I doubt I am the only mom who has a chronic condition which consists of feeling like "I didn't get anything done today." "Anything" being defined as "something I can show someone else".
However, I have found that a result of having had 3 weeks of domestic help, being followed by 3 weeks of Jared being gone, or us being on "vacation" with the kids, has shown me that I do A LOT.
I have never had the opportunity (or option) to NOT do the things I do do (those "invisible" tasks). But being home this week, and finally trying to pick up where I left off pre-baby, has been rather eye opening. It's the first time in a while I have done what I normally do. Just the usual, dishes, laundry, supervising meals, bedtimes, stories, church calling, fight referee, tutor, etc. etc. is quite exhausting to get back into. Of course, now I've added a whole other person to the mix who needs to be diapered, fed, soothed, bathed, burped, etc.
So I'm thinking, that for the first time ever, there is a small part of me that just might believe Jared or Shauna when they try to reassure me that I DO do a lot, and I'm not just some slacker mom who can't seem to do everything else, "everyone else" is able to do!
So, if you're like me, and I'm assuming you are, join me in giving yourself a pat on the back for all the dang hard work you do everyday that you don't give yourself credit for!
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I did a list once of all the "little" things I do during the day-- it really is SOOO much more then we think or give ourselves credit for!!
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