I’m Gonna Miss This

There is the term used ‘Spring Cleaning’ which is exactly what it means.  After a season of summer, fall and winter… you deep clean your house for that Spring again.  Do people really do that?

I do!  But I don’t do it once a year, I do it like quarterly sometimes more.  I do it, maybe takes me a week… but I do every room.  I completely exhaust myself, and the kids are pretty tired of it when we are finished.  But I have to say… it is so wonderful when it is done!

Maybe with 6 people in the house the need for purging is needed more.  Who knows?  But I do get a sense of accomplishment from it, I will tell you that.  My house looks ’spic n span’.

I do find with an toddler, nothing stays clean… EVER!  It is so sad, and very frustrating.  I am not a fan of clutter, but it follows me through my house.  I purge, clothes, toys, books, whatever… to keep my house as uncluttered as possible.  It is a constant battle!

Then I think when I have conquered the battle, watch… it will only be because my kids have grown up and no longer live with us and I will be lonely and wish the clutter was back. 

Isn’t that the cycle of life?  My husband uses that phrases a lot!  I will come in after my boy, because he has broken free into Daddy’s office to say”Hi” and I am tired of chasing him, and my hubby will say, very sweetly… “You’re gonna miss this”.  If I am not too annoyed and step back for a minute… he is so right!

I am going to miss it, all of it… but when it’s gone!  There is a sweet country song about just that by Trace Adkins called “You’re Gonna Miss This”. It pretty much covers  life and how we need to slow down and just enjoy the moments, the good times in the mists of the craziness, it’s poetic!  It is sweet and makes me have to fight back tears every time I listen to it.

So if you are a mother and get overwhelmed and your attitude starts going down the toilet like all of our does, at times… I encourage you to pray for peace and joy amongst the craziness, and then… listen to that song, play it for you hubby too!!

Okay even if you are a Dad listen to it…   I don’t think of guys coming to this site for good reading… (so just in case) LOL!

Just in case you are not a fan of country listen to it anyway, it is so worth it!

“Your Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins