OK, well I have really done it now. I have fallen into a trap that I hope I can survive. It is the World of Blog. This world is full of information, documentation, inspiration, desperation, emotion, and a lot of other 'tions. Why have I added myself to this population? For one reason and one reason only: So I do not feel like a complete failure when my children look at their less- than-half-done scrapbooks and ask, "Mom how DID you keep up with the wonderful things we did daily (or weekly)?"
As you will come to find out, if you do not already know, I am a "wannabe perfectionist." I desire to be organized, neat, clean, stacked perfectly, pressed, and brushed at all times. But the reality is that I am very far from that always. I often sport around town in sweaty workout clothes, hair coming down with no makeup. If I have showered before I start the errands, I am only wearing something like "knit separates" that my sister and I used to make fun of. My kids, however, are usually dressed pretty well. I think when I became a mother, I told myself that it didn't matter what I looked like if my kids looked cute. And if the kids looked cute, nobody would pay attention to me anyway. As wrong as that is, it keeps me unfocused on myself a lot of the time, which I think is a good move.
Back to my unorganized life...my house is always a wreck. But in the past few years, I have realized that I am absolutely no fun when I try to keep the house spotless. The balance now is trying to teach the kids how to pick up after themselves without being a "nag."
So, in my "perfect world" the house would be clean, I would always look fabulous, and my kids would think that I was more fun than Disney World. But, we all know this world is not perfect and neither are we. And actually, I am glad. I would not see the necessity of Jesus if I was surrounded by perfection everyday. My shortcomings show off his grace in a beautiful way.
Anyway, here I am World of Blog. I am here to help me document struggles, successes, and our wonderful life as the "Brew Crew Five." Hopefully our journey together will be beautifully imperfect and graceful!
5 comments:
Welcome Aboard, love you girl,
Wendy
So glad you're bloggin'. Can't wait to read more about the Brew Crew!!
Haha you look fabulous in "knit seperates!" :)
So glad you are here!!
I am a little different - I follow the blogs but don't actually blog. It is a great way to document something for your children and I wish it was available when my girls were young! I'm praying for B and hoping she'll be able to find the right place to get help.
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