I am sitting here coming from school drop off and feeling like I am in a constant race against the clock....my day is not my own, it's dictated by 3 (soon to be 4) little people and that's hard some days.
Do I do house chores?
Do I do business work?
Do I shower?
Rush through the morning some times, get out the door on time, get the kids to school on time, rush home to make sure Hayden gets to nap for a good amount of time, play or run an errand, feed her lunch, decide on a quick lunch for myself and get out the door to pick the kids up on time, rush back home to let Hayden play and get kids situated before I have to lay her back down for a nap and play with the kids because we can't go anywhere...then the afternoon comes and we have to rush to an activity for the kids to rush home and make dinner then comes bed time routine.
Does this sound familiar to anyone else?
Like we have zero freedom in our schedule to do anything other than make sure our kids get from point a to point b and have a full belly of food, clean skin and fresh clothes to wear.
I look at other moms who have children in school full time and I let human nature take over -- and I feel like I am missing out on being able to have a little time to myself, to run errands without racing the clock, to grab Starbucks and enjoy it. To just do what you want in that moment the kids are at school.
But then I feel like I'm not appreciating the fact that I can pick up and drop off my kids, Hayden can nap in her bed, we can enjoy lunch together, they can do activities mid day and not in the evening or on weekends....that I'm able to get house work done during the day.
Mom guilt follows us every where. During downtime we feel like we need to be doing something else and during the something else we feel like we should sit down and recharge.
But here is what I know.
Each of us has a purpose in order for HIS GREATER PLAN to succeed. And for me that means staying home and being mom to 4 kiddos. For others that means being able to go do things, work full time, help out with school projects and events, etc.
Maybe you feel like me and you are running against the clock and stuck to a schedule -- join with me and throw that away one day a week. Or moments throughout the week.
Let the babies skip their nap.
Let the older kids stay at school longer.
Let the kids stay up past bedtime.
Let the laundry sit an extra day.
Eat breakfast or cereal for dinner.
Sleep in.
Cuddle instead of a workout.
Break up the routine, Break up the schedule every now and again, not just for them.
But for you.