My daughter was sitting at the dining table as I was tidying up or cooking or something along those lines.
She looked over to me accusingly and said, “Mom, you’re not a professional organizer.”
I drew my brows together and said, “Yes, I am.”
And she said, “No you’re not.”
WTH? I immediately wanted to know and asked her, “Why do you say that?”
She didn’t respond, just kind of blew me off.
I tried again, “Courtland, what makes you say that?”
She said, “Because my room is dirty.”
Sweet. I looked her in the eyes and a bit sarcastically said, “Then go clean it.”
The moral of my story is that even when your room is organized, you have to consistently eliminate items and put things away or it will appear to be dirty or messy.
I can get you organized, but you have to keep it that way! 
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Have your children ever blamed their messiness on you? I’d love to hear your story.
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LOL! That’s classic! You’re absolutely right. I don’t know how many times I’ve purged the kids rooms, and they contently messy. My husband says that it is because it isn’t organized, but it’s because they keep bringing more crap into their rooms and there isn’t a place for it. They don’t bother keeping it cleaned on a regular basis. Too many papers everywhere even after I’ve given them binders to keep their favorite pictures in.
Jenn´s last [type] ..An Apology
Hey Jenn,
I hear ya! As mothers, I figure we help ‘em out, but they have to face the “messy” music to really begin to understand the upside to organization.
Kids interests and maturity change so fast that I kind of feel sorry for them! They have to constantly stay in control of their stuff or it will take over the whole house.
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Hi Melody.
This really made me laugh out loud. My eldest is only 2 and I’m facing this already!! He’s a 2 foot wrecking machine and can cause more destruction in an hour than I ever thought humanly possible!
My husband thinks I’m retentive because Nicholas’s toy cubbies are all in a particular order and every toy has a SPECIFIC PLACE (like all the musical stuff goes together, all the transport items – cars and trucks – go together etc.) I get REALLY exasperated when they’re just shoved back in any old way! I’ve tried to explain that it’s SO much easier to tidy if they always go back in the same place. Plus you can see straight away when something is missing, plus Nicholas knows where to go to find what he’s looking for!
Isn’t it funny the strategies that us Mom’s come up with to try and make life a bit easier?! I’m glad to hear that everyone is in the same boat though!
Thanks for making me feel that I’m not the only one out there.
Speak soon!
Vicki
Vicki´s last [type] ..Are you being the Mom you want to be
Hey Vicki,
Our good intentions often fall prey to the little people. I remember those toddler days! Boy, do I remember.
Patience, kindness, time, and consistency are the key. You are definitely not alone!