I am not a Stay At Home Mom.
I don't do homeschooling, and my house isn't nearly as neat as I wish it were.
So can I stop giving myself crap now for feeling as though I don't do enough?
I don't do homeschooling, and my house isn't nearly as neat as I wish it were.
- I work 40+ hours a week in an office in a career.
- I transport three children to three different places every morning.
- I pack lunches and supplies for the toddler every weekday morning.
- I work out (mostly) every weekday morning and once on the weekends.
- I read at least one book a month (sometimes as much as a book a week, even).
- I knit. Right now the average is about one project a month, and by project I mean garment.
- I host friends over at least once a month.
- My son hosts friends over for D&D about once a week.
- I drop the teen and 'tween boys at karate four times a week.
- I play with my daughter one-on-one for an hour while my sons are at karate.
- I cook, mostly organic, usually scary nutritious, often from scratch (less lately than I used to and less than I would like to).
- I do laundry and the dishes.
- I clean bathrooms and floors.
- I take out the trash.
- I send email and keep in touch with my friends, both local and long-distance. Even if the message isn't a long one, it is heartfelt and that much comes through.
- I haven't baked much in the last six weeks, but before that we were making most of our own bread. And soups. And they were amazing.
- I manage the medical and other appointments for us all.
- I pay the bills, mostly on time, even.
- I am working on organizing stuff, and doing a pretty good job of it, but it's not nearly done yet.
- I decorate for the holidays.
So can I stop giving myself crap now for feeling as though I don't do enough?