Blogging with a toddler at home is not as easy as one may think; especially when the toddler LOVES electronics and thinks that when you open your laptop, she needs to be banging on it. So instead I’ve been taking the time to declutter a few things and get a lot of little tasks done that needed to be completed. There are about a million additional tasks to do, plus the ones that come up regularly every week (like laundry, washing dishes, etc), but at least with a solid to do list in front of me I can see that I am making progress, even when it sometimes feel like I’ve done nothing all day. To do lists can be especially helpful to me when I know I didn’t sit down all day but can’t really recall exactly what it was I was doing that has me so worn out. Of course I usually don’t note things like, “Follow Mack up the stairs as she practices climbing them,” or “Make sure Mack doesn’t close her fingers in the drawer as she’s pulling everything out and examining it closely.”
I had the best intentions for Christmas this year. I really wanted to bake cookies and make candy to send to family and friends…but I just didn’t find the time. Or maybe I just didn’t make the time and instead focused on other stuff. Maybe those other things were less important, but they did at least give me the freedom to stop and play with Mackenzie when she wanted…and that’s one of the most important things of all.
Hear Hear!!! and the best choice. Give yourself a break.
I’m just promising myself I’ll do better next year…and get started on the gifts in July or something. Then when things get postponed I still have time to pick up the slack. And what an amazing feeling it will be to have the presents done so early! 😉
Thank you, Katie dear, for always reminding me to go easier on myself. Stefan also attempts that but I just cannot seem to accept that I should be doing less during the day. I am getting pretty good at doing a lot of things while Mack entertains herself in the same room…so that’s a plus!
Trying to do anything with a toddler is always twice as tiring. 🙂 My homemade gift plans are falling through too, but I hope I can pull it off in the last minute.
Yeah… well someone tells me on a regular basis that I’m still an ok mom even if I feel like I’m too busy. Just returning the favor 😉