Mini-meltdown confession

Aww, I feel you Christa! I am the ultimate neat freak and Brian is a total slob. I have had many flip outs over the messes he leaves behind in rooms I've just cleaned.

oh god! you poor thing.... you should treat yourself to something nice..... later , after you feel a little better you should repeat to yourself over and over again (like a mantra) "this place sure is COZY." if that doesn't work pour yourself a cocktail and try to remember it is not forever!

I completely empathize with you on this one. We have a 1 bedroom/1 bath + den and have been crammed in here for 1.5 years now. We have crap all over the place. I can't even see the surface of our cedar chest because we have to put some tupperware on top because we don't have enough closet space. We walk sideways in our bedroom because the king size bed takes up all the room. The den has become our "spillover", but every weekend Audrey comes to stay with us, I have to move the bike and the stationary bike out to the balcony just so she can flatten the futon to sleep on it.

And sadly, we have no realistic idea when the hell we're going to get out of here and into our own house.

I can't imagine it Christa, it would be driving me mad too. A least you can see the light at the end and hopefully sooner than later you will be in your new gorgeous home with lots of space for all your stuff. I HATE clutter and I think I'd be pulling my hair out right now if I were in your shoes...

OOPs double post!

i live in a 1 room loft with a newborn and 2 cats...i want to scream some days. i own a townhouse that is twice as big as this place...3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, water views...that is RENTED!! and we live here...in the middle of san francisco...with motorcycles and buses waking up my baby....while we look for a new house.

some days i want to kill people...

serenity now...serenity now...

Thanks you guys for making me feel better. It's nice to know I am not alone in my madness...not that I want any of you ladies to be in cramped quarters...but you know, misery loves company.

Maria - wow, I totally had no idea. 1 bed/1 bath & Audrey on the weekends...you have me beat.

Diana - seriously, drinking is the norm since we've been here. Don't even need encouragement. But you are right, I should do something for myself. I need to find a yoga class or something.

Tammy - omg how frustrating! You must want to kick your renters out like yesterday. Thanks for making me see I'm not alone. And yes, the serenity prayer is awesome, even if you aren't in AA

Catherine - wanna come & clean at our house? Actually, we're pretty clean, just cramped & cluttered. UGH.

I love you guys!