Epic Fail

 I have to say, I am not proud of the photos you are about to see. In fact I am appalled and disgusted. I just want to show you them as a cautionary tale. My daughter's room isn't one I walk by very often, and her door is closed most of the time. 

I'm not saying I was deluded enough to think it was in pristine condition. But I really wasn't prepared for the sight I encountered. A little context...the bottom right picture is of some biscuits from KFC that we had for dinner on JUNE 29TH!!!! Gross.....

Dishes, old food, dvd's and clothes are just the top layer. The book "Not About Birds" is from the bookshelf of my parents 30 years ago!! If you want them to feel like crap about themselves and never want to have sex....have your kids read this!! Jo did have a bit of a hoarding problem. She LOVES the bags from Victoria's Secret and other stores. She feels terrible throwing them out.

These are some "during" photos. You can see some definite improvement. The clothes are either put away or in the hamper. The dishes are gathered up and we are beginning the "Store", "Donate", and "Trash" piles. At this point, I wanted to give up. I was tired. But we pushed through and made more progress. Just a side note....never, ever let your kid use hair color in their room ON THE CARPET. I thought that it would be a common sense thing...maybe not.

I'd like to say that these are the "After" photos....but they're not. There is still a little to do...but after four hours, I tapped out. We will finish it up before she moves it all out in a couple weeks. Until then, at least I won't vomit looking at it. 

So I will deal with my failure as a Mother and try to impress upon Jo the value of doing a little everyday so it doesn't get out of control. With a bruised ego I encourage you all to make sure your kids know how to clean....and how to stay out of the sty :) I thought I had. Kevin seems to have figured it out. I guess Jo will too. Sheesh.