for the list to never go away.
every time i was pregnant...and towards the end of my pregnancy...i would prepare as if my life was going to END.
as if i was NEVER going to be able to leave the house again.
or NEVER cook again.
or NEVER clean again.
but that was not the case.
there was adjustment, sure.
but i always got back to being in "control"...crossing all my tasks and chores and projects off the list.
i specifically remember sitting in our living room when joshua was about 6 months old.
both kids were taking naps.
and i literally COULD NOT think of something that needed to be done.
EVERYTHING was clean.
all my "extra" projects were done.
and i just sat there and read and felt so...luxurious.
{maybe explains why joshua and bailey are closer together than any of the others :-)}
well, i've met my match.
4 kids has done it.
{for me...everyone probably has their own number}
i have YET to have a day where EVERYTHING is done...INCLUDING extra projects {you know the ones...that baby gift you need to finish painting...the storage room that looks like it exploded on itself that needs to be cleaned out...}
and that's ok.
i'm fine with it.
it doesn't stress me out {most days}.
but i'm just saying.
it took 4 kids
for the list to never go away.
7 comments:
I can totally relate ... I have 4 too. I finally "accepted" the best advice I could have ever been given ... "If you want to see me, stop by anytime, if you want to see my house, call & make an appointment." I now have a sign that hangs as soon as you walk in "Please excuse the noise and mess, the kids are making happy memories."
imagine 5.
:)
kidding.
you wear it so well, my friend. you manage to accomplish so much and still wear it so well. you do good, my friend. cross that off your list :)
Yes, I am there.
And I just realized how neurotic it has made me.
And yet, I think I might want 5! I need my head examined.
I'm the oldest of six. My mom said that 4 was really the most she could handle on her own. Number five and six sent her over the top. :-) She said that once you get to 5 you really need some sort of help (maid or cook, etc...). It was really hard for her not having any help. So I'm sure you're not alone with 4 kids being what "it took" :-)
it's the extra projects that do you in. the things you have on your back burner for when you have "extra" time - that extra time just never comes!!! Who am I kidding - sometimes just the REGULAR stuff doesn't always get done. that's okay. kids and husband are fed, clean, healthy, and LOVED ON!!!
Hmmmm....is it possible my breaking point is two? I haven't seen an empty list in my head in forever. How old is Garrett? Hmm...in at least 21 months! I just thought it was life...do you mean it is possible to have an empty list??
It took me three. :)
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