I am finally a stay at home mom and I have all this free time... I want to be one of those moms that is always playing with their kids, teaching them new things, doing projects, going on play dates, etc. I want to do it all... I also want to have time for myself, I want to go to spin classes and workout for an hour everyday. I also want to have girls nights where we go for drinks or dinner, I also want to have date nights where Jared and I can relax and have a conversation about anything besides Aidens sleeping habits and Treycen's naughty behavior. I want to have "me" time, where I can blog and scrapbook, I want all these things. I have good intentions, I have a calendar full of events and ideas. I set out for a great week with all these things planned and by Wednesday I am so exhausted all I want to do is sleep. The rest of my week is shot, I cancel all play dates, I cancel date night cause Jared and I are to exhausted, I make excuses not to go to the gym, everything falls apart and I am lazy for the rest of the week... By Sunday I am geared up again and I make all these plans. Its an on going cycle that I can't seem to shake. I have tried energy pills, I have tried using my time more wisely, nothing seems to be working. How do all these moms do it?
it's hard. i agree. i don't know how people do it. i can't, that's for sure! i just take it one day at a time... and most days i don't feel like i spent near enough time playing with the boys, the house is usually a huge mess, and i hardly ever work out or take time for myself. but i try not to let it get to me. i'm not perfect, and i know that. just hang in there... don't be too hard on yourself. you're amazing!
ReplyDeleteI think that it gets easier the older they get. I don't think that I know ANY mom who has two kids under the age of 4 who can "do it all" We NEED sleep!!!! It is a balancing act :) Just keep swimming!! Or hire a nanny and a maid ;)
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