Secretary
Nurse
Confidant
Wife
Lover
Baker
Chef
Doctor
Teacher
Discipliner
Nutritionist
Chauffeur
Maid
Housekeeper
Accountant
Manicurist
Pedicurist
Seamstress
Veterinarian
Barber
Dog Walker
Make-up artist
Adventurist
Spontaneous
Sex educator
Organizer
Planner
Example Setter
Instill morals and values
Religious teachers
Listeners
Money Maker
Money hander-out-er
Entertainer
Juggler / Circus performer
Wrestler
Athlete
Sympathizer
etc...........
Did I mention:
Many of us women have jobs, part or full-time
Go to school ourselves
Are active in our churches
And oh yah,
added into this mix to add a cherry on top of it all,
we get PMS and ZITS!!!
How do we find time for ourselves?????
At night after my kids go to bed (and have gotten my school homework done) I can hear myself think. I look back at the day and think about my kid's sweet faces. I have to remind myself that my almost thirteen yr old Chrsitan still loves me even though he text me earlier in the day from his friend's house to make sure I wasn't going to the same movies as him and his friends because they wanted to be alone with no parents. In complete contrast to Elise(5), who sat on my lap in the movies and kept kissing me on the cheek. I definitely cherish those moments when Justise (9) puts his little hand in mine in public and walks along with me holding hands. I remind myself how precious it is and not long at all this will probably not happen again for at least 15 years (sad to say).
To be quite honest, I struggle with all of the many jobs of a house wife. How do I stay connected with with my kids when I have to punish them and sometimes they say they hate me? I know at the moment they may hate me, but it passes and I'm their mom and no one else can take my place. No one knows them better then me.
So how do I stay sane? - Exersise.
You would be AMAZED at what a 20 min walk/ jog/ bike /yoga can do for your soul.
This is the one thing many of us don't do for ourselves because we are too tired, and we don't think it is important. IT IS.
4 comments:
Hey, Leslie! Awesome blog entry. It is so true about all the hats we wear as moms. It's a wonder we are all not insane. It helps that Zee and Jason are such awesome Dads too, though. I truly love being a mom. It is such a challenge, and I'm definitely not great at it most of the time, but my kids teach me every day. Usually it's a lesson in patience!
Oops, I was signed in as Jason... That was me, Brooke. :)
Good thoughts. & about the exercise- so true. I try to make it go away sometimes, but it's just true.
AMEN to that!!!!
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