Organized or Un-Organized where do you fall?

Being organized, either you have it or you don't... which category do you fall into?  We'll I'll break the rules and say I fall into both!  I am very organized, to the point if you need a receipt from 3 to 5 years ago I can find it for you in less than 5 minutes, no joke, the hubby tested me on this and I won!!  But on the other hand I have piles of stuff everywhere...  It has a place, but for some reason I just don't put it where it belongs.  Instead I'll waste a day re-organizing my piles and putting the stuff where it belongs.  I know in my head it would be so much easier to just put it there in the first place, why don't I just do it???  Are you with me on this?  Do you do the same thing and to what extent?  I've watched talk shows about being organized and it always gets me in the mood to tare a closet apart and re-organize everything in it, it will last for a while, then you won't be able to open the door "again"!!

So my question to you, which category do you fall into?  And if you can't stay organized, how can we expect our children to be?  You know how we are always sending our kids to their rooms to clean and organize, but please please please don't open my closet, because my kids may just look at me in bewilderment!!

Weather is getting nicer... Pros and Cons

Don't get me wrong, I love nice weather as much as the next person.  But as a mom have you ever weighed the pros and cons of winter versus spring/summer/fall?  We are not even out of school  for the summer, haven't even really enjoyed spring yet, but the drama on our street has begun...  I know you moms out there with grade and middle school aged children know what I'm talking about.  We've been there and lived through it.

Benefits of winter, you can pick and choose who your kids play with in your home or theirs.  If it's freezing outside kids stay inside.  Con's of winter, kids play inside :)

Benefits of spring, summer, fall, kids play outside :)  Con's of spring, summer, fall, kids play with whomever is outside, even the kids they normally don't play with.  You are no longer in control of the dynamic, it's up to the kids, hence kid politics.  Kid politics involve deciding if they want to play with the kid that rams their bike into yours, or the kid that is constantly saying bad words (which you hear all about later).  You have to decide to let them make these choices on their own and deal with the fall out later.  But it is so hard to give up that control you had during the winter!!

So you have to watch your child go back out the next day and put themselves into that same situation, over and over and over again, hoping that it will change, but we know it never will, we've been there, we've lived through it...

So as a mom, how do you handle it?  How do you handle the hurt the frustration? 

When will a mom learn??

When will a mom learn when enough is enough??  That is the question I ask you.  I turned 40 this past March and I’ve had my drinking days in my 20’s and 30’s, you would think that once you hit the big 40 that I would know when to stop?? I can’t handle it like I use to.  Hence camping out on the couch for a whole day for sharing way too much wine with the hubby!!  Then your 8 year old puts it into perspective when he says to you while you’re lying in the fetal position, that at least you didn’t drive, because that would be a crime….  You have to smile and hope he remembers that when he’s 21 and legally able to drink.  Your 4 year old brings you ice water while you’re in the bathroom waiting with the porcelain god (just in case), not knowing that water makes you feel more nauseous.  Did I get through the day, yes, will I get through tomorrow, yes.  Did I say what I always said in the past, of course I did, I will never drink again, hahahaha…. Hubby comes home and offers me a beer with a smile on his face, grrrrrrr.  It’s almost midnight and I’m still feeling the effects of my stupidity.  Will I ever drink again, yes, but hopefully I’ll know when to “stop” next time.