I was buzzing through some of the blogs that I like to read, when a title hit me..."How do I Manage" I was curious to see how someone else does it...conclusion..she was still looking for the answer.... This seems to be common, trying to juggle all that life throws out there..trying to achieve that life/work balance. My balancing act is not working. Well, it is.…but I have fallen off that darn balance beam over and over again and with every new attempt to get it together, the bruises from the falls get bigger and bigger...…and who thought that there could be a balance with work, kids and life!? (Must have been some single or newly married girl who pitched it to some other single girl or something like that)
Going back to work after having the girls was something I looked forward to...a change for us all. I looked forward to getting up and going off to the world of adult talk, drinking a coffee while it was still hot, not having to heat it up 4 times…but now it is one of the hardest things I have done. Working, raising toddlers and keeping a house (well my dear hubby does a lot of that..guilt!) is challenging...but the daily, daunting struggle is making a good meal and having it on the table before 6pm. I love to cook, but I dread coming home to make dinner these days….the girls will not let me do anything and I mean anything in the kitchen. From the minute I walk in they want to be held and if I don't, they scream, cry, pull at my pants yelling "uppy, uppy, uppy mommy" Emily even has pulled my pants down, which is something I am shocked at after having twins…
Going back to work after having the girls was something I looked forward to...a change for us all. I looked forward to getting up and going off to the world of adult talk, drinking a coffee while it was still hot, not having to heat it up 4 times…but now it is one of the hardest things I have done. Working, raising toddlers and keeping a house (well my dear hubby does a lot of that..guilt!) is challenging...but the daily, daunting struggle is making a good meal and having it on the table before 6pm. I love to cook, but I dread coming home to make dinner these days….the girls will not let me do anything and I mean anything in the kitchen. From the minute I walk in they want to be held and if I don't, they scream, cry, pull at my pants yelling "uppy, uppy, uppy mommy" Emily even has pulled my pants down, which is something I am shocked at after having twins…
This past weekend I found myself cooking the entire weekend. Choppin stuff, mixing stuff, baking stuff, using up food before it goes bad…(and some of it has been on the edge for weeks!) The quick and easy answer is..nanny! but we cannot afford that, so now I have to think outside the box, or kitchen.
The hard truth is that all this juggle doesn’t always work. I am a multitasker and even this is rocking that. But I’m glad I work outside the home, even if during the outrageously busy times I question that choice.
How do I manage? I will let you know when I find out.
R-xo
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