Something to change

I've been writing this post in my head for days.  My home, the order of my day, my attitude, and my activities have been on my mind.  Here what I've been thinking about my dirty messy house.

There are 3 types of homes (or mom's that keep them!)

Type 1- A perfectly clean home.  Messes are picked up right away and daily chores are done.  I'm not saying they're perfect.  Maybe the sacrifice time with their kids or a hobby or evenings with their husbands, but the house is clean.

Type 2- The house is a mess, but we had fun doing it.  They are also not perfect, but they have the attitude that it's okay.  They will clean it up later.

Type 3- ME!  My house looks like type 2 but my brain constantly fights me to be type 1.  I throw a fit, I get mad, I cry and I yell at just about anybody when the house gets out of control.  I try my hardest to keep it clean but it never works out right.

So, something needs to change. That change is either my attitude or my time management skills.

An acquaintance, who was pregnant, told me the following.  We decided I am going to stay home with the new baby.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do all day.  I'll probably just have a really clean house. 

I laughed a little with her and said yeah maybe.  All the while I was thinking what?  My house was kind of clean with one kid, but with two, never.  How does she think she will keep her house clean?

It will be in her choices.  I choose things that she maybe doesn't.  I choose things like, watching TV in the evening with my hubby, editing pictures that I take of my kids, writing on my blogs, crocheting, reading, MOPS, playing outside with my babies, taking walks, exercising etc.  I also maybe have some circumstances different from hers that I can't change.  For instance, it takes me over an hour just to drive to and from the grocery store not including any of the shopping.   My parents and our families don't live very close.  I don't have the option to just drop my kids off for a few hours.

But, in the end maybe something needs to change.  No matter how perfect our lives are, we are called to change.  I need to become better.  I'm just not sure if it's my attitude about my life at home, or my time management skills.  It's probably both.  The first one starting with time on my computer...I'm just sure that's one of the changes I've been called to make.  I wonder what form the change will take?