I talk a lot about not comparing yourself to others and quit with all the mask wearing but I am afraid I have been a little hypocritical. 

Mainly on the issue of our home. I like to pretend it is always picked up…it is never perfect but I like to pretend it is at least decent.  In reality I feel like I am working my self ragged every time someone comes over just so it doesn’t look like we are growing science experiments and the toy box upchucked all over the house. 

I always compare myself to others who have homes that look a magazine was just there for a photo shoot.  Yes some people have extraordinarily neat homes, but that is their thing, not mine.  And I am (trying REALLY hard to be) okay with that. 

In fact I really like the friends who DON’T clean up for me!  So why can’t I return the favor?  As I read this post to myself everyday for a reminder, my new warning to all my friends is this: 

My house is the way it is, no more pretending.  I hope you will visit often and unexpected.  I hope you feel at home with our blocks on the floor, the crumbs on the counter, and the laundry that has not yet been put away.

If you are not impressed, and I’m sure you won’t be, maybe I can at least make you feel better about your own home  

Trying to impress is exhausting and I’m officially over it. 

 

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