A certain baby fussed her way into our bed the other morning, as we hoped tucking her in with us would allow us to grab a couple extra winks on a Saturday morning. No such luck. This was her preferred sleeping position, pushing both of us off the edges and into our weekend To Do lists.
(For a kid who has demonstrated that she can roll over but just prefers not to, she sure can wiggle her way into some uncomfortable-for-everyone-else positions. But since her teeth have been bothering her a lot lately, we forgive her.)
So... I'm just going to come right out and say that working moms who find time to exercise, blog, shop, date their husbands and/or do crafty things are my newest heroes. How do you do it? I demand to know! I feel like an athlete in a neverending decathlon, where, instead of throwing heavy objects, the events are ordinary things like washing pump parts and having pseudo-intelligent things to say at meetings.
But we got this. We're learning, getting more efficient and figuring out our priorities. S continues to make progress on important renovation things when he can (with something particularly exciting in the works as I write this), and I continue to breastfeed and keep the filth from overtaking the house the best I can. I appreciate your patience and support as my blog posts are definitely erratic and completely focused on baby things, as I'm positive I previously promised they would not. Whoops. (What can I say? I love my girl.)
In the meantime, while my blog is suffering, I've taken to posting on Twitter (@thirtyeight20) a lot more as it's quick and easily updated via phone with one hand while I'm nursing or pumping. So if you are really missing reading about the residents of 3820 on a regular basis, there's your consolation prize.
Also, I'm serious. If any working moms can share any time management/sanity tips, I'm all ears.
(For a kid who has demonstrated that she can roll over but just prefers not to, she sure can wiggle her way into some uncomfortable-for-everyone-else positions. But since her teeth have been bothering her a lot lately, we forgive her.)
So... I'm just going to come right out and say that working moms who find time to exercise, blog, shop, date their husbands and/or do crafty things are my newest heroes. How do you do it? I demand to know! I feel like an athlete in a neverending decathlon, where, instead of throwing heavy objects, the events are ordinary things like washing pump parts and having pseudo-intelligent things to say at meetings.
But we got this. We're learning, getting more efficient and figuring out our priorities. S continues to make progress on important renovation things when he can (with something particularly exciting in the works as I write this), and I continue to breastfeed and keep the filth from overtaking the house the best I can. I appreciate your patience and support as my blog posts are definitely erratic and completely focused on baby things, as I'm positive I previously promised they would not. Whoops. (What can I say? I love my girl.)
In the meantime, while my blog is suffering, I've taken to posting on Twitter (@thirtyeight20) a lot more as it's quick and easily updated via phone with one hand while I'm nursing or pumping. So if you are really missing reading about the residents of 3820 on a regular basis, there's your consolation prize.
Also, I'm serious. If any working moms can share any time management/sanity tips, I'm all ears.
i was just talking to my husband about this working mother thing. i think when we have a child, it will be a bit different as i'll be based entirely from home with in-home help (required by my company if you're home based...that or daycare). so i'm useless on that front.
ReplyDeletei promise you we don't mind posts about johnnie! :)