Tag: my house stinks

Welcome to the 1st Monday of the month and you know what that means, right?

[sound of crickets chirping]

Besides catching up on tons of laundry from last week, I've got this little column over at the Imperfect Parent — yeah, I don't know how that happened, either — and, this month, I'm opening up (for the first time) about how I Remember Mama, why I hate the dark, going down into basements, cleaning out closets, or how I try NOT to remember anything else before the age of 12.

Because, I am ALL about over-sharing.

[takes deep breath]

Speaking about dirty laundry, remember last week, when I admitted that, you know, my house stinks?

Well, I did it — no, not the stinky part — I entered the girls' room (all 3 of my daughters share a bedroom) into the My House Stinks Contest.  Why?  Well, did I mention that all 3 of my daughters share a bedroom?  Yes.  Okay, but did you know that the walls are purple?  Okay.  So, then you already know that it is DESPERATELY in need of a fresh coat of paint, or 2 dozen, right?

Help me win a room makeover and I'll love you, forever — vote for us, here!

So, what does Mother's Day have to do with all this?  Absolutely, nothing.  Besides the fact that it's this weekend and, you know, I'll be too busy running around wishing everyone else a "Happy Mother's Day" to celebrate, my own!

[heavy sigh]

Feeling sorry for me, yet?

[sound of crickets chirping]

Okay, I'll shuddup, now GO VOTE!!!

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I don't know about you, but there isn't a day that goes by when I'm NOT saying stuff, like, "Ewww," or "Wait, my sock is stuck to the floor," and the ever-popular "What's that smell!?!?"

Oh, you don't…uh-huh…well, you must not have kids then.

Anyhow, so, I get this email yesterday from James of Dutch Boy's "Team Stinky" (I kid you NOT!) wondering, "Do you have the ugliest, stinkiest room in America?"  And I'm all, like…wow, he must read my blog and…um…let me think.

With three girls, sharing one bedroom…oh, boy…uh, SHYAH, I've got proof that theirs is stinkafiably (yes, it's a word!) the fugliest room in our house and totally submitting it as an entry into the My House Stinks contest!

Why?

First place wins $5,000 and 50 gallons of paint; 2nd prize gets $2,500
and 25 gallons of paint and 3rd prize is still worth $1,000 and 10
gallons of Refresh.

The girls are getting new bedroom furniture, today (thank you, Mama and Papa) and, in my mind, I had already committed most of yesterday to getting their room into shape (I know, ironic, isn't it?) just in time, really, lest the shiny new white furniture be spat out, like holy water, from the mouth hell.

So, I sent a note to Twitter (in case, you know, I went missing, or something) and headed in, sans shower and donning my protective mommy gear.

WARNING:  ENTER WITH CAUTION – THE USE OF PROTECTIVE GEAR IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – GET READY TO BE AMAZED!

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