So, Owen was born 2 years ago. Since then, i guess you could call me a stay at home mom, but i don't really like that label, especially since it does a poor job at explaining what a mother/wife really does. For the first 5 months of owen's life, I stayed home full time with him, making money by buying and selling on the internet. Then, I got a FULL time nannying job in Nashville which i brought owen with me. After that, we moved back to Indiana, and I nannied for about 6 months until I found my current job as a house-hold manager, where i've been for 7 months. I currently work 12 hours a week where owen does NOT accompany me. So, I'm still home the majority of the time, just not 100 percent of the time i guess you could say.
I tell you all of this because I feel like throughout these 2 years of being a mom, i've gone through major seasons. For a couple months, I will be super-mom and super-wife and just pretty much super woman. My house is clean all the time, the laundry stays in decent shape, I cook wonderful meals every day, I pack my husbands lunches, I do play-dates, we go on trips to the zoo, park, you name it, I organize, I work outside the home, I work out, i play and teach my child, etc etc etc, lets be honest...the list could go on and on. and then...I hit a different season. I wouldn't call it "depressed" but maybe just bummed out? These seasons look more like this: I'm exhausted, i'm burnt out, i'm tired, i'm sick of all the same meals, my routine is so monotonous it drives me insane, my house is a mess, my laundry is piled sky-high, i'm bored, i feel unappreciated, my kid is going-stir crazy from lack of play-dates, etc etc etc. It's during those seasons that i feel like JUST a stay at home mom. It's a rut. And lately, i feel like i'm in that rut. Maybe it's because it's not warming up outside or something.
Being a wife and a mom is so rewarding, but i guess just like anything, you have to remind yourself why you do exactly what you do.
I'm not sure why i'm blogging about this...probably because it feels good to get some thoughts written down. And nice reminder and motivation to myself.
Is anyone with me when i say COME ON WARM WEATHER!!!!
I tell you all of this because I feel like throughout these 2 years of being a mom, i've gone through major seasons. For a couple months, I will be super-mom and super-wife and just pretty much super woman. My house is clean all the time, the laundry stays in decent shape, I cook wonderful meals every day, I pack my husbands lunches, I do play-dates, we go on trips to the zoo, park, you name it, I organize, I work outside the home, I work out, i play and teach my child, etc etc etc, lets be honest...the list could go on and on. and then...I hit a different season. I wouldn't call it "depressed" but maybe just bummed out? These seasons look more like this: I'm exhausted, i'm burnt out, i'm tired, i'm sick of all the same meals, my routine is so monotonous it drives me insane, my house is a mess, my laundry is piled sky-high, i'm bored, i feel unappreciated, my kid is going-stir crazy from lack of play-dates, etc etc etc. It's during those seasons that i feel like JUST a stay at home mom. It's a rut. And lately, i feel like i'm in that rut. Maybe it's because it's not warming up outside or something.
Being a wife and a mom is so rewarding, but i guess just like anything, you have to remind yourself why you do exactly what you do.
I'm not sure why i'm blogging about this...probably because it feels good to get some thoughts written down. And nice reminder and motivation to myself.
Is anyone with me when i say COME ON WARM WEATHER!!!!
