Through the sweet little smile, the cottony soft hair, the precious little feet, the cutey little boo-boo face heaven on Earth is found in the precious offspring God gave to us. It's so easy to give all I've got to attend to every little need. Nursing, changing, bathing, rocking, reading, singing, sleeping a little bit and starting it all over again the next morning. It's been going on like this for the past 5 months. I have also been weaving in working, blogging, homeschooling, cooking, cleaning, and shopping. At the end of each day I check off the list of "what needs to be done," and over and over again I forget about me.
I start the day with the resolve of doing something for me, but I end it with feeling satisfied that I've done everything for the little guy and everyone else. Trying to find time for me has become a chore in itself.
I really have to schedule myself in. Yes, once in awhile I get a pedicure. Here and there I get my eyebrows threaded, but overall life has been super hectic for me. I get up in the morning and have a little quiet time. Inevitably it becomes a time to get bills paid or writes blogs or whatever. It doesn't turn out to be the quiet meditation that I think I will get.
I need suggestions on how mom's find time for themselves. Anyone out there have any advice for this new old mom?