Once a Month Mom I haven't scoured too much of her site other than the toddler food recipes, but really? honestly? She makes meals once a month, freezes them all, makes all her own baby's food and works full time? And she blogs about it all?
In case you haven't noticed, my blogging has fallen by the wayside. As much as I enjoy blogging, my aunt made a good point to me a few months ago. "Make sure you're blogging for you. If you're doing it for everyone else then let it go, it isn't worth giving up what you could be doing instead that might be more important."
Notice, I didn't say I had somehow balanced everything with my card making and invitation making business (I've had to turn down two brides this year). Nor did I say anything about crafts in general. Pretty much, the scrapbook room door closes with the end of each school break and doesn't usually open until the beginning of the next one. Heaven forbid someone's birthday lands sometime in the middle and I have to find a birthday card, thus tearing the room apart making it look like a tornado just came through until I have time (during the next break) to clean it all again. I'm starting to try to squeeze in some exercise and pumping is phasing out, but I still haven't made it work too well just yet.
But I'm okay with all that. I enjoy letting the clean clothes sit in the laundry basket so I can throw a ball around with Johnny. I saver letting the grading pile up so I can cuddle with Honey and watch some television together.
But, really, how do these women do it?!?!?!
I've decided they don't sleep. And I will tell you right now, the day I give up sleep for anything on this list is the day my ducks scatter across the pond and my plate topples over. In the words of George of the Jungle, "Nope. Not. Never."
And that's something that won't keep me up at night.
{PS- I future dated this a few weeks ago and have since spent more time on that blog. Found out it is a few women who post together and only one of them works full time. The other runs a daycare out of her home and not sure about the others. But, boy did I feel better learning that. :)}
1 comment:
Amen! I think the problem with blogs like that is they show a perfect life. They don't show what's being sacrificed on the side. Time with family? Sleep? Laundry shoved in the laundry room so it doesn't show up in the pictures? Every room in the house a disaster except the one in which the picture was taken? Those are things we just don't see. The life they paint just isn't possible - nobody is superwoman. Not a single room in my house looks perfect. Laundry gets left in baskets all the time. Yes, it's makes me crazy sometimes. Sometimes it stresses me out. But I have been blessed with three amazing, active, beautiful boys and another baby on the way. I've been blessed with being able to have my children very close in age. And I wouldn't lose a minute of sleep or a minute of relaxing time with my husband or even a minute of watching my kids play with each other over trying to make the house perfect or blog or cook extra meals. If you haven't already, you should check out this blog: memoriesoncloverlane.com The only non-family/friend blog I follow, but she gives nothing but encouragement for NOT being superwoman. She only does three posts a week and she usually writes them on Saturdays and schedules them to post later in the week. It's quite refreshing. I think you would like it. :)
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