THIS is how I will feel by the time Thanksgiving comes! Being a full time working mom HAS to be the most exhausting job in the world. I never stop moving from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed. I am lucky to get 6.5 hours of sleep a night. This is even on work days. Usually we get up by 5:30 am, daycare by 6:45am, I'm at work 7-3, then picking her up. Then after getting her, we do any errands we need, and/or go play at a playground if its nice, or whatever else our day needs. Then I run home to make dinner, after dinner then it's bath time. Then the dishes need to be done, vacuuming, laundry, picking up the mornings mess - you name it (all the things a stay at home mommy would do). Alot of the times, these "chores" hold off though. Normally after bath time, AND in between cooking dinner, Noey and I cuddle and play and read books, etc. After bath, I try to squeeze in time for the treadmill while she watches Blues Clues. Then we play some more/snuggle until it's bedtime. This will occur for her, anytime between 7:30 - 9pm, depending on how well she napped - so it's very unpredictable. Those chores I named, WELL those then come next. Once I'm FINALLY done, I try to get a shower by 10pm, and then lay down by 10:30. I try to squeeze in some TV and then hope to sleep between 11 to 12pm to get up at 5:30am and start it allllll over again.
I am lucky that I work until 3 most days (when I'm not running late to work by 15 min which happens 3 out of 5 days!).....
That way, I am able to spend a good 5.5 hours with my daughter each night. Not alot of working moms get that much time with their babies. Alot of moms feel like they are at daycare more than home. Considering my daughter naps 2-3 hours a day, she is technically at daycare awake for 5 hours. So her weekdays are really split. The weekends she NEVER leaves my sight. Her grandmas fight to watch her....and are never successful lol I am a time hog! BUT, at least I can say I raised my daughter and she had enough bonding time with me. I still feel guilty, but it is what it is and I have to work for now. My job provides basically free health insurance and a 401k match that is out of this world, AND a pension. So, I have taken into consideration, there are more benefits to my family by continuing to work.
BUT, take my next few weekends for example, AND, you would probably want to curl up into a ball:
Sat 10/22 - Gymnastics 9-945am, then Antoines little sis has her bday
Sun 10/23 - Antoines best friends daughter is turning 2, so we have a bday @ 1, and Antoines taking pics for it
Sat 10/29 - Gymnastics 9-945am, then my friends son is most likely having his bday party
Sun 10/30 - *I cannot remember at this exact moment but I know it's something*
Sat 11/5 - Gymnastics 9-945am, then my other friends son is having a bday party
Sun 11/6 - I have a baby shower to attend
SO, there goes my next three weekends. In between all of this, we have a daycare Halloween party on 10/28 that I need to make some sort of snack for (what kind of mom would I be if I didn't?!). Then we have Halloween on the 31st (thank GOD I took this day off).
I seriously need a personal assistant! I'm sure my next set of weekends after that will get booked. SIDE NOTE: Shortly after this original blog, I found out a friend of mine is coming in town the weekend before Thanksgiving. SO I guess I was right, my November will fill fast too! BUT, at least when she comes, I get to relive my high school days and go see the premiere of the new Twilight movie LOL!
Not to mention, my mom won't be doing Thanksgiving this year, I'm SURE because of her surgery, so I will be helping my sister with that (Hey Amanda - here's your notification, Thanksgiving will be at your place since there's no stairs for mom ;)).
Then there is planning for Noelani's 2nd birthday - I have her cake booked so far and that's about it. I also need to seriously think of Christmas shopping too. I have a feeling online shopping will be in my forecast.
PHEW! So if you ever think you are tired....live my world for a month. YAWN. I even know some moms who work part time who think they are tired - DOUBLE that work and welcome to my world.
I think I need a nap now.....oh wait, I'm sure there's SOMETHING that needs to be done!
Sounds like you have a great balance for Noey even though you are exhausted. I don't know how working Moms do it. I give you so much credit for it. Im tired most days just staying home with my 2. They are a lot of work!
ReplyDeleteI recently started Christmas shopping too. It comes just way too fast. My Christmas cards are ordered and on the way too ;) You will get one.