I believe that my coming across this post of yours is something I NEEDED most especially right now. I've read most of the comments to your post, and I'm so glad that I'm not alone! I am a mother of 3 little girls, ages' 5, 4, and 3, and every single day is a challenge because no matter how hard I try to keep our home organized and clutter-free, my girls are either in the next room or right behind me just being the little tornadoes that they are. I would get to the point where I'd just say to myself, I can't keep up with my own kids. Just the other day, my girls were suppose to take a nap, I was in my room updating my blog and fell asleep. When I woke up and came out of my room, the whole time they did not take their nap. I entered their bedroom and saw the soil that they mixed with water and about 10 t-shirts all wet and laid on top along with their little teddy bears. The bathroom floor was wet with all the water they tried to carry into their bedroom. I didn't know where to start, I just needed to sit down and be calm before I came to clean all the mess including the clutter they left throughout the house. It's so hard. My mother tells me to just let the kids be kids and if they mess up the house, wait until the end of the day to clean it all up instead of my constantly cleaning whenever I see a mess and stressing over it all. But for me, I just can't stand being around all the clutter and mess, I feel so much better when everything is in its place, all organized and clean! =) I've been trying to search for tips on other mom's blogs for dealing with this challenge, so I hope to hear what tips/ideas you have, that will be great because I really need it. Thanks so much!

My biggest challenge is dealing with more: more laundry, more dirty dishes, more toys, more clutter. And I feel like Sisyphus fighting these battles everyday. I feel like I'll never conquer Mount Washmore. I'll never see the kitchen without a dirty dish in the sink or on the countertop. I'll never have the floor spotless or the clutter and toys put away. But I can do good enough, knowing there's always going to be more!

My biggest challenge seems to be keeping the dining room table cleaned off. We're always moving piles of school books, mail, laundry, you name it, over to the side so that we can eat at the table! It's frustrating, not to mention it makes the whole house look messy too.

My biggest challenge is keeping up with normal day to day "chores". Once I fall behind even a little, I'm done. The clutter takes over and I become totally unmotivated and unproductive.

My biggest challenge is feeling motivated to clean up the mess my kids have made. It's a vicious circle: I clean, they mess it up, I clean, they mess it up. I don't feel like I have enough energy to keep up with them, and my motivation level is very low. I wish I could tap into my kids energy so I could get it all done.

My biggest challenge is finding time to do the things that I WANT to do, not just the things that HAVE to be done. I'd like to spend more time crafting, sewing, quilting, photography and scrapbooking but by the time I've finished my "must do" list the day is over and it's time to reboot and start again.

My biggest challenge is keeping all my paper work in order there never seems to be enough time to get it all done.Life does have many other big challenges with two small toddlers at home.I think clutter has taken over my office space and since it doesn't need fed, changed, or entertained it get the back burner.

This biggest challenge is to find the balance between actively playing with my 3 kids, keeping the house picked up, and being my own individual.

My biggest challenge at home is the pet hair on our hardwood floors.  My most difficult challenge however, is all the paperwork I have to handle at school.  It's drowning me.