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March 16, 2015 By Emily 18 Comments

My Beautiful Mess

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #SweepTheMess

Life with one dog wasn’t too bad. Dolly was the picture perfect house dog when we got her: perfectly housebroken, didn’t chew things and she didn’t even care about having toys to destroy. That all changed when we added our lab puppy Sadie to the family. She had accidents all over the house for the first few months and is always looking for a dropped tissue or piece of paper to destroy. Dolly has since discovered the joys of destroying toys so between the two of them my house has become a mess, but it’s My Beautiful Mess.

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Growing up I wasn’t really a dog person. We had two dogs in my first eighteen years at home but I was never very emotionally attached to them. I disliked the smell of dogs and the mess they made. But after Tyler and I got married we decided we wanted a dog. We looked around at all of the local shelters until we found sweet Dolly. She was underfed and in need of love. She fell in love with us immediately, especially Tyler. She stole our hearts, so much so that we decided to get a second dog.

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Sweet Sadie was one of ten puppies born to my sisters dog Rubi. The first 8 weeks of her life were spent about five minutes down the road at my sisters so we spent many a night over there having dinner and watching the puppies grow and play. I picked Sadie because she always seemed like a loner and I felt sad for her. It took her awhile to adjust when she came to our house. The first two weeks she would cry every time I left the room, it broke my heart.

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But now she is 6 months old, happy, full of energy and always into something. She creates most of the messes in our house but I love that puppy so much.

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I think I’ve been pretty upfront with you guys when I’ve said that I struggle with keeping a tidy house. Add in two dogs and it’s nearly impossible for me, but I choose to put that aside and find the beauty in the mess. I hope to carry this into when we have kids and right now remember that the mess means my puppies are having fun. Maybe one day I will train them to put away their toys! Wouldn’t that be a great trick? Until then I will just have to depend on my O-Cedar Angler Broom which is perfect for sweeping up all of the toy stuffing, wood chips, bits of toys and food that get all over my house on a daily basis.

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What about you, what mess do you find beauty in? Is it your kids, dogs or just your own mess? I try not to stress about it too much. I definitely want to get things straightened up to keep a cozy home, but sometimes I just have to look at the mess and smile at how much I am blessed.

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Pets Tagged With: beautiful mess, Cleaning, dogs, Pets

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  1. Melanie says

    March 16, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    I have an O-Cedar mop that I love. They make good products

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  2. Britney says

    March 16, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Your dogs are so cute! Sounds like a great product to have!

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  3. Meagan says

    March 16, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    My broom is looking pretty sad lately. I should totally try this one out. Your puppies are so cute too! I wish my husband would let me get a dog. They are so fun! I also love the last picture. That is pretty cool!

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  4. reesa lewandowski says

    March 16, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    I could really use this mop to clean up my own beautiful mess!

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  5. Becky says

    March 16, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    With a dog and a cat, I completely understand your “beautiful mess!!” I could definitely use this broom 🙂 BTW…your video was AMAZING!!

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  6. Natalie @ Life Made Simple says

    March 16, 2015 at 9:25 pm

    Oh man, I could definitely use one of these to clean up after our little one. I’m constantly wiping up crumbs with paper towels, but a broom would be much more eco-friendly.

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  7. Jillian (Food, Folks and Fun) says

    March 16, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    I love the angled bristles of the broom.

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  8. Debra says

    March 16, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    Such great pictures! Love it!

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  9. Cathy @ Our Mini Family says

    March 17, 2015 at 7:13 am

    I can only imagine the kind of mess there is that comes with a dog! I have never had one, but I have heard the cleanup can be hard. Thanks for sharing this giveaway!

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    • Emily says

      March 18, 2015 at 7:13 pm

      It can be quite a mess! But we love them anyways!

      Emily

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  10. Andrea Kruse says

    March 17, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Love seeing all the pics of your family! Your new puppy is adorable and yes… we have a pup too, it is so messy! Though, I also have 2 cats and 3 small kids so it is pretty insane! If you can master patience now, the baby messes will be no sweat. #client

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    • Emily says

      March 18, 2015 at 7:12 pm

      I hope I can do that! Sounds like y’all keep busy 🙂

      Emily

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  11. Debi @ Life Currents says

    March 18, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    That reminds me, I need to go mop the floor. These pics of your doggies are adorable!

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    • Emily says

      March 18, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Haha! Thank you Debi!

      Emily

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  12. Shauna Smart says

    March 19, 2015 at 9:05 am

    Your dogs are gorgeous!!

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    • Emily says

      March 21, 2015 at 9:44 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Emily

      Reply
  13. Stephanie of The TipToe Fairy says

    March 20, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    I love those puppies! I remember when I had a big black labrador, and her hair got everywhere.

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    • Emily says

      March 21, 2015 at 9:43 pm

      We love them too, despite all the hair haha!

      Emily

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