom. My kids are still little enough that they want me to be *right there* while they’re playing, so I decided to give in and just put their toys where they would probably end up anyway. Now I just need some way to organize it so it doesn’t look like a complete disaster area!
We have a similar space set up and it really does help! Most of the time, anyway.
I’m really proud of the toys strewn around my house. I like them there, because to me, they are a part of my son’s childhood. I hate any other clutter, though!
My husband can’t handle the clutter as well as I can. I’ll say.. “Well. we have kids. It shows.”
And then he cleans it exquisitely.
And then within 12 hours (which I find to be impressive) it’s messy again.
I would have thought 12 minutes.
Ha! Ours is definitely much more cluttered (with kid stuff). We have a small space and sometimes this feels a little suffocating. But like you said, I wouldn’t trade it:-).
We had a playroom that pretty much kept the bigger stuff out of our living space but they never wanted to play in there…only in the main area. I never really allowed for a ton of toys (they made me itch) and my kids never really played with a ton of toys. They rather a cardboard box or art supplies or to be outside. It was a good fit 🙂
My hub’s youngest sister considers it a mark of acceptance when others invite her to their kid-lived-in home with or without fuss. I love it!
We have a mostly open house, so Susanna’s mark is almost everywhere…most of all in our hearts and our laughter.
The mark of happy children is a wonderful thing!
That picture looks awesome You obviously vacuumed and there are barely any prints on the glass! I say it’s a win.
Thank you, Katy! I agree!
HA! oh do I get this!! Have you ever heard of the “Mom Song” by I think Go Fish? Not sure if that is the band. It is THE BEST theme song EVER for motherhood!! Look it up- I will too…
Here it is!!!
AHHHHHHHH Love this!!!! “If your living room floor looks like a toy store…you’re a mom!”