I can tell today will be a better day. Last night I decided to record The Bachelor, take some Unisom and go to bed. Since Lexi had gone to sleep at 7:30 last night on the way home from Target she was up around 6:30 this morning. Thankfully she just laid in bed with me and didn’t want up to play. But we did end up getting out of bed earlier than yesterday and since I had taken a bath last night, I was able to actually get my hair, make-up and clean clothes on–no that does not happen every day. I even put heels on with my jeans just so I felt "done". I hate when experts are right but it’s true that Mom needs to take care of herself before she can take care of anyone else. I just feel better this morning simply from getting up a little earlier and getting ready.
I was walking around the house today and thinking about all I did yesterday–without speaking to a single adult face to face and without a shower or clean clothes on. No wonder I had a bad day…
- Cooked all three meals plus provided snacks
- Changed out the dishwasher
- Washed ALL of my pots and pans
- Cleaned the entire play room. And it was A MESS
- Wrote two paid posts plus my regular posts
- Worked 6 hours
- Drove the kids to and from school
- Went to CVS and Walgreens
- Ran errands with the kids to the bank, grocery store and cleaners
- Went to Target and got Lexi’s Halloween costume
- Gave Emma a bath
- Did a Beth Moore bible study
- Took a shower – yes, this counts as a task
Yes, I know, wah, wah, me. I’m a Mommy and ALL mommys have a long list of things they do every day. That doesn’t make it easy…
But enough complaining. Today will be better.