I think the hardest part about being a stay at home mom for me is the lack of accountability. I hate, HATE getting up every morning. When I taught, I had to get up no matter how much I hated it. If I didn't get up, I'd eventually be fired. Now, if I don't get up early, the only person I screw is myself. Typically I wait until I hear Isla cry. I can't get up any earlier. I'd love to be all showered and ready for the day before she wakes up...but I just can't get myself out of bed! It really is a mental struggle, and I'm clearly losing. Then I have to spend the entire morning looking HIDEOUS, feeling like a slob, and using toothpicks to keep my eyes open.
Motivation also seems to be a factor. Currently I have 3-4 loads of laundry to do, the house needs to be dusted, and our kitchen needs to be cleaned. Am I doing these things?! Nope. Why?! I AM SO LAZY. This kind of laziness wouldn't be tolerated at school. But I have no one to yell at me if things don't get done, so I tend to lack motivation to do them. They will all get done...but not in a timely manner. I'm not entirely sure when I became so lazy. College? Freshman year? That is my best guess. But there was a point in my life when I showered every morning and got things done ON TIME. Ohhh to be young again.
7 years ago
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You are too funny! I am the same way on my Thursdays off, I struggle to get myself going in the morning but once I do I am good to go for the rest of the day! You will get into a routine soon enough and at least you have Isla so you have to get up otherwise you would spend all day in bed and then really feel guilty!!
Remember... a clean house is a fun house :)
My house is alway a mess. A prospective neighbor stopped by to chat one day last week and I was so embarassed that she could probably see all my piles of crap from her vantage point at the front door. That has motivated me to try and clean up my living room at least, but that still leaves the rest of the place. It's just so much easier being lazy!
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