The Struggle is REAL!
At present I'm a stay-at-home mom/housewife, however you want to call it; it's what I do. So I'm living the life right? I guess when you compare it to going to a place of employment at a specific time and following the instructions of others in authoritative positions, it's not much fun, but doing what I do is easy. What are your honest thoughts?
Let's just look at the breakdown of my day at its' most: Get up early, organise my son for school (btw the real preparation is from the night before-ironing and prep meals etc.), carry my daughter with me who clearly thinks it's still night time (having princess dreams), come back home, make breakfast and straight to the computer. Did I mention I also work from home doing graphic design for my business-Janquil Designs #supportlocal #ilovewhatido. Mind you, I work hard and have some of the worst paying clients. Need to get me a better clientele. Any takers?
While I'm doing work, I'm juggling taking care of my daughter's every need, washing clothes, hanging up clothes, folding clothes-clothes, clothes, clothes, cleaning up messes of...in the kitchen😒I won't mention, it's shameful.
WTF! I have to get my son from school-traffic urggghhh😒! Okay, I've got him. Stop by the cafe to get him a drink and drop him straight to violin lessons. I'm one of those that seems to have all the time in the world, so I wait... that off key... eeek😣, but I know he'll get there. Besides, I was quite musically challenged in my days-what a mess! So I won't judge. Get home, by then it's evening and he's a bit cranky and my daughter irritable..."Peppa Pig" or some silly cartoon usually keeps them quiet while I organise dinner. Afterward it's homework time and boy is that patience, but we get it done. "Bathe time" my daughter would say, so they shower and swear, it's literally a wet mess.
I won't be exaggerating if I said I vacuumed everyday, so once I settle them after their bath, I clean up again, vacuum and make sure all is in place. I allow them to watch a little more television, but who tell me to make that a routine - a task and drama to go to sleep after- whys, cries and watching the ceiling in the dark. Once all is calm, we say prayers and eventually a pin drops and not a sound... Oh yesss, finally, some me time. The woman in me (big heavy sigh) tired, yet I end up thinking about all the shit going on in my life because my day was too occupied with responsibilties and things that actually matter, that these issues are really, way more important to think about after 10 at night. Yes, I have a bad sarcasm problem. So of course I create an insomnia problem that I never really had, but my mind is so busy, I can't sleep till my body breaks down at sometime after 4a.m. and my day starts all over again. Obviously I'm wicked to myself, let's not go there.
You're asking if I have a husband? Yes I do, but this blog is not about him. For the curious however, he's at work making that paper to support the family, he helps when he's at home and this lucky woman got a man who cooks - good husband. So, comparing your day with mine, yours looks less right. I could be wrong. Tell me about your typical day.
Gotta give the moms out there all praise -stay-at home, the working, the single...we got this. Those dads out there in the same position, hold it down, you got this too.
Let's just look at the breakdown of my day at its' most: Get up early, organise my son for school (btw the real preparation is from the night before-ironing and prep meals etc.), carry my daughter with me who clearly thinks it's still night time (having princess dreams), come back home, make breakfast and straight to the computer. Did I mention I also work from home doing graphic design for my business-Janquil Designs #supportlocal #ilovewhatido. Mind you, I work hard and have some of the worst paying clients. Need to get me a better clientele. Any takers?
While I'm doing work, I'm juggling taking care of my daughter's every need, washing clothes, hanging up clothes, folding clothes-clothes, clothes, clothes, cleaning up messes of...in the kitchen😒I won't mention, it's shameful.
WTF! I have to get my son from school-traffic urggghhh😒! Okay, I've got him. Stop by the cafe to get him a drink and drop him straight to violin lessons. I'm one of those that seems to have all the time in the world, so I wait... that off key... eeek😣, but I know he'll get there. Besides, I was quite musically challenged in my days-what a mess! So I won't judge. Get home, by then it's evening and he's a bit cranky and my daughter irritable..."Peppa Pig" or some silly cartoon usually keeps them quiet while I organise dinner. Afterward it's homework time and boy is that patience, but we get it done. "Bathe time" my daughter would say, so they shower and swear, it's literally a wet mess.
I won't be exaggerating if I said I vacuumed everyday, so once I settle them after their bath, I clean up again, vacuum and make sure all is in place. I allow them to watch a little more television, but who tell me to make that a routine - a task and drama to go to sleep after- whys, cries and watching the ceiling in the dark. Once all is calm, we say prayers and eventually a pin drops and not a sound... Oh yesss, finally, some me time. The woman in me (big heavy sigh) tired, yet I end up thinking about all the shit going on in my life because my day was too occupied with responsibilties and things that actually matter, that these issues are really, way more important to think about after 10 at night. Yes, I have a bad sarcasm problem. So of course I create an insomnia problem that I never really had, but my mind is so busy, I can't sleep till my body breaks down at sometime after 4a.m. and my day starts all over again. Obviously I'm wicked to myself, let's not go there.
You're asking if I have a husband? Yes I do, but this blog is not about him. For the curious however, he's at work making that paper to support the family, he helps when he's at home and this lucky woman got a man who cooks - good husband. So, comparing your day with mine, yours looks less right. I could be wrong. Tell me about your typical day.
Gotta give the moms out there all praise -stay-at home, the working, the single...we got this. Those dads out there in the same position, hold it down, you got this too.
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