One aspect of my time as a stay at home parent has been finding balance in my daily life. Finding time for myself has been all but impossible without sacrificing something else; chiefly sleep. I attribute part of this to the fact that I also work from home for 26 hours each weekend, but what really has driven me to distraction is that I can never seem to get organized.
There are countless minor projects that impede me from getting organized and it appears that maybe I never will reach that elusive goal. My house is not messy, but there is clutter to eliminate. The basement is not a disaster, but I can only work on cleaning it while I'm not watching my toddler. Etcetera, etcetera.
The first big step I made towards finding balance was to realize that I might not do so for quite some time. I also realized that I cannot get all of my projects accomplished with any sort of expediency. I set out last summer to paint my kitchen, foyer, and living room. I only finished the kitchen; but I have to accept that as an accomplishment. Little by little I keep plucking away at things. My only regret right now is that I didn't get more done when my daughter was a tiny infant who slept all day. Approaching 2 years old now and I can barely get anything done!
4 comments:
I know the song you sing. I think the reason I get up at 4 a.m. almost every day is so that I can have a little alone time - to read and sit by the fire in solitude.
Don't worry, I've been doing this for over seven years and you'll soon learn to ignore those countless minor projects.
This is a common complaint with SAHM, but I sure can remember my then hubby asking me, "What did you do all day?"
I didn't "do" much, but it sure as hell took all day to do it!
Believe me, it's all sooo very worth every moment with your lil one. Not knowing your situation, you might want to address 'me time' with your loved one. Denguy also has a very valid point; ignore the countless minor things you think MUST be done. I'm sure you've heard the saying 'too short young, too long old'? You'll look back in 10 years and think, dang, I'm glad I got to spend that kind of time with her, and MAN, where did it go so quickly. Enjoy it...it flies by.
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