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16-8-2011 - Nesting

My mood while writing this blog: Slightly Manic

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Today and for the last 2 days I have been completely and incurably nesting. Nothing has been safe. In a fit of fury I pulled the contents out of all the cupboards and started sorting it all out, throwing stuff away and generally trying to organise things. I am stocking my freezer in a totally compulsive and illogical way and am paranoid about whether all the jigsaws are up together with all the right pieces. I am constantly buzzing with the need to sort something or cook something or buy a shelf/box/frozen product which I think is essential to our survival.

I am starting to scare myself (I think my children and DH were scared a while ago already). There is nothing that makes me happy, nothing is organised enough,I am certain the pantry is not full enough,the fridge not clean enough and the clothes in all the bedrooms need to be sorted out better.

We have quite a large house and alot of stuff and I am fighting a battle which probably can not be won and in actual fact probably does not need fighting in the first place,sometimes I think I am actually making things worse as I pull everything out and then get to tired to put it all back!

I have a problem and I have no idea how to be rational about it.

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4 Comments on Nesting


luckyrose - Wednesday, 17 Aug
i have been a nesting freak since around 20 weeks! I don't know what's wrong with me but i cant stop getting rid of things, cleaning, organizing and re-washing. it's insane!!!! :-)

ajoke - Wednesday, 17 Aug
You can come to my house when you are done, HAHA!!!

hazebeyond - Tuesday, 16 Aug
The RSPCA opshop is grateful for my temporary loss of sanity. :D Every cloud has a silver lining. What charity is benefiting from yours?

hazebeyond - Tuesday, 16 Aug
Doing the same thing here! My linen cupboards are spotlessly tidy, I've made a wrapping paper holder to go inside the broom closet door to get them off the floor, the bathroom cabinets have been emptied, cleaned and restocked, the kitchen cabinets have been emptied, cleaned, sorted and restocked, even the laundry cabinet, which has hardly been opened in 3 years, aside from the occasional quick open to shove something in, then slamming it shut to make sure everything doesn't fall out - it's now clean and organised. The pantry has been emptied and cleaned and everything put back in categorical order. Even my walls have been cleaned. I've assigned jobs for this weekend for everyone and there is still so much to do. There is a cot to sand back and stain and varnish, canvasses to paint, curtains to make, bassinet covers to dye, mosquito net to acquire, not to mention the double pram and car seat, plus our bedroom, where everything has kind of just landed in my frenzy - just to name a few. I say, 'rationality will return upon the arrival of the baby'. Maybe. Good luck with that. :D