Thank goodness for weekends
8/04/2010 Edit This 0 Comments »
It's been eight months since we welcomed little Brendan boy into our family and with each passing day I gain more and more respect for mothers who have more than one child, especially those who have more than two. Every now and then I read Jody Ferlaak's blog, Nitty Gritty and MckMama's blog, My Charming Kids. Those women have my utmost respect as well as many others with 6 or more children...I just don't know how they do it! Granted they are fortunate enough to stay at home with their children but honestly, that can be even harder yet much more rewarding compared to sitting at a desk all day.
It is really darn tiring, challenging and many times an emotional experience as my mood gets off kilter when there's too much on my plate all at once. I suppose it doesn't help that my job is stressful, I've got anywhere from 5 -10 people needing me to do this or that and everything is now, now, now. Sure I can push off some things that aren't critical, yet they are critical to the people who need them done and that nagging weight bears upon my shoulders until I get it done. Once I walk in the door at home carrying a whiny baby who either wants to be fed or needs to sleep, and a hungry and tired little girl who wants my undivided attention, my house begins screaming, "clean me!" There's dishes to be done, laundry to be washed, we vacuum once a week but we really need to once a day, just to name a few. And then there's me who dreams of letting everything go so I can just sit and relax and take some time for myself, just five minutes would be nice. They call them dreams for a reason...they don't happen in reality. So the kids get fed, do homework, enjoy a little playtime, bathe, have their books read, teeth brushed and then what should be time for myself is actually when I am able to get to the dishes, laundry, bottles & lunch made for the next day, etc.. By the time I'm done I'm too pooped yet still hyped from the constant tasks at hand to sit back and relax, instead it's to bed I go. Thank goodness for weekends.
On weekends we wake up early, all of us still on the Mon-Fri sleep schedule but instead of shuffling around getting things ready for a new day of work or school, we're much more relaxed and chilled out as we go about our morning. The coffee is sipped while we enjoy eggs & bacon, cereal or oatmeal and plan our day. Most Saturdays are still somewhat hectic days as all the errands are ran while the band rehearses in the studio below. Sundays are peaceful and I could not go without that one day which I need so badly as it is the only day I can chill enough to revitalize myself in preparation for the week to come which of course follows the same schedule as mentioned above.
Shortly after I wrote the above, my browser tabs were calling my name, begging me to deter from what I was writing to check out the latest status updates on the social media giant and what do I find, MckMama can control the universe. I figured out a way to control the universe. That's it! Mothers control the universe! Ahhh, I really needed to read that, especially when I was just beginning to think things were out of my control.
It is really darn tiring, challenging and many times an emotional experience as my mood gets off kilter when there's too much on my plate all at once. I suppose it doesn't help that my job is stressful, I've got anywhere from 5 -10 people needing me to do this or that and everything is now, now, now. Sure I can push off some things that aren't critical, yet they are critical to the people who need them done and that nagging weight bears upon my shoulders until I get it done. Once I walk in the door at home carrying a whiny baby who either wants to be fed or needs to sleep, and a hungry and tired little girl who wants my undivided attention, my house begins screaming, "clean me!" There's dishes to be done, laundry to be washed, we vacuum once a week but we really need to once a day, just to name a few. And then there's me who dreams of letting everything go so I can just sit and relax and take some time for myself, just five minutes would be nice. They call them dreams for a reason...they don't happen in reality. So the kids get fed, do homework, enjoy a little playtime, bathe, have their books read, teeth brushed and then what should be time for myself is actually when I am able to get to the dishes, laundry, bottles & lunch made for the next day, etc.. By the time I'm done I'm too pooped yet still hyped from the constant tasks at hand to sit back and relax, instead it's to bed I go. Thank goodness for weekends.
On weekends we wake up early, all of us still on the Mon-Fri sleep schedule but instead of shuffling around getting things ready for a new day of work or school, we're much more relaxed and chilled out as we go about our morning. The coffee is sipped while we enjoy eggs & bacon, cereal or oatmeal and plan our day. Most Saturdays are still somewhat hectic days as all the errands are ran while the band rehearses in the studio below. Sundays are peaceful and I could not go without that one day which I need so badly as it is the only day I can chill enough to revitalize myself in preparation for the week to come which of course follows the same schedule as mentioned above.
Shortly after I wrote the above, my browser tabs were calling my name, begging me to deter from what I was writing to check out the latest status updates on the social media giant and what do I find, MckMama can control the universe. I figured out a way to control the universe. That's it! Mothers control the universe! Ahhh, I really needed to read that, especially when I was just beginning to think things were out of my control.
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