Chaos of Childhood

I am NOT ok with "CHAOS" ,,, it stresses me out. I like things in order.

When I start something I like to finish it and when I do something,, i "like" to do it to the "best of my ability" These are things about me, that as a mom, are more to my detriment than to my favor.

The above statements can no longer hold water when you become a mom,, a stay at home mom even moreso, Starting something I finish ?? HAH !!!! yeah right,, were lucky if we get a 1/4 of the way through. Doing things to the "best of my ability" has been replaced with ,, doing things "good enough"

I'm trying to appreciate the chaos of childhood , instead of stressing about the organized childhood chaos we encounter EVERY day.. I know all too well,, it will be over before it started and you will find yourself yearning for it,,, wondering "why" your teenager would rather watch the SAME SHOW you are watching, alone,, in his room, in seclusion,, rather than with you..

The chaos of childhood I speak of is this,,,,

You know,, the messy living room filled with every brightly colored plastic toy known to man,, That no matter how many times you put away in the "toy bin" or on the cute cubicle shelf,, still ends up in the middle of your living room. !!!!
The food scraps on the floor underneath the high chair that for the life of you ,,, NEVER seem to go away no matter how many times a day you sweep and vacuum them. The laundry piles that go unadressed

The chaos doesnt go away with time,, it just takes a unique turn,,, take a stroll into my teenagers bedroom and you will sure to be amazed and disgusted at what you will find piling up[ or even growing in his bedroom :)

Then,, my lovely little plum,, my 2 year old daughter does something like this, ( see pic above) and I am reminded that "Childhood Chaos" is a work of art,, one to be appreciated. One to be relished and one to NEVER be taken for granted,,, before you know it,, the neatly lined rubber duckies and fishies will have disappeared from your now "Serene" and "clean" bathroom ledge and you will find yourself yearning for those neatly aligned rubber duckies and fishies,,, And feeling like something was missing,,,

Thank you Lily for your wonderful work of tubby time art.... it made me smile today... ...