JBer's Profile

large knick-knack collections
outdated, dusty flower arrangements
fake ficus trees
too much clutter
lots of stuff on the floor
that foresty hunter green color that was everywhere in the 90s : )

Loved this post! And the picture looks very familiar. : ) With three boys in the house, this is a balance I have tried for years to keep.

Having grown up in a rather cluttered house, I am a bit of a neat freak now, and clutter can really stress me out. However, I try really hard to let my kids be kids and to tolerate the messes that come with a houseful of kids. It's gotten easier since they are older now and can help with maintaining the household.

When they were toddlers/babies, it was an impossible battle. We'd have piles of laundry on the couch sometimes for days on end, and occasionally they'd start throwing the laundry around for fun! I still remember the day I scrambled to straighten up the living room because a new neighbor was stopping by. We chatted on the couch for awhile, and after she left, I noticed a pair of my underwear was hanging from a floral arrangement just inches from where she's been sitting!! Embarrassing then, but it's a story that we all laugh about now. : )

I think this is lots of fun, and it's great that you have something in common that you both love to do. Congratulations on your marriage- and on doing something unique and special!