B+C+B+C+B+C: Unpacking

Monday, July 13, 2009

Unpacking

During the past week as we've been undergoing this massive unpacking project, I've discovered yet another difference in the way Brian and I roll.
My style of unpacking is to keep all the boxes in the garage and bring them in one by one, completely unpacking each one and putting everything where it goes before moving onto another box. I hate living in chaos and clutter - it makes me feel overwhelmed.
And here we have Brian's style - taking every box labeled "kitchen," opening it, and putting all contents on the countertops.

I had a mini anxiety attack when I came home to this. He couldn't figure out why I wasn't thrilled and grateful for all his hard work. It's a good thing he's too sweet and cute to stay mad at for long.

8 comments:

Debbie said...: On occassions like that you say, "Oh, I wouldn't of thought of this approach - what a big help this is to be able to see so MANY of our kitchen things at ONCE." *Seriously girls - you mold the behavior without squishing the effort with praise! Even if "he" only approximates what you really want to see - you stroke!"; July 14, 2009 at 7:08 AM
blm_mckell said...: My approach to unpacking is to do it all at once as well. Why drag it out. Get it over with so you don't have to look at boxes in the garage. I really like having a garage to park in.; July 14, 2009 at 8:08 AM
chelsea mckell said...: I'd much rather have a chaotic garage than a chaotic home. What good is an empty garage to park in if you have to walk into cluttered kitchen and bedrooms?!
And don't worry mom - you (and Dr. Laura) have been preaching that advice to me for years and I think I'm doing ok at implementing it. It's all about Love and Logic, right?; July 14, 2009 at 10:24 AM
DeAnne said...: Amen to that, Chelsea. I totally agree wit you. That's why our garage is still in chaos, but our new home is lovely, clean and orderly. :) So nice of Brian to help out though :); July 14, 2009 at 10:42 AM
jocelyn said...: regardless of how you do it...moving and unpacking are unpleasant. i am in the same unpacking boat right now and i'm over it.; July 14, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Brandon and Kim said...: I am the same way with packing I would rather have it all hidden until I am ready to tackle it, but it was a nice gesture of him to help out.; July 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Veronica said...: boys.; July 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM
maria hall said...: i totally feel you right now! julian and i are moving and its crazy choas. he thinks packing the day before is just fine...men!; July 21, 2009 at 8:43 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Monday, July 13, 2009

Unpacking

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