I did not succeed in March (at keeping myself sane), which should be evident because I did not post a single blog post.
But, April 1-7, I'm home for a combination of child-watching and vacation (Lea is back in the Philippines, getting a new visa and visiting family). Last night, I realized that, since November, I hadn't been following my own advice. And, this is why I was feeling out of sorts.
My secret to keeping sane, with all the boys and working? Taking one day off per month to get done all those little things that mount up. (In honestly, that is tip #2. Tip #1 is being able to be lucky enough to have a nanny who does laundry, cleans, and cooks dinner. Without that, I'd be crazy.) I had been doing a good job all of 2014 in following this piece of advice. But then we took a wonderful week at Thanksgiving in Texas. And then I threw out my back and for mid-December through the end of Feb, I was having to juggle two physical therapy sessions per week, so no extra time off.
But yesterday, I was home. It was crazy running around (and, I admit, I tried to squeeze too much in and didn't make it home in time to cook dinner ... though this sort of turned into a parenting win, because Wm got his long-time wish since he remembered the local pizza joint has kids movie night on Wednesdays). But, I crossed off some of those little things (my hair cut, second opinion on some bumps Ian has, Ian's hair cut, sorting papers, and I'm sure some other things, too, given how busy I was) and went to sleep happy.
Note to self: don't forget to take that one day per month!
But, April 1-7, I'm home for a combination of child-watching and vacation (Lea is back in the Philippines, getting a new visa and visiting family). Last night, I realized that, since November, I hadn't been following my own advice. And, this is why I was feeling out of sorts.
My secret to keeping sane, with all the boys and working? Taking one day off per month to get done all those little things that mount up. (In honestly, that is tip #2. Tip #1 is being able to be lucky enough to have a nanny who does laundry, cleans, and cooks dinner. Without that, I'd be crazy.) I had been doing a good job all of 2014 in following this piece of advice. But then we took a wonderful week at Thanksgiving in Texas. And then I threw out my back and for mid-December through the end of Feb, I was having to juggle two physical therapy sessions per week, so no extra time off.
But yesterday, I was home. It was crazy running around (and, I admit, I tried to squeeze too much in and didn't make it home in time to cook dinner ... though this sort of turned into a parenting win, because Wm got his long-time wish since he remembered the local pizza joint has kids movie night on Wednesdays). But, I crossed off some of those little things (my hair cut, second opinion on some bumps Ian has, Ian's hair cut, sorting papers, and I'm sure some other things, too, given how busy I was) and went to sleep happy.
Note to self: don't forget to take that one day per month!
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