We Want to See Your Holiday Hot Mess

So fun when it's someone ELSE'S hot mess. Just like a potato chip, Bossy can't pick just one (winner.)

BOSSY Depending on the kindness of mediocrities since 1966.

 I did NOT want to enter this holiday hot mess contest. I did NOT want to photograph messes in my house because messes have to be cleaned up. But of course a bedroom door was accidentally left open, an unexpected phone call came, and one all too curious toddler led to this...

Blissfully unaware of the mess she has made.

"Hey mom, I was just going to start cleaning up."

This is the mess that wasn't supposed to happen. But then if things like this didn't happen, where would all the adventure be...still in a box just waiting to get spilled out by some young free spirited little girl.

Thanks for the adventure sweetheart. However, to all you folks who like to send packages stuffed with packing peanuts, I say use bubble wrap and save a mom the joys of cleaning up after a holiday hot mess!

Due to my elderly father taking a spill, dinner was moved to his place.  However, he has NO STOVE OR OVEN!  So I cooked a pot roast in a slowcooker and all the sides and desserts at home then travelled 45 miles to his place and set it up there to eat.  I cleaned everything for NOTHING!  hurumph!

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:)

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ya'll rock.

i need to unbox my flip (eh hem got last christmas i know i know...it was a gift...if i bought it i woulda learned it same day perhaps:)

and i'll get it going on soon-age :) my new word. translation..soon. with room to dilly dally a wee bit.:)

Tre~

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the mess was that this is ALL i have planned for christmas feast :) thought that posted yesterday when i wrote it :) duzn't seem to have. you are a love to say my floors are clean ...they are:) but .....still adore your photos....

we should do after shots too :)

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I love using my little Flip video camera, I carry it around in my purse all the time and then just upload from the camera straight to You Tube. 

Oh my gosh, I am SO laughing at this pic. I have Rock Band drums in front of my fireplace, too!

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we gotta flaunt ourselves more visually more often. how fun is this to rally around our messes.

ya'll queenies of video do tell what you're using...how you're posting....yippee for hot mess...;)

Tre~

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Thanks for being sucha Santa's elf and helping folks w/ their urls.

:) this has been so fun to watch :)

Tre~

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I'm pretty sure Johnny Depp shouldn't be overshadowing the sweet little Manger scene, but hey.

And lastly, my kitchen counter: (Sing along with me) Many Christmas cards to send, four pounds of clutter, three random neighbor gifts (of homemade baked goods), two woodworking projects of doom, and a half finished bottle of wine.

Actually, it's clean. With a 2-year-old and newborn, I've managed to wash all the clothes. But forget about folding and putting away! My husband just forages for clean boxers every morning.

Enjoy!

Gina

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I am afraid to look at the expiration date on the cheezits box.

But our spare room is truly embarrassing... but most if it isn't holiday related, it's related to TW's mother and sister moving here one year ago. Sigh. If their stuff wasn't taking over the bulk of the room - our Christmas mess would look just like this. Exactly like this. :-)

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I can't wait to see how you fit 10 adults and three children in that room. Please do post the after video.

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I love that you are hiding stuff under a blanket. Wow. Wow. Wow.

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I don't understand how to insert these photos but I did blog my 2 photos!

http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2009/12/crea...

Ahh. I shoulda clarified: the mess is in my planning: the only thing I've planned for Christmas dinner is what Berk's gonna get for his!!! :) ha ha!

Not to worry, I do a mean soup and salad...

The floor is clean. True. :)

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Yeah, compared to the rest of the comments on this page? You win! :P

Would it be cheating if I photo'd my garage or closet? :P

I would come help you, you have Cheez-its! :-)

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What mess? Your floor looks clean enough to eat off of!

Carol Lynn

Pop and Ice

I give!

Carol Lynn

Pop and Ice

I couldn't resist, just after the snow storm:

Tre~

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Okay. Here's another attempt.

My kitchen..w/ Berk's Christmas feast:

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Thank God for a spare bedroom! (And Jane, I promise to clean it up before you get in town in February!)

We dumped everything here:

( http://www.flickr.com/photos/popandice/4207300276/ )

Pepper is also hiding out in the Spare Room (because we have a party with teenagers going on today - yes, I'm exhausted.)

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Loki is guarding the coats well (he has nested in them as well - sorry visitors for the cat hair. We tried!)

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Carol Lynn

Pop and Ice

Go you. Thanks for filming and sharing. Its awesome to see the house of love in full swing. While playing Berkeley (Bichon) barked several times...to the voices..how fun. A moment ago I had puppy play here....3 dogs in addition to Berk...all jumping up for doggie treats. Now I gotta get my groove on and learn this flip...I can have 2 flings tonight..one with flickr and one with the flip:)

Golly can you so see I'm outa touch w/ commenting here. need new material madame.

Keep the flicks coming Miss Flamingo Happenings:)

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If you have "all rights reserved" on Flickr, your photo won't show up here. You might try posting it in the photo album of your personal blog or somewhere where you don't have all rights reserved, such as a photo printing site.

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Believe it or not, this room was COMPLETELY clean an hour before I snapped this. Oh well.

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Sorry about that -- should've clarified. You need to upload your photo to Flickr or a photo album on your blog -- anywhere that will give you a URL for your image. Then put that in the line when you click on the photo. E-mail me at rita@blogher.com for help. We want you to be able to participate!

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heh heh. not yet. methought i knew how to add images here. ....um. no. they're on my desktop. lemme go figure that out first...but i'll be back.

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Nobody had baked for about 24 hours and it was still that messy. The newest video is of non--baking mess. Jim Bars aren't really baking, yet there's mess.

Once we find the missing cookbook or the other two little kids start their real baking... I'll take another video.

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It's really a shame I didn't take a picture of our dining room table before we cleaned it up last week. It was a disaster. Instead you get our guest room/office.

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I SPY with my little eye:

A lightkeeperpro x-mas light fixer that did not make it to the garage

An ornament that was ripped off the tree and didn't get put back on

A bow that was on a x-mas gift b/c I don't know what to do with it

A pile of school papers yet to be sorted because .. well just because

A bunch of tomatoes waiting to be made into bruschetta

And a game piece "J" for what a bunch of junk that is going to be put into a laundry basket and put into the laundry room for another day

I'm too tidy for my own good. Here's the best I could muster up:

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denise, how's your head? hugs to you and hope it doesn't her. and yippee i finally know what a Tazmanian Devil I mean Taggggmahal ;) coffee maker thingy looks like....tiramisu? tamales? yeah, that thing.

herbadmother: your living room is the size of my whole studio. it's lovely...and the crooked tree tops it off. luff it.

rita, i'm comin over. me love stuffed critters.

erin, i love forts!!! you should put their gifts under and pretend santa played there :)

debra your kitchen looks perfect. this is about HOT MESS:)

okay. now i have to go get some images to add...this is fun:)

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I'm not sure what happened here. Something to do with making Christmas suits ( http://herbadmother.com/2009/12/why-i-love-my-husb... ). Out of wrapping paper. And glue. And then NOT CLEANING UP. (Also, note lopsidedly decorated tree in background. NOT MY DOING.)

Respect the lone muffin.

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As I was imagining it was going to be. You'll have to post another picture or video after Rebecca bakes.

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A cookbook is misisng. I opened a cabinet looking for it, thinking someone just threw it in there...boxes and cans fell on my head. I put them back... RJ opened the cabinet ten minutes later, cans fell out and landed on the dog.

Hot mess. HOT mess.

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~Denise BlogHer Community Manager
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It all looks lovely now :)

Isn't this everybody's view of their "communication central? -or as I like to call it, mission control? So what that you can barely find the phone or the calendar. They are there, somewhere.

And, yes we have a wee bit of an ant invasion. So what?

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