A few day's ago I was feeling a bit like a failure.
Maybe you know the feeling, like you can't accomplish anything, and everything on your "To Do" list still remains, and has been there for a few days.
Well this was my plight as I was trying to rediscover the bottom of my kitchen sink , later that night, after the boys were in bed.
I finally had to stop myself from wallowing in the depths of failure and think about all the things we did do that day...
We actually accomplished a lot.
We had breakfast, (no small feet at my house) made cookies, played in the sandbox, went on a walk, made Hot Chocolate (sometimes my kids get strange cravings) played at the park, rode bikes, swung on the swings, read a pile of books together, painted pictures, played with sidewalk chalk, did the dishes three times, started laundry, built the train tracks about 6 times, read more stories, got three meals on the table, pretended to be spiderman, and even had the chance to visit the new Young Woman's Secretary and Beehive advisor. So although most of these items weren't necessarily on my "To Do" list I think they were just as important. I realized that these regular, normal days that I get to spend playing and building memories with my kids are great days, full of eternal accomplishments. All to soon, I'm sure, the train tracks wont need to be rebuilt, and "Froggy" books might be replaced with somethings else. So there at the kitchen sink I decided to not stress out too much about that "To Do" list....it was a good decision. One I'm sure I'll find myself making again and again. So, I don't feel to much like a failure anymore, I feel like a mother and I'm so grateful to be one.
So if my day sounds like your days. Here's To You!
Your a Mother (and not everyone can say they know the art of train building).
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Anne -
You're right. Those days do end. Build the trains and play in the sandbox - the dishes and everything else can wait!! I find myself wondering if I have done enough - and now all my kids are gone to school! Enjoy it while you can!
Sounds to me like you're headed down the perfect "track". You know, I had to learn the hard way after I kicked myself more times than ever deserved that those dishes, perfectly cleaned floors or laundry folded and put away(my kids wouldn't know where to find clothes if they were actually in their drawers- but at least they are clean clothes)will be there again tomorrow and no major disaster occurred. But my baby is now nine and I have a 9th grader that should be driving soon. And before long we will have an empty home and plenty of time to see the kitchen sink shine and laundry folded.
But the memories will last a lifetime that I made with my girls.
Keep up the good work mom!
Thanks for the reminder of what it really means to be a mom. I needed that!!
What a great thought. I think we just need to "redo" our "to do" list and add those important things like play with kids all day. Because that is what really counts, then we wouldn't have anything to feel guilty about!
Anne,
Very true, very true words. Isn't it wonderful to be a mother? What a lot of work it is, but such an honor as well. Looks like you had a wonderful trip to Utah. It was so fun to see all the pictures of your adventures!
Cristi
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