Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Finding the balance-an ongoing struggle

I seem to be struggling so much to find a balance with being a mom, working full time, taking care of our house and everything else that comes with being an adult. I am out of the house well before Lucas wakes up and when we finally get home, it is 5:15pm and I am off to start dinner. some days it feels like I don't stop moving until well after 9pm. How do other working moms do it? What do you sacrifice-do you let go of ever having a clean house, getting some exercise, staying in touch with friends, actually having a relationship with your partner? Weekends are just as busy and not with fun things. That is when I get to catch up on all the things I don't get done during the week-putting away laundry, prepping meals for the week, clearing the dining room table of all the junk that landed there during the week.

And now I am doing a job search on top of everything else. Ugh!

1 comment:

Stacy said...

In the simplest terms, here's what I've figured out: Do what you can. Find some joy in every day.

In more complicated terms: my house is always a mess, we're late all the time, and my kid has tantrums at the grocery store.

And I go to bed smiling anyway. :)