The bedroom is not exactly beautiful, as there are toys everywhere, children's and adult books on various surfaces, clothes that need special attention (hand washing! dry cleaner! or 'will be worn again the next day') and just general stuff that makes for a family bedroom.
My mom looked at the bedroom the other day because she wanted to see how it was rearranged. Her face said it all.
She prefers her bedroom to be beautiful and immaculate. That's her right -- she doesn't have small children anymore. Right now I prefer the functionality of our bedroom over the beauty factor. When I am 60, I can have a beautiful bedroom like my mother's. Actually, my parents just remodeled their bedroom. It is gorgeous. It reminds me of the bedroom in a 5-star hotel room. Beautiful yet kind of sterile. Maybe I'm just not used to it. But it is a far cry from my own cozy bedroom!
For now, the most important thing is that Il Tonino is comfortable and happy where he sleeps. And right now that is with his mama and daddy.
This comic says it all...
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My roommate took her kids to visit their grandparents for a week. The day they left, I cleaned the kitchen and tidied up the den and living room. For a week after that, keeping up meant putting the dishes in the washer and swiping at this or that spot on the kitchen counter. Within ONE HOUR of the four of them coming back, there was a spill on the carpet, all the toys were scattered about the den, a box of legos was upended, the garage door was open and the bikes were in the driveway, the kitchen counters grew a forest of baby bottles and cups and empty food containers. Truly, when you have kids, the only way to have an immaculate home is to be some kind of superhuman cleaning monster. I think you're doing just fine if the house is tidy, noncontagious, and functional.
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