this messy little mum

in the spirit of sharing the less than perfect parts of life, let me tell you something about us: our house is almost always a mess.  i could blame this on having a baby and not enough time to tidy up but having a baby has only added to the existing mess.  and i feel i should be honest: most of the mess is mine.  i can't help it, i am just a naturally messy person.

i think there are naturally tidy people in life and there are naturally untidy people.  unfortunately i fall into the latter category.  i have a theory {not based on scientific fact, but my own narrow experience}  that you become the opposite of what your parents are with regard to tidiness.  my parents are very tidy people, their home always looks immaculate and as a consequence, i am untidy.  when i lived at home they were always commenting on the state of my bedroom.  part of me suspected that my messiness was an unconscious, small rebellion and that when i had a place of my own i would instantly become more tidy.  now that i have my own home, the only difference is that i really want to be tidy but i just can't seem to help myself from making a mess {i should point out that i am good at keeping the place clean, just not tidy.  the two things are very different in my mind and didn't want you to think our house is disgusting or anything}.

you might think that someone who is messy doesn't spend enough time tidying up.  to all those naturally tidy people out there: this assumption is wrong.  although inherently messy, i long for a tidy home and spend my days like this: make a mess, tidy it up, make a mess, tidy it up... so you see we have more work to do.  take cooking for example.  as you can see i am - unsurprisingly - a messy cook.  as i am the person who generally cleans up the kitchen, it would be in my own interest to tidy as i go along and keep on top of the mess.  somehow, with all the best intentions i end up having used every single utensil and dish in the kitchen without putting any in the dishwasher during the course of cooking a meal.

i feel like there should be a whole industry out there of experts who can cure you of untidiness.  it is like a really bad habit that needs to be kicked.  i would have so much more time if i was just naturally tidy, i'm sure of it.

are you naturally messy or tidy?  maybe the tidy people out there could help us poor unintentionally messy people!