How do you do it?
I often feel like I am on a treadmill from the moment I am shocked out of bed to when I finally collapse from exhaustion at the end of the day. After running on my parent-a-whirl all day, I still have a to-do list that is a foot long!! Does anyone else feel this way? Please feel free to use this area to comment on your solutions to everyday issues you face as a parent. Are you a working mom? A stay at home mom? A little of both? All of us have one thing in common which is the desire to provide the best life possible for our kids. How do you manage your life on a daily basis when 24 hours is clearly not enough?
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Molly
Now, working moms have no free time during the day. However, stay-at-home moms don't have free time either!! How can that be? We spend all of our time entertaining our children through endless mommy and me classes and playdates that we lose ourselves in the process. I truly believe that the enrichment classes offered for our little ones are benefital. But too often, we overschedule ourselves because we don't want our kids to miss out on anything. (I'm guilty of this) In the process, we shortchange our sense of self.
I have found that on Sunday night I make a list of all the things I need to do for the week as well as some things that I would like to do. I start my week off by crossing my items off, which gives me a hugh feeling of accomplishment. I even find myself talking to myself after running an errand saying, "okay that's done only 7 more things left before I have to pick up the kids in 2 hours." I might look weird,but it keeps me on track. I am a subsitute teacher so I don't work every day and I can always say no thank you. I usually weigh how many things are on my list as to whether I will work or not. This does help a lot.
Melis in NJ
I love your comments. We definitely need to work as a village more often. I tend to try to do it all and end up exhausted and frustrated. I am still learning to delegate what isn't necessary for me to personally handle. It feels great to have the burdens lifted.
Jill