I think I am just dying to get out of the house and see some sunshine.
Mr. Spring has been such a tease this year. I want those rays of sunshine!!!! I feel like I have been cooped up for too long. Dang winter! I love to just sit outside and let the kids play. It takes away my guilt of all their TV watching and video game playing. I really need some creative juices to flood my bones because lately I feel like I don't even know what to do with my children.
I am finding it hard to find a balance between "stay at home mom" and "stay at home maid". I want that perfectly clean house all the time but at what cost? I know my kids should come first. I know I am not alone in this battle, I think all moms go through this. Right?
I really love my kids. They make me smile.
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Ya, I'm more a maid than a mom and it's bad. But I'm just like you and find it hard to think of what to do with my boys besides race cars and build towers. You're a good mom so don't even worry!
Living in the dry, hot desert does have it's perks doesn't it? I'll try to remember that when it's a 120* in a couple of months! We do all have that struggle between Mom vs. Maid. Just remember that the mothering is eternal. A clean house is spectacular but, I know YOU know what is truly important. Your boys are lucky because no one loves them like you do! Love you lots!
I'm sorry Audrey! I'll try to get you out of the house more.
My dear friend.. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!! I think that most of us as wives and mothers (stay at home or not) feel this way! I have even developed (ha, I am so pathetic) the perfect systems, schedules and routines to make everything happen but it never turns out exactly how I plan :P I do love this website though www.flylady.net it helps to create a system to get things done and I tweaked their version to make sense for me and my family and our schedule. Anyways, don't think you are a lone ranger. Being a mom and technically ruler of all things (hehe, sorry dads it's mostly true) its tough to juggle it ALL :) And you are right your kiddies should come first and the spot on your kitchen floor or bathroom mirror will mean nothing to you in the eternal perspective and you will not stress about it when they are grown you will stress more about how quickly they grew and the things you wish you would have done. (pep talk for YOU and ME! :) ) p.s. keep up the blog, it's a good journal and escape. p.p.s. I do read every time you post I am just sometimes bad about leaving comments :)
I know just how you feel with the clean house. My second, Collin, can destroy a house in no time and it drives me crazy. Just sit back and try to enjoy being able to stay home with your cute boys, they grow up fast. Hopefully spring will come and stay!!
Hi Audrey!
I'm so glad you found my blog, because now I found yours! Your boys are too cute.
Megan
UGH, yes, I can relate. Maybe we should try to put together a co-op preschool where each of us takes like 1 1/2 hours and tries to teach the kids something. What do you think?
You know you're not alone. It is really hard to put my OCD aside and just let things be so that I can enjoy my kids. I have gotten better, but I feel like I can hear the dishes, laundry, vacuum, calling no matter where I am.
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