Thread: Children VS Pets?

Decisions, decisions....


Should you have Pets????????



........or should you have Children?????




hmmm.................? lol

Id rather a pet lol. I mean come on.. Paint on a tv.. and leather sofa. You just cant do that. The sofa that the dog ripped up isnt that tragic. lol, I actually bet that dog was set up to rip it up by someone.

*thinks* hmm.. Wife says to the husband "Honey we need a new sofa" Husband: "No way, its fine" wife does something to make dog rip up sofa. Bam wife wins.

I have no idea why I said that lmao.

No, that's good..........set up to get a new couch, very clever of you........hmmm me tinks you will be very good at being someone's wife one day..............lol You have the clever skills already..........lol Good one Teri!

LOL, Learnt that from my mum and sister ;) lol

Lol very good.

omg Robyn!! let's see...decisions, decisions. been there, done that with both, so how about NEITHER! lol Actually another choice would be hubby. Now if you threw in my hubbys clutter, I can tell you he would be the first to go!! (This is an actual picture of his stuff before he went out of town and the second picture the day he came back) Yes, I decided to clean the garage and rented a 30yard dumpster. Took me 5 days to throw all of his stuff away! He didn't balk to much, because he knew it was either his stuff, or HIM! lol

Before Cleaning...Ceiling to Floor, front to back...stacked with stuff

After cleaning: Wa La ! One double car garage turned into a his and hers side with cabinets down the middle! My side is the bigger side. I figured if I gave him less room, he couldn't clutter so much. This was 1 year ago. Today??? His side is all cluttered again. Myside is clean. I love this 50/50 marriage stuff! lol

Very intersting....

omg Cindy .... that is great .... I love that ... lmao

And I'll bet he doesn't even notice, probably walks around his clutter thinking he's got the best side ....

that is great ....

And they say it's all how you bring them up ..... lol

Well, I have always tried to give him fore-warning of my cleaning, so that he can take care of it himself first. never happens....so....when he leaves town, I go to work. Just put him on a plane to Hawaii yesterday and I have a whole week to clean!! Yea!! He has accumulated so much stuff around the outside of our house...wood, plastic, bricks, etc. I have people coming on Monday to haul it ALL away. This stuff has been sitting for 5 years..time to say bye, bye...hehe.

Originally Posted by Dream Lady

Well, I have always tried to give him fore-warning of my cleaning, so that he can take care of it himself first. never happens....so....when he leaves town, I go to work. Just put him on a plane to Hawaii yesterday and I have a whole week to clean!! Yea!! He has accumulated so much stuff around the outside of our house...wood, plastic, bricks, etc. I have people coming on Monday to haul it ALL away. This stuff has been sitting for 5 years..time to say bye, bye...hehe.

You are kidding ... does he know??? omg ... what will he say? And will he miss all this stuff ... lol ... I give you credit, you have "jingle jangles" lol
You do a great job Cindy, me thinks you could come to my basement and help me too ... I almost have a pic like that, lol ... not quite as bad, but I have a ton of stuff I do not need ... really I do ... So drop over anytime, lol ....

Just call me miss organization!! lol Yea, I have a reputation for organization. So why would I marry a man that is into saving EVERYTHING! I wouldn't mind it, if he stored it away and kept it organized. But omg, you should see his office. I should take a picture of his office and my office (both in our home) and show you how different we are. I may do that later, after dinner.

Well, he doesn't know about the guys coming on Monday. He started building a greenhouse about 5 years ago. Got the frame up. Beeen sitting like that for 4 years. Nothing else done. So it's all s**** wood as far as I'm concerned. So it's going bye bye Monday. I would love to save the wood to burn in our fireplace, but guess what? You can't see our fireplace in the family room, let alone use it, because of all of his stuff piled floor to ceiling there too! Just another day in the life of Ms. Organization! lol

Plane ticket to England if you wanna come over and sort our attic out!!! Its like that as well! Sadly its mostly my stuff lol. I have like.. 2 old computers and other random stuff lol. Soooo... Ticket.. England? Please lol

Originally Posted by darklight

Plane ticket to England if you wanna come over and sort our attic out!!! Its like that as well! Sadly its mostly my stuff lol. I have like.. 2 old computers and other random stuff lol. Soooo... Ticket.. England? Please lol

I almost went into the cleaning/organization consulting business. I love to organize. I worked for an insurance company for 20 years and they always told everyone before they went on vacation to lock everything away, or else Cindy would be by to clean and organize for them! lol. Funny, as much as I throw away and recycle, I should be in that business! England sounds good...how about after our cruise!!

omg Cindy, your husband is a riot .... I think he really means well, lol ... right !!

What a shock when he comes home and sees all this has happened, will he notice though, he may not, he may scratch his head and say, something is different, did you get your hair done??? lmao

yes, yes, more pictures of mess ... bring em on!!

Originally Posted by Dream Lady

I almost went into the cleaning/organization consulting business. I love to organize. I worked for an insurance company for 20 years and they always told everyone before they went on vacation to lock everything away, or else Cindy would be by to clean and organize for them! lol. Funny, as much as I throw away and recycle, I should be in that business! England sounds good...how about after our cruise!!

Hahaha superb! I never know where to start. Drives me mad lol.

Ladys
ME,MY SELF AND I
I do not have your problem=No wife no problem!

Originally Posted by darklight

LOL, Learnt that from my mum and sister ;) lol

Your mum and sister.......are clever ladies......lol

Originally Posted by Dream Lady

omg Robyn!! let's see...decisions, decisions. been there, done that with both, so how about NEITHER! lol Actually another choice would be hubby. Now if you threw in my hubbys clutter, I can tell you he would be the first to go!! (This is an actual picture of his stuff before he went out of town and the second picture the day he came back) Yes, I decided to clean the garage and rented a 30yard dumpster. Took me 5 days to throw all of his stuff away! He didn't balk to much, because he knew it was either his stuff, or HIM! lol

Before Cleaning...Ceiling to Floor, front to back...stacked with stuff

After cleaning: Wa La ! One double car garage turned into a his and hers side with cabinets down the middle! My side is the bigger side. I figured if I gave him less room, he couldn't clutter so much. This was 1 year ago. Today??? His side is all cluttered again. Myside is clean. I love this 50/50 marriage stuff! lol

No way!

This is a before and after picture.............I don't believe ya? Is this the same room? Jeez.........I'm in with the rest..........I need to hire you........you da woman Cindy! Now you have to do it again? Make his spot even smaller this time.

Originally Posted by arve

Ladys
ME,MY SELF AND I
I do not have your problem=No wife no problem!

No wife problem..........so you probably have one big room of clutter you walk over and don't see..............lol Just kiddn'

C L
That's right(haha)
Arve

Women are cruel. I mean seriously, a few feet of clutter and you want to get rid of it when we aren't looking?

You are aware that it takes us guys years to accumulate all that, right? And even though we don't have a vague memory of what might have been in there, it's still very painful seeing it all disappear. This, ladies, is the reason beer exists; to help us guys numb ourselves to this whole process.

It's also the reason I'm not married and only share my house with a cat - as long as he has food and water, he doesn't give a **** how much crud he has to wade through to get to it.

Don't get me wrong, I love women and I'd love to be married again someday, but that ain't gonna happen until God sends me a woman who won't point out my faults all the time. I think I'm gonna die single. LOL

Hi Racefan! Nice to see your smiling face every now and then!! You are the smart one..not being married (in my opinion), especially to someone like me! I use to participate on a forum for people with OCPD and my particular tatics in dealing with my hubby, did not go over well on that forum. lol....I was RIGHTFULLY subject to alot of crticism for throwing his stuff away like I do. I'm mean and I admit it. lol Now, if my husband only drank beer in order to numb himself from my domestic organization skills, maybe that would help him with this painful process. Actually he has always taken this very well. People who have OCPD, and who recogonize it and accept it, actually don't like this particular personality trait about themselves, but their brains are wired such, it's like they just can't throw anything out. I'm talking about a real horder not a collector, there is a big difference. Hubby actually appreciates it when I "CLEAN" as long as I tell him where it is. I try to be careful about what I throw away, but if it doesn't work or isn't being used within a year....it's gone. LOL And actually, I drink the beer to numb myself when I start cleaning!!! lmao

lol Race...........

Are you taking your clutter & beer with you.........

lol Cindy

You are a thoughtful cleaner.........still can't believe your before and after pic, that's very good work.

Originally Posted by Dream Lady

Hi Racefan! Nice to see your smiling face every now and then!! You are the smart one..not being married (in my opinion), especially to someone like me! I use to participate on a forum for people with OCPD and my particular tatics in dealing with my hubby, did not go over well on that forum. lol....I was RIGHTFULLY subject to alot of crticism for throwing his stuff away like I do. I'm mean and I admit it. lol Now, if my husband only drank beer in order to numb himself from my domestic organization skills, maybe that would help him with this painful process. Actually he has always taken this very well. People who have OCPD, and who recogonize it and accept it, actually don't like this particular personality trait about themselves, but their brains are wired such, it's like they just can't throw anything out. I'm talking about a real horder not a collector, there is a big difference. Hubby actually appreciates it when I "CLEAN" as long as I tell him where it is. I try to be careful about what I throw away, but if it doesn't work or isn't being used within a year....it's gone. LOL And actually, I drink the beer to numb myself when I start cleaning!!! lmao

I come from a long line of hoarders, and struggled with it for years.
Now I have sort of drifted over to the other side of the spectrum, and have turned hyperorganized.
I love being able to find things; what a concept!
I do find, however, that if I find things starting to pile up.. I get depressed, and having a goog clean out makes me feel better.. my family thinks I have gone off the deep end..LOL

Hey Liz..........I'm right there, I am a clutterbug, I can always make something out of something, my arts room...........whooa! Messy, messy and when I make something...........hmmm big mess! I have 2 rooms like this and I clean them every so often, but they go right back to clutter looking as soon as I start painting or building whatever. So it's not just guys.......lol Funny to rib them about it though.

LOL
But you know what is the coolest part about it?

When you are painting or building or creating something and it is in process and all over the place and you look at it and think oh god what have I done..... and then inspiration strikes and you dive in and stuff starts flying everywhere, and hours pass unnoticed, and then, viola! a wonderful thing is built/drawn/painted/created and suddenly there is no mess anymore, just this wonderful thing you did..
aaaahhhhhh how cool is that!

Yep tis true about the time........and somethings, I amaze myself........lol The neighbours.........oh dear, wonder what they think sometimes. Guillotines, stockades, mascots (I wear a gas mask) lol, stone walls, etc, etc..........all different stuff.

LOL must be a sight -- a witch in a gas mask!!

hi every one

A witch in gas mask. i have seeing a lot in my life but................
i must go to the pub now and take a fast beer to cool down before my fantasy runs far away
Arve Thornes

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Awww no gas mask? Jeez you take away all the fun! lol

Have a few at the pub for the rest of us..........we're thirsty too.

I never took any beer at the pub it was coca-cola ins ted, better safe then sorry. Hangover and day job no no i am to old for that.
Arve Thornes
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Originally Posted by C L

No way!

This is a before and after picture.............I don't believe ya? Is this the same room? Jeez.........I'm in with the rest..........I need to hire you........you da woman Cindy! Now you have to do it again? Make his spot even smaller this time.

The messy one looks like my sisters bedroom when i was living at home. lol

Originally Posted by arve

I never took any beer at the pub it was coca-cola ins ted, better safe then sorry. Hangover and day job no no i am to old for that.
Arve Thornes
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lol Arve.........hey never too old for a beer. I know about hangovers.............lol Safe can be a good thing.

Originally Posted by Mook25

The messy one looks like my sisters bedroom when i was living at home. lol

Mook..........were you the tidy one then......and is that your sis in your avatar? Are you bopping her on the head or elbow?

Perhaps we all could do with a visit from Cindy...............lol