Sunday, April 28, 2013

Random question for the group

This is probably going to sound rather personal and perhaps bizarre, but I'm curious if others have this same...issue?  I don't know how to categorize it.  You'll hopefully understand after I explain.

When I PMS, one of the things that suddenly irritates me more than usual is clutter.  Inevitably, one day during that lovely time of month, I feel completely overwhelmed, thinking my house is a complete disaster zone, I can't get a handle on keeping it clean and organized, and I either start trying to clean with a vengeance, or else I grump around and have to leave the house because I just can't stand to look at the mess any more (and most often, I don't clean - I grump, be super duper cranky, and leave).  And the thing that sets me off could be the toys G has scattered (again) all over the living room floor (that will only take a few minutes to pick up); the dishes piling up in and around the sink (that Rich is going to do); the clean bins of laundry that need to be sorted, folded, and ironed; the overflowing "inbox" of clutter that has spilled out all over the counter (that I haven't been bothered by the rest of the month); the pile of recycling in the latest box from Costco sitting next to our recycling bin (that's getting taken out next recycling day); the garage (that doesn't bug me as much usually); a few toys that have wandered into our bedroom (that I otherwise don't care about); my ever-tumultuous piles of fabric and associated quilting and sewing projects (that seem to be simultaneously eluding and taunting me, saying, "You'll NEVER have time to finish!"); the hanger on our dresser that has been sitting there for a month and I have yet to pick up and stick in the closet...

You get the picture?  Any spot of mess suddenly becomes this enormous thing that makes me feel like a failure at being a housekeeper.  It's the thing that I get super cranky about when PMS hits (okay, in addition to other things, but it seems like one day, I just cannot take any bit of mess in my house any more and want to throw everything away so I never have to deal with it ever again).

Thankfully, once the PMS crescendo has passed, I'm not so overwhelmed.  Things may bug me, but they won't completely set me off.  Anyone else?

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