Naptime for me is the ultimate balancing act. There are so many things I feel pulled to do, and I have about 45 minutes of time (on a good day) when neither of the boys needs me.
Do I shower and get dressed? I know that I really need a good routine, but I don't have one in place so yes I am still in pj's.
Do I take a nap? After all, I was up a whole lot last night. Or I could take some time to relax and read.
I could work on my language skills, reading in French, or listening to the news.
There's a mountain of dishes this afternoon to attack. Won't take too long, but sounds pretty unappealing, doesn't it? Or there are muffing I wanted to bake, I suppose I could do that.
I think my life is suffering from lack of sufficient structure. Maybe if I kept to a better routine or schedule, then I could jump off this roller coaster of insane high's and crazy low's that is my emotional state of being.
Instead, maybe I'll just have a discussion with myself on the way I'm living my life.
(The pic is of Guy at 2 months old)
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I thought that was a picture of Leo, and I was thinking how much he looked exactly like Guy. Anyway, I don't have a great routine or anything, but I try to only do the dishes after dinner when Timothy can watch the kids for a few minutes and I have a chore listed everyday on the calendar that once it's done I can do whatever I want. Usually Mary will help me when Bradley takes his first nap. As soon as the kids go down for their afternoon naps I do my scripture study, then I'm free to blog, or nap, or read, whatever. Maybe this will help. Oh, I also get whatever I'm having for dinner ready at lunch, that way I'm not hurried in the evening, I just have to stick it in the oven or throw it together on the stove. I hope it gets better for you. I know it will, soon.
flylady.net--that's gotten me into better routines. This morning I checked my list and all my morning chores were done without me thinking about it. The house is still messy with toys, but I'm off to tackle that now. Chinese is sounding great for dinner--it's just dad and me for the weekend!
I'm with Nicole- I was bout to say how much Leo looks like Guy!
I thought that was Leo at first too--but then he didn't really look the same--haha. You have to remember that Leo is still newbornish and you were at your family's for awhile (which would have thrown off the routine you got into after he was born if you had been living at home). So...you are still in the "figuring out a routine" stage and that's not bad. Plus, Josh isn't back in school yet--so that might be part of routine issues too.
And I don't have kids (outside my tummy--sure is taking a toll on me though) and my dishes aren't done and have been sitting out for who knows how long. It's called lack of energy, need for sleep and having a husband who's been INSANELY busy this week.
I was actually thinking today about routines and how I'm going to be thrown completely out of whack when our little one arrives. Anyway...right now I say just give it some time--but who knows what my answer would be a few months from now :) Keep up the good work!
We started a routine a few months ago. What a difference!! We only have it for certain parts of the day (I hate routines so it's very difficult for me), but it's made a big difference for the kids. Plan it out and adapt as necessary. we're still tweaking ours :)
So, what do I do during the nap? I generally have so many options that it takes too much energy to decide what to do. Then after my time is up, I have still done nothing. If you figure out how to use that time constructively, please post! Also, your boys are darling!
This pic of Leo is the first one I've seen in a while and he's just so dang cute. Of course, he is sleeping which is a beautiful thing in and of itself. I personally would not do chores during such a short amount of time. I think you would be better off doing something fun and just for you. You'll feel more energized and happy when the kids wake up. Sounds like you've got lots of great ideas on how to spend your time anyway. Change it up each day if you can't decide.
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