I often do on the first day of the holiday. Something to do with my desparate need to clean and everyone elses desparate need to do something fun. As we have friends coming round for the next four days on the trot, we really had to do it today.
We did take the kids to see Pinnoccio last night though. We aren't completely awful.
Anyway, back to the cleaning. I emptied my bedroom and only returned what should be there. It isn't quite the minalmist chic I aspire to but at least it doesn't look like a charity shop any more. The plan is to get the printer into the study - my, there's a novel thought! Then the table it stands on could go back to my parents' garage and the horrible filing cabinet just away out of my house somewhere and I might have a bedroom that feels restful. In fact, I'll just go and take some photos so that I can look back and remember this evening because once Ed gets in there, somehow so does a whole load of "stuff".
OK, another grumble.
I hate Santa/Father Christmas. I can't get my head around lying to children when we spend the rest of the year teling them not to lie. The lengths that people go to to convince their poor child that it is not a lie is unbelievable. I did think that schools would be sensible about this. However, Queen's managed to completely freak poor Livi out. They found some awful website where Santa tells the child whethere they have been good enough to get a present. Some have not, depending on what the parents have entered on the form. Livi was utterly freaked out by the idea that she might have been naughty and that Father Christmas knew. Even though we have been completely honest with her over the years she still has a sneaking suspion that there is some truth in it. Once we had talked it over she was then very upset on behalf of the child who has been told they were too naughty to be visited.
And don't even get me started on Elf on a Shelf. That is just EVIL.
And there is my lovely, clean, tidy bedroom. Shame I have to share it!
2 comments:
ooooh, lovely restful bedroom. I hope that bed sees lots of, um, sleep action!
I did a bit of decluttering in my own bedroom recently - it's amazing what a difference that can make! I hope it has made for some restful sleep for you!
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