I really feel like I am slipping into a deep, dark hole at the moment.
At the start of the year, when Spencer commenced school, I returned to working 5 days a week.
I had been working four days a week for around the past 6 years.
I am struggling with this change.
I find my weekends are now filled with boring mundane tasks housework I would normally leave until my day off on Monday so that the weekends could be enjoyed as a family.
I miss spending my Mondays with Spencer, even if we didn't do a lot we were still able to spend the day together, just he and I.
I have been so busy at work too.
I now finish work at 3.30pm instead of 5.00pm which you think would be a great thing but I am finding that my days are so rushed now, knowing that I have to race out the door to pick up Spencer from school.
I now finish work at 3.30pm instead of 5.00pm which you think would be a great thing but I am finding that my days are so rushed now, knowing that I have to race out the door to pick up Spencer from school.
I get the train and then a bus and then Spencer and I walk home from school... with us walking in the door around 2 hours after I leave work!
It's a long day - even with finishing so early.
I thought working 5 days a week would make my workload easier but it seems to be harder. With leaving early it turns out I am only working an extra 2.5 hours a week!
I am now finding by the time I get home from work/school, get Spencer showered, unpack his lunch box, do a few things around the house I get around fifteen minutes to relax before I need to start thinking about what to cook for dinner.
By the time I eat dinner, wash up and get Spencer to bed it ends up being around 9.00pm and I am stuffed like a turkey at Thanksgiving.
We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia but I hear that turkey is stuffed pretty damn fine!
By the time I eat dinner, wash up and get Spencer to bed it ends up being around 9.00pm and I am stuffed like a turkey at Thanksgiving.
We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia but I hear that turkey is stuffed pretty damn fine!
I know it's the routine of every day life I am complaining about but at the moment I just feel there are not enough hours in the day or in the week for that matter to get everything done.
Don't even get me started on the fact I have done hardly any beading in the last 2 weeks.
I know I shouldn't be sweating the small stuff but sometimes it's good to sweat right?
And from what I hear it's a great way to burn off those extra calories.
Ohhhh is that the wrong kind of sweating?
Ok... rant over!
I promise to post something bead related next time.
5 comments:
Long ago I made peace with dust bunnies. It helped. Now, I wonder if I could let them grow large enough to be felted into beads ;-)
I love it.... felted beads from dust... now that's positive thinking!!
You are saying what so many of us are thinking! It is so hard to keep it all going sometimes! Think about it this way... if tomorrow was your last day on earth what would you really want to do today? I am liking the dust bunny beads idea...
I really feel for you its just run run run. A Merry go Round! Maybe some time off for a small Holiday? But yes it starts again. Just try to relax and destress as you go thru the motions of doing it all. if that makes sense! Bless you Im rootin for you!
HUGS to you Karyn! It's so hard being a working mom - period! But I echo what Bobbie said, just make peace with the messes (I know it's hard), and give yourself a day off on the weekends. I've been there too, and remember the same feeling when Jackson started Kindergarten 5 years ago!
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