I’m feeling much better these days and I’ve started looking around and seeing all of the stuff that has been neglected while I coped with first trimester sickies and exhaustion.  It’s overwhelming, and I really don’t know how I’ll ever get it cleaned up.  But a friend sent me this, and I had to share it!

Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there,
Ours boasts it quite openly,
The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges are on the doors
I should apologize, I guess
For toys strew on the floor.

But I sat down with my child
And we played and laughed and read
And if the doorbell doesn’t shine,
His eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I’m forced to choose
The one job or the other,
I’d like to cook and clean and scrub,
But first I’ll be a mother.

Author Unknown

When I have to pick and choose which activities I can manage on any given day, the house always comes last.  My kids are so much more fun, anyway!

And now I’m off to clean my master bathroom from top to bottom.  Bathrooms are my least favorite chore, but I’m going to start with the smallest rooms and work my way up.  At least one room a day until I get this house back into presentable shape!  Of course today is Friday and I’ll probably lose steam this weekend, but it’s a start.  With any luck, I won’t be embarrassed for people to see this place by the end of next week.  And I’m thinking about picking back up with the Weekly Challenge.  You may have noticed that it stopped right around the time I found out I was pregnant.  OOPS!  Needless to say, I need that motivator.