I'm a momma.
I'm a wife.
I'm a family person.
I'm a friend.
I'm a full-time employee.
I'm a house cleaner.
I'm a cook.
I'm a chauffeur.
I'm a lover of television.
I'm a sleeper.
I'm a night person.
I'm a wanna-be exerciser.
I'm an on-again/off-again weight watcher.
I'm a lover of junk food.
I'm a shopper.
I'm an organizer.
I'm a coupon clipper.
I'm a blogger.
I sometimes just can't get the hang of things.
At work I am very organized. I mean it is borderline
At home? Sunday - fold the laundry. Didn't get it done. Monday - fold the laundry. Tuesday - fold the laundry. Nope. Let's just say - it still needs to be done and it's Thursday. Ugh!
Our bedroom looks like a small bomb went off in my closet. The laundry room and den are in serious need of organizing/cleaning. The closets are to a point where I am afraid items may fall on me when I open the doors! And, don't even get me started on the master bathroom. :{
The good thing is that from the "outside" it all looks good. :) The rooms that visitors see are pretty clean and organized! Kudos for that, right? Maybe...
I've been thinking about making a calendar/to-do list for home. I could plan out my cleaning and activities. Then, I would have more time to do, and less guilt about doing, the things I love!
You are probably thinking that I just need to give up some sleep and some television. I need to make the sacrifice that comes with the responsibility of being a mom and an adult....yada, yada, yada. That is all fine and dandy for a week or so. Then, I am at my wit's end. I get grumpy. I simply need some 'me' time. I have to get another hour of sleep sometimes. I have to just sit and stop moving sometimes. It keeps me sane. So, hopefully a plan or schedule could allow for both my selfish and non-selfish needs.
What do you think? Is this just another thing that will get pushed to the side? Will I stick to it like I did my last five diets? Time will tell. I need a plan first.
Any tips on how to juggle all the many roles we have? And, keep our sanity? I'll let you know how it goes...
It's the Momma Hamster Wheel! I could look at a room and see a thousand things that need done. Tony would walk in and say "spotless!". I remember to non-stop exhaustion of work and motherhood. Don't give up and cut yourself some slack. I am notoriously inconsistent and somehow life goes on at it's steady pace. You're doing a great job and I'm certain that Lucy and Heath appreciate you and all that you do.
ReplyDeleteIt's really okay to let little things slide for a bit if it means you get to stay sane. We can't be superwoman!
ReplyDeleteSometimes if I am feeling really, really behind I will take a few vacation hours off of work and leave the kids at daycare. It is amazing what you can get done without those distractions! :)
Gosh, I don't have kids, but I still feel your pain! I have CLEAN laundry piled a mile high that needs to be folded and put away. It's insane.
ReplyDeleteI don't even have kids yet and I already feel like I need more hours in the day. Of course, I like to get at least 10 hours of sleep a day. Ha. I WISH!
ReplyDeleteOkay so I am totally OCD too, the single BEST thing I ever did for myself when I was a working mama was hire a house cleaner, just 2 times (sometimes only 1 time) a month. Honestly BEST decision ever. My husband came up with it because of my OCD ways. She just did the light work, vaccuum, dust, floors, our bathrooms, straighten up.....never folding my underwear :) Just stuff and I loved a clean house more than I ever had. Kameron loved it too! His motto is: A Happy Wife is A Happy Life! :) And someone else doing a little of my housework made me SUPER HAPPY! :) Just a thought, to take a load off! :) I know how stressful it is. There are times I think about having a cleaning lady here a couple hours a month (even though I stay home now) and Kameron said, go right ahead! So I might just do that! :) Have a great weekend!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI am with you here! It can be exhausting trying to keep up with this and that and everything in between. Just keep taking it one day at a time. Happy weekend!
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