r/ICleanedMyRoom • u/Plenty-Bridge-5129 • May 15 '23
Monday Morning Recovery
I work 12 hours shifts on the weekends and my husband is in charge of the house during that time. Needless to say Mondays are cleaning days for me! I thought I'd take the clean room opportunity to switch my decorations from spring to summer! 🍋
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May 15 '23
Thank you for sharing this. My house is currently in the before. It feels like I'm a failure for letting this happen week after week, but seeing other parents posting things like this helps me feel more normal.Your house is beautiful, btw
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u/NinjaInUnitard May 15 '23
I'm not a parent but this is my house too. Everyone struggles.
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u/justhangingout111 May 16 '23
Me too. Living alone, disabled, working full-time. My place is a wreck by the end of the week. Trying to get better about cleaning throughout the week but I'm just in so much pain barely surviving work.
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u/Plenty-Bridge-5129 May 16 '23
this is the first time I posted here but it was definitely motivation to take before and afters. I might s6art doing that even if I don't always post it!
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u/pappythepenguin May 15 '23
Is the rug that washable type? Love the yellow color scheme (my fav color), and I am jealous that you have coordinating sets of living room accessories that you can rotate. 😂
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u/Plenty-Bridge-5129 May 16 '23
Yes it is! with a dog and kids I love them! I found that is alittle thin though so I put a foam pad under it! I got neutral furniture and painted my walls neutral a fee years ago so I can do that! I just had tubs labeled with all the gear and can make an easy switch!
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May 15 '23
Your husband has gotta step it up. But otherwise your house is so cozy and I love your floors!
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u/Plenty-Bridge-5129 May 16 '23
He really does help, just not while also watching the kids! Toddlers and preschool ages are rough. He does all of our dishes by hand after bedtime but he's not the best at entertaining them and cleaning at the same time!
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u/tebyho21 May 15 '23
Why hasn't your husband cleaned if he was in charge? Does he not know where the children's toys go or something?
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u/Plenty-Bridge-5129 May 16 '23
He does pickups through the day but the kids are hard to keep up with and they destroy things quickly. I'd rather him entertain them and engage with them and I can clean up in the morning.
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u/Dubb-V-Queen Jun 06 '23
I get that. But this kinda seems like you are super appreciative of what he does do to help. However that doesn’t mean he isn’t helping. This is a lot. For a weekend with his own kids while you work. I also get that you would rather have him play with the kids. That is so important but he could be making your kids go thru and put things back and make a fun game of it to make it easier for you! Sounds like you are working just as hard for your family and you deserve a little bit of help! I’m not meaning your husband isn’t doing anything and everyone has different priorities and boundaries but this just makes me want to smack my own husband. He could never. 🤣
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u/Counselor-Troi May 16 '23
Is that a couch in front of /blocking the fireplace?
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u/Plenty-Bridge-5129 May 17 '23
yeah a bench kinda thing. I have small kids who were learning to walk amd it has a large beautiful stone hearth and I was afraid someone was going to crack open their head so we built a bench and header from plywood, then added foam padding and fabric. My youngest is almost 3 now so I'm hoping by this winter we can take it down so we can do fires again.
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u/RikerLegUp May 18 '23
It is perfect! I love it and you guys did a great job. We NEVER use our fireplace and I feel it is a waste of space.
You have a beautiful home!
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u/Current-Direction218 May 16 '23
Hi there kitty!
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u/Current-Direction218 May 16 '23
Phew, I got scared that you cleaned it away but you put it back in the last picture!
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u/Dubb-V-Queen Jun 06 '23
If my husband and kids managed to create this much chaos over one weekend, I can guarantee I’m making their asses spend all of Monday putting it back! Wow I would be so overwhelmed coming home from a full weekend shift to this. No respect.
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u/ClumsyZebra80 May 15 '23
Sounds like you’d husband needs to pull his weight