tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802503037956877637.post5624376439316732015..comments2024-01-20T06:48:41.885-05:00Comments on Baby Tea Leaves: What do you do all day?Christie O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119774914469200174noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802503037956877637.post-24205880811345931102009-06-09T13:22:55.632-04:002009-06-09T13:22:55.632-04:00Oh, I'm with ChupienJ'sMama: if the kids ...Oh, I'm with ChupienJ'sMama: if the kids are still thriving and the house is still standing at the end of the day in spite of those little agents of chaos, it's been a productive day. But sometimes that's hard to see when you're in it..."Groundhog Day" is a good analogy for how the days go sometimes, although it's less so than when they were really little. I know my husband is glad that dance recitals are done, but I liked it (even though it made things reeeally hectic) because it felt more like we accomplished and experienced something other than the usual stuff.<br /><br />Speaking from a little further down the parenting road, it does get a bit less physically labor-intensive. Oh, sure, there's still plenty of laundry and stuff to clean, but there's always that. Kids get a bit better at self-care (i.e., you'll be asked for a "check how I did" and it will require no effort on your part than a "good job!" vs. a full bathroom cleaning session).Pubsgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636089392777186992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802503037956877637.post-43496254045756232042009-06-09T11:53:02.793-04:002009-06-09T11:53:02.793-04:00Love this post, it is so true. Though I work I fe...Love this post, it is so true. Though I work I feel like this on the weekend, what did I do today, where did the time fly away to. Thus the busy day of a mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802503037956877637.post-70416446380522662492009-06-09T07:57:05.311-04:002009-06-09T07:57:05.311-04:00Only when you have lived it can you write it so pe...Only when you have lived it can you write it so perfectly! I have copied your post and put it in a file for the days when I feel like my days just aren't 'doing anything'! I am fortunate to be beyond the nap phase, but now am to the point where the attention span of the kids is not quite long enough to finish a major project - and it seems like all of my life is full of major projects at the moment!<br />SO, from a SAHM for 11 years ... WELL DONE!!beachmomhttp://www.beachmom.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802503037956877637.post-10284673511849624992009-06-09T06:24:18.355-04:002009-06-09T06:24:18.355-04:00If the house is still standing and the kids are al...If the house is still standing and the kids are alive, I've done my job :) But I hear ya. It seems like it is impossible to get anything accomplished some times.ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12367131116081742274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802503037956877637.post-37918258756418061692009-06-08T23:57:08.969-04:002009-06-08T23:57:08.969-04:00Thank you for putting this down on "paper&quo...Thank you for putting this down on "paper"....isn't it amazing that a whole day/week/month can go by and have nothing to show for it...well, except that the kids are still alive AND growing?<br /><br />It's so hard when you only have short windows of time...I don't feel like I can start my day until Laney wakes up from her AM nap, at 11AM. And then I only have from 11-1 to get in lunch and a trip to the store, Target, etc. before the afternoon nap.<br /><br />Today was the first day in a LOOONG time where we stayed home all day...I warned my husband what he might encounter when he walked in the door...but I think he was pleasantly surprised...I wasn't TOO bad. I try to get out at least once a day...it makes for much more happy days for *everyone* involved.<br /><br />I think I like...'a little of this and a little of that' the best. ;-)Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769364489161216610noreply@blogger.com