I have been having a really bad attitude about being a mom and a housewife. I don't know how to shake it. My boys are really wild and they don't listen or obey, they can destroy the house in about 3 minutes flat. We do have our fun moments but it seems like lately they are just moments while the craziness is the norm around here. I don't seem to be able to keep up with the laundry or the dishes, if I want a clean kitchen floor I have to mop it like 4-5 times a week. The bathrooms are a joke.....those of you who have boys know what I am talking about.....I like a clean house but I go crazy TRYING to keep it clean so what is the use.
I feel like I am having a mid life crisis, I have gained a few pounds, can't lose them, I yell way to much, can't keep my house clean, my children are sassy and wild, don't even get me started about Sunday's..... I need a shrink....and a vacation....and an amazingly fast acting diet......
I realize school is about to start which should help some, but then we have homework and carpools and all the craziness that comes with school starting.......
HELP!!!!
"A heart is a kingdom conquerable only by love. One smile, one hug, one kiss from you and I know you hold the key to the kingdom of my heart. What kingdoms lie awaiting you my Little Prince Charmings?"
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Bribe your kids in the morning. Tell them you'll take them to the pool in the afternoon if they do all their stuff in the morning. Then take them to the pool for a couple of hours. It totally wears them out. Hopefully that will help. Of course, I'm not really the one to ask. I usually feel the same as you.
You need a evening away -- get some pampering done! Call me (or I will call you) and I will hook you up!!! Fun FUn FUN!
If you figure out how to shake the bad attitude let me know. :) Seriously though Natalie you are my kind of girl, you are real. It's easy for me to read this and think, 'you shouldn't be so hard on yourself,' but I feel exactly the same way about being a mom most of the time and I am very hard on myself too.
I love having a clean house. I'm not as clean as you, but I'm pretty obsessive about cleaning. Recently I've had to let it go a little and it's a little refreshing. I just have to be careful not to let it go too much. If I leave some dishes for a day, they are always there waiting for me the next day. A good way to ignore your messy house is to just leave it. Easier said than done though. Often leaving the house is more stressful that staying home especially when it's hot.
Listen to me-giving you all this advice. Please realize in a way I'm just giving it to myself.
Hang in there, hopefully it will get a little less hard.
Let's go to St. George again! Kids or no kids, at least we'll get the heck out of SLC! Plus, it will give us something to look forward to!
Umm... Feeling that way isn't normal? I feel like that is my life totally every day!! I feel like I yell at my kids all the time, I totally have gained weight and my house is always a mess. Don't get me started on bathrooms...I only have one boy. Kids not listening seems to be my problem also... Are you sure that you weren't writing about my life? It sound the same as mine... I agree with Adam, let's go to St. George, even if we have to bring the kids!!
I don't know if it would help, but it might make you laugh or at least smile. There is a blog I love- This post was particularly appropriate (cut and past because I don't know how to make it a link-
http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2009/08/11/snarky-and-clueless/
Unfortunately, I can totally relate. I keep thinking about how we should have a house of order and I just can't achieve it. Ugh!
You need a vacation, come and stay with me. I don't know how relaxing it will be but at least it won't be your kids that you get to listen to fighting.
after thought...
I just saw you and I don't know wear you are hiding this weight that you say you have so I can only conclude that you have muscle from all your working out. Muscle weighs a lot more than fat.
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