Having one child was very overwhelming for me at first, but when you add a second one to the bunch, things get beyond overwhelming. I can't ever seem to catch up on anything.....work, laundry, cleaning, etc. I even struggle finding time to get a haircut. I havent' had a haircut in 3 months. My eyebrows are going to grow together real soon if I do something quick. I can't remember when I had a complete meal where I actually sat the entire time and ate all of my food. I am so used to eating fast that I don't even realize when I am done. I look at my plate and say, "hey where did my sandwich go?"
Back to my point, I feel sometimes that I am not a good mother because I am not crafty, or don't have time to write out schedules and menus and take my kids to the zoo and on vacation and enroll them in classes. I am just your very blah mom.....but I am ok with it. Sometimes when both of my babies are screaming I think of all of my friends with multiple children and wonder how they do it. Am I the only one who struggles? I know the answer is "No!" It's just hard sometimes. So here is my laundry. I am behind and I am proud of it. I am not crafty, we rarely go to the zoo, and we might not get a vacation this year. I am tired, I am busy, I am unorganized and sometimes I want to pull my hair out.
I hope this makes some of you moms who struggle like me feel a little better. We aren't all perfect and happy all the time. This ones for you!
There's another load in the dryer waiting to be folded
This is usually what my bed looks like everyday
Here is the reason I don't care if my laundry isn't folded or my bed isn't made. They are the reason I breath and wake up every day. Without them I wouldn't be me.
5 comments:
Loved this post! You certainly are not alone. Our life is not perfect either. While it is a little easier on me since I have an almost 4 1/2 and 3 year old, and we're out of the "baby" stage, things are still crazy and a lot of times overwhelming! My chores are never caught up, and my home is never spotless and I never feel like I get enough sleep, but I guess there will be time for all of that when the kids are grown:)
I love this!! You've inspired me to blost a similar post -- as soon as I download all the pics I snapped today of my dirty house:) You are a great wife and mother and a friend! You can have a clean house when your kids are grown. You are right -- our kiddos are worth every dirty laundry pile out there:) Love you friend!
I enjoyed this post too!! I'm right there with you. On average, I have about 3 or 4 loads of laundry waiting in hampers in my bedroom to be folded and put away :) It is encouraging to know there are other mothers out there who don't have it all together :) We just have to do the best we can and remember that the time we spend with our kids is way more important than whether our home is organized and neat! I've learned to let some of those things go . . . I can't get back time, and I'm surely not going to let the little household things take up too much of the precious time I have with my boys. Loved the post!!
Laughing my head off at those of you who think your house will be clean and laundry caught up when your kids are grown....FYI...It only gets worse....
That's why the Proverbs 31 woman gave her maids their work assignments first thing in the morning. BTW, if we're supposed to aspire to be Proverbs 31 women, why dont' we get maids? I'm just saying....
Love you, Can! And no...you are NOT alone. =)
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