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I didn't feel like picking my biggest mess, so today, I'm posting my funnest (Yes, the grammarian in me cringes, but it works!) mess. It started out like this:
and devolved into this:
I readily admit this mess isn't too bad, but it was the one I felt like capturing, so This brings me to something I've noticed since doing my Messy Monday posts. I get a lot of "That's not that messy" type comments. Now, that's fine, and I know it's meant as encouragement. But, I feel I need to clarify something. I realize that mess is relative. I grew up (6th grade and up) in a house so filthy that my friends knew they were special if at some point in knowing me they were invited to my house. I know the extremes that messy can become. (Toilets that are only cleaned quarterly are not pretty, and we were not allowed to help.) I judge a mess by how much it affects me. I'm fond of saying that my head is so messy that I can't function if my environment is messy too, but the truth is a little more complicated. I've had Major Depressive Disorder for over 10 years now, and something that I've noticed is that it's triggered by anxiety. Messy surroundings make me anxious. Anxiety makes me depressed. Depression makes me unable to clean, and the cycle gets worse and worse. When I find myself sinking, the first think I try to do is clean something up. I almost always feel better when I'm done. My house is most definitely not worthy of the cover of House Beautiful, but it's not a pig-sty either (most days). So if my messes don't live up to yours, don't worry. I post the ones that bother me. I probably have others that would make you blush. This isn't about comparing. It's about what each of us can handle. If you have a messy house where you all have fun and love eachother, and that mess doesn't bother you except for the slight concern that your Mother-in-Law might drop by unexpectedly, GREAT!! Revel in your mess. If you're like me, and the messes keep you from enjoying life and loving on your family in the best way you can, maybe we can help eachother figure out a way to get rid of it. "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" isn't scripture. It's from Benjamin Franklin, one of the original secular humanists. God wants clean hearts much more than He wants clean homes. May God bless your mess! Jennifer |
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