Corners of My Home: Toddler Edition

There is a common meme that I believe originated on SouleMama called Corners of My Home.  Bloggers take and post lovely pictures of beautiful rooms, or corners, of their home. 

These kinds of posts are some of my favorite things to see online.  I love looking at how people decorate and design their homes.   To me, it is better than looking at Country Living or House Beautiful. I love seeing how their personalities are reflected through color and style choice. 
But sometimes, when you are a stay at home mother with a toddler it can feel a little discouraging.

You know these bloggers  have a bunch of littles running around, yet the nature table is perfectly arrayed and no one has used their markers on the robin's egg blue milk painted walls.  And there does not seem to be a stray toy or sock to be found.  Not even a knitted wool one.

And you start to look around your house.  It was clean this morning, but between breakfast and naptime, your child managed to make you look like a candidate for Hoarders.  

Sure, those other mommy bloggers talk about their neverending piles of laundry. But all they show you is the wrought iron bed with the Elizabethan coverlet used by their two year old daughter. 

I am not like those ladies.  I am going to show you what living with a crazy person toddler does to your decor. 

Note ornaments are missing from the bottom of the tree.

He does nothing but throw these letter tiles.

See the drawing paper.  Begged for it.  Then after scribbling once, it was abandoned.  Later ended up on floor.

I really hate the letter tiles. They collect cat hair like crazy.

Daddy and Gabriel made pancakes. And walked off. Also all my baking sheets are no longer in their proper cupboard.

I like to keep my dirty laundry in hampers.  Gabriel does not.

Note gift bag, paper towel roll, and stupid letter tile behind son. 

Beds aren't meant to be made.

Messy bookshelves.

Before the bed is made.  Sometime around three in the afternoon.

So there you have it.  The corners of my house.