Man, life can be so hard sometimes! My poor children, I fail them so often. They deserve a calm, clean orderly home, where cool heads prevail. Instead, they live in a chaotic home, with a mother who can't stay organized to save her life! Chaotic as in CHAOS, if you've ever heard of the "Fly Lady"--she writes books on cleaning--she said it best. CHAOS stands for Can't  Have  Anyone  Over  Syndrome. That describes my situation to a tee! :) My new years resolution is to beat this. Chrismas is a wonderful time of year, but I nearly ruined it for myself with the CHAOS that is my home. I love my kids, I love being a mom, but I am so overwhelmed some days. I don't even know where to begin. If your readng this, sorry--its a pointless blog--I just needed to vent and this seemed a good outlet. I'm sitting here at my computer, sick to my stomach, just recovering from a near panick attack. How do I get through this? I have no idea. Why do I seem to be the only mom who struggles every second of every day to keep even just a little order in her home? Am I the only one? Or the only one who wil admit it? Is there something wrong with me? I want to be a good example and teach my kids good organizational and cleaning skills, but I don't even have them myself.......Aaargh!!!