Friday, May 20, 2011

Running inventory

I cannot get over how much 'stuff' children accumulate. I'm not even referring to clothes... that is a whole other ball game. It's the bits and pieces. The toys, games, puzzles, attachments, refills, blocks... LEGO! Never. ending. I remember having lots of 'stuff' as a child. Hundreds of miniature pieces of fun, each and every one important to me. Every piece serving a purpose in my daily play.


One thing that always amazed me, was my Mama's uncanny ability to know where most of my treasured knick knacks were. Just how did she know where to find them when they were seemingly missing in action to me? Many times I thought my favourite Barbie outfit or my best bits of fuzzy felt (how I LOVED that 'stuff') were long gone. Then like a knight in shining armour, my Mama would come up with the goods. I seriously thought she possessed incredible Mama powers. I believed she had a gift. Until I became a Mama myself, that is.


Something suddenly occurred to me this week. I can be juggling multiple tasks at once. Cooking dinner, washing up, folding clothes. But I still have a sense of the nooks, cranny's and secret hiding spots, my boys frequent. The latest favourite object, which will invariably end up in one of said places and forgotten about. Therein lies the answer to my lifelong amazement. Just as my Mama 'magically' kept a running inventory of the things precious to me... my boys now look to me to do the same. And I do keep a haphazard style of inventory. With the exception of objects mistakenly thrown in the rubbish bin or trinkets flung under the fridge, I am across the myriad of 'stuff' circulating through our home. These magic powers certainly come in handy, at any given moment.







8 comments:

  1. Those magical mummy powers definatley come in handy, i'm not sure how that power comes about but it definatley exists! and boy do they have so much 'stuff', too much infact i think im going to have to start culling things!
    have a good weekend. xx

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  2. Haha great post I agree we've just got the knack don't we. And boy do they find great nook and crannys to hide stuff in.

    Your boys are so delicious!

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  3. Isn't that funny. I know exactly what you mean. I'd never really thought about it that way but magical mummy powers pretty much sums it up. And I so agreed that it's amazing how much stuff we accumulate with kids. We're recarpeting this weekend and I've been moving heaps of the stuff around the house to make room :)

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  4. With three girls, it's polly pocket pieces in this household. Her shoes are minute and I find myself making mental notes when I see them because someone will invariably be looking for them later! gxo

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  5. Felix has THE most contagious smile J
    :)

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  6. This is so true. I will try to see this as a gift in the future; something magical. Boys can't see for looking though you know. Do you think it is because we do most of the tidying up?!

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  7. I spent much of my years growing up with 4 brothers and always knowing where their stuff was. I'm not sure how. I just did. This training has served me well as I navigate the exact same issues you face with my offspring and my husband!

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  8. Oh yes, mammas are amazing at always knowing where things have ended up! Thank you for your gorgeous comments on my blog, you really are so sweet!

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