Week 1 - My first week as a SAHM - (Stay At Home Mom) was rather interesting.
Mistake #1 - Within hours of being awake, dressed and fed I was already muttering idle threats to Tucker, "I'm taking you back to school!".
It felt like I spent the whole morning just making breakfast, feeding the boys, cleaning up AFTER the boys then cleaning the kitchen.
Note to Self: Don't spend TOO much time getting dressed and ready before starting the day.
Mistake #2 - Making a grocery list and cutting coupons in a hurry to get out the front door in a decent hour. By 11am I was leaving the house.
Note to self: Make list and cut coupons out the night before.
Mistake #3 - Grocery Shopping too close to Carsen's nap time. I was just ASKING for trouble or a child melting down in the check out lane. I was THAT mother in the grocery store with whacked out kids to which I had no control over. A stellar moment.
Note to Self: Set aside Thursday afternoons to grocery shop. Sam's Mom works from home that day. I'm off. Woo hoo!
By 2:30pm the after-school-care kicked in. My neighbor's son came home from school. The boys were thrilled to see "Sam." He did his homework and then they played.
Day 2 was much better. Tucker and I were behaving well and Carsen was manageable. I felt like there was hope.
Day 3 The boys and I went for a walk after breakfast. It was so nice to be out in the sun on a leisurely walk.
Thursday and Friday we went out of town for a funeral in Houston and stayed in a hotel for the first time. The boys loved it. Todd encouraged them to jump on the beds. We snacked late into the night and watched cable. Carsen didn't go down right away but eventually he fell asleep in his pack-n-play.
Needless to say, we have survived.
I have a lot to learn. I'm still trying to find my Groove, so to speak. I feel like I've been doing laundry forever but want to get to the bottom of it so I can develop some sort of routine to stay on top of it. So far so good. My next project is the desk. LOT's of filing and storing of things.
I will say, I don't feel like I've gotten to talk much today. I feel quiet inside... and Todd had to work late. *sigh* May be I'll call my sis. LOL I can't believe I just typed that. How stereotypical is THAT? Oy!
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candesintx- January 15th, 19:34
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2009-01-16 04:46 am (UTC)
2009-01-20 02:00 am (UTC)
It's funny because as Im on maternity leave I feel like I cannot get ANYTHING done around this damn house! I have a list of 100 things I hope to accomplish before starting back at work. Even though I work at home... I feel like I accomplished more while I was working 40 hrs a week, lol! How is that happening?? LOL
It sounds like you survived your first week though!! Do you plan on homeschooling?
Homeschooling
2009-01-22 04:42 am (UTC)