My house is a disaster as I sit here and type this. I don’t mean a
little messy, I mean I see a banana caked to the floor right below my
feet. In addition to the banana, there is a stack of bills that need
some attention and work that I missed on Friday afternoon when I
was unexpectedly called to daycare to pick up a little man with a fever.
In short, there’s always something that needs my attention.
You know who cares about none of these things? Two little people. And
this is my biggest struggle as a mom. How do I embrace all the clichés –
it goes by too fast, enjoy every moment, they’re only little once, the
dishes can wait, etc. – while maintaining my status as a productive
member of society?!
I’ve noticed my best, most enjoyable days as a mom are the days when I lower my expectations. I forget about the banana, bills and work,
and surrender to the little people who care about none of that. We play
at their whim and go on epic family adventures. But I wake up the next
day, and all of those items continue to pile up.
What’s the right balance between getting things done and getting in quality time with our littles?
I’m asking because I don’t know. But, I’ve found that routine helps.
That fitting in picking the house up after the kids go to bed helps. And, choosing
a task a day spreads the workload. Ultimately, there’s no perfect
solution but we keep getting better.
What’s your top struggle and how do you find time to get it all done?
A version of this post previously appeared on St. Luke's Birth Care Center
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