I hope everyone had a bit of fun in their day today. :)
I had big plans to make my girls something to wear out of this ruffle fabric from Ruffle Fabric.
My day was busy (like it feels like it has been for weeks). I would love an assistant to help me run my life. Do you ever feel like that? I'm a stay at home mom right now. I should be able to handle everything, shouldn't I? Kinda makes me feel like I'm not very good at it sometimes. I've been going to bed with the kids and still so tired and unable to get everything I want to get done in a day, done. *sigh*
I see other moms. Other moms that look perfect, have perfect houses, their kids look perfect, they always have time for cupcakes and cookies and always seem to get their errands done. They make nutritious home cooked meals every night and always seem patient with their kids. How do they do it? If you're one of those moms, I need tips!
Anyway besides the shrieks of excitement I woke up to this morning (a leprechaun left chocolate coins), which was a great way to start my day, I also received this...
So, how was your day? Anyone else feeling overwhelmed like me?
Could you send that Leprechaun to my house next year! what a great serger! And I have seen THOSE Mom's.....I don't know their secrets either but if you find out...please let me know how they do it!!
ReplyDeleteMy life is one big overwhelming moment! I am the same way as you are...I'm not the perfectly put together mom. I work from home,but you would think that since I am home all day, the house would at least be somewhat clean...Yeah right! My house is a constant mess until a birthday party or holiday get-together. Then, it is trashed in a matter of hours and we start all.over.again. My "home-cooked meals" are usually from boxes or bags and don't necessarily include all food groups :) I have decided though that my kids are still alive after all these years, so I am obviously doing something right :)
ReplyDeleteSomething else that gets me upset is the moms who are perfectly dressed with their hair styled and makeup all done...while I am in my jammie pants, t-shirt and crocs with my hair up in a ponytail :)
http://cabubsmom3.blogspot.com/
Oh yeah, I totally know the feeling! Just take a deep breath and remember that you aren't performing for anyone. Just do what you can and try to be a good wife and mom and everything else isn't as important.
ReplyDeleteAnd truly, there are no moms out there who have it perfectly all together. I have find that those who look like they have it all together and have a perfect life more than likely have a less perfect life than my own.
By the way, where do you live exactly? I live in Chilliwack, BC and I'm just curious how far north you live. :-)
I have the same serger & love it! I wasn't sure what I would use a serger for, but now I'm a bit of a serger addict.
ReplyDeleteI did actually manage to make a shirt for my daughter. Not sure what the girl did at daycare today, but by this evening, it looked NOTHING like the shirt I put on her this morning. Now all I can think about is how to "Libby-proof" the next one I make.
http://bluebonnetsandbreakdowns.blogspot.com
I don't know if it makes you feel any better, but hearing that sometimes stay-at-home moms can't get it all done makes me, who works full-time and NEVER can keep up, feel better. Kind of takes a little of the pressure off. =) (I hope that doesn't come across as me gloating that you feel overwhelmed... because I'm totally not) I think the best advice anyone ever gave me, and it took me a long time to accept, is that your kids won't remember how messy or clean the house was or if you folded the laundry... they'll remember the time you spent with them. So, as long as your kids feel the love, you're golden =)
ReplyDeleteI picked up a new book called 10 habits of a happy mother. Which is good. It talks about being able to say no and spending quality time with your kids. The author also has another book called strong fathers strong daughts. Which is great. As of yesterday they where both $10 on daveramsey.com. Also also started using the flylady and getting her emails and it has really helped me not feel overwelmed about my house and what I am and am not doing also my house is cleaner now then it was before. Best of luck
ReplyDeleteI think I need a housekeeper more now that I stay home full time. There just aren't enough hours in the day.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about thinking other moms look perfect. That's the key, they LOOK perfect. Someone's house may be clean but they don't get as much time reading with their kids. Someone else brings in perfect cupcakes but the kitchen has powdered sugar on every surface.
Seja voce no seu limite e espaço e seus filhos levarão uma lembrança linda da infância. I think you are too kind capricious mother.Bom dia!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rachel, they Look perfect, but you never know what is really going on in their lives though.
ReplyDeleteI feel just like you most of the days, I was an stay at home mom for the first 2 years and sometimes I feel like I was overwhelmed with all the work and wasn't able to get al done, even staying at home all day. Now I work out of home and I enjoy having my own time, and I miss spending the whole day with my kid and I feel guilty sometimes too, but it is also something I have to do, no options. Being a mother is hard sometimes..
Your kids look happy that is all that matters after all.
Have a happy weekend!
I loved the comment by Jennifer I needed that, I haven't been spending enough time with my kids I'm just too busy getting the house clean or folding the the never ending laundry!
ReplyDeleteSO thanks to all!!
I'm feelin ya chica! I have two kiddos sick right now and my house is a disaster! It's afternoon and I'm just now going to get in the shower! I bring my kids to school and they look fantastic but I'm a mess. Then you see those moms with knee high boots on and makeup and hair all done. How the heck?
ReplyDeleteWhen I take pictures for my blog I have to search the house for a place where my kids can stand for photos and not have toys or laundry in the background.
I tend to feel like most people are like this and we just don't know it.
For example, there is one cute little mom I know of who takes the time to sew most of her kids clothes and even do fun things like bake cupcakes with hidden chocolates in them with her kids. I would never know that someone that awesome and inspiring was feeling overwhelmed. :)
I can relate to not getting everything done that you want to and I don't have any kids left at home. I can only say what worked for me when my kids were at home although most of their childhood days I was a working Mom...organization and not forcing unrealistic expectations of yourself into any one day. That way you won't disappoint yourself and then beat yourself up over not doing something. Sometimes when we plan too much into one day and don't finish then the next day we look back and still are feeling bad so we have another day of not finishing the things planned because we're still focusing on yesterday. If you don't get something done today then fine, you didn't get it done. Brush it off and do it tomorrow or realize as long as your family is healthy, have a roof over their head and the kids are wearing clean clothes (or at least not wrinkled ones lol) then you still have much more than a lot of others in the world.
ReplyDeleteThat's my tip ~ organize and plan ahead and don't shove so much into one single day to assure yourself failure in finishing them and making yourself depressed over it.......and teach the kids when old enough to help with the laundry. All three of my boys did laundry and I taught them to do it. Saturday morning was for cleaning their rooms. Then when I thought they were ready, each one was responsible for cleaning their own laundry without my help. It sounds mean but really, I was trying to clear my calendar when they were young so I could get things done too. The first one went off to college and he called me one day to tell me Thank you Mom for making sure I knew how to do my laundry. My roommate had no idea how to do laundry and he just ruined ALL of his clothes. He washed everything in one load including his brand new red towel. ALL his clothes are now pink. If you hadn't takent the time to teach me I would be walking around campus wearing the pink tshirts too.
Oops. Sorry. That got kinda long.
ReplyDeleteOne other comment ~ I think because you are a stay at home Mom you sometimes might think you have all kinds of time to do everything so you might put things off till next hour, this afternoon, tonight etc. That's how you fall behind and don't get things done. I have no idea if you do that but I can say for myself since becoming disabled and being home all day long now that I do that and then before I know it suppertime is here and I haven't done much of anything thinking I had lots of time today. I've had to push myself to get up and go do something NOW instead of 'in a minute'. Those minutes sure do go fast some days. LOL
Look at the happy, healthy faces of those two gorgeous girls! You must be doing something right.
ReplyDeleteI know my to do and to make lists are massive and sometimes get overwhelmed and down that I can't get it all done. Then I just try to do something...
Are you kidding? I never have it all together :) but I am trying really hard. I think the secret is not trying to put so much on our plates--yeah right! Look at all of the beautiful things you make for your kids and share with the rest of us. I found your blog a few months ago and it has been so inspiring for me! I just try to enjoy my kids as much as possible because they get big so quick and won't really care about a lot of the things that get me bothered! I have also tried flylady.com and it has been a lifesaver. She really encourags you to just do something every day and those little things really turn into habits that have really de-stressed my life!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have that serger and you are going to love it! One tip: Carefully examine (and take a picture) of how it is threaded before you try to do it yourself. That was really the hardest part. There are a couple of great tutorials for the rolled hem and gathering with your serger at littlebiggirlstudio.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the serger!! You will L.O.V.E. it!!
ReplyDeleteAnd, little hint, Christine. Those moms that look like everything is perfect? It's not. Everyone has skeletons in their closet.
There are no moms like that. "They" just look like thay have it all together. Every mom has areas that she has to let go, in order to take care of the important stuff. I heard once, "Everybody judges their insides against others outsides."
ReplyDeleteI bet there are moms in your life that look at you with your adorable blog, gorgeous children, amazing sewing ability and resourcefulness and think, "Boy, she's got it all together! I wish I could be like that." So take heart, once I realized that every mom felt the same way I did, I was able to let down my guards some and start making real and genuine friendships with lovely women who turned out not to have it all together but were all together normal and all together wonderful!
God Bless,
LT
Yay for a serger! I'm eager to see what you make with it. As far as having it all together, yah right. Who wants that kind of life? I am glad my house is less than perfect because I know that instead of cleaning it, I was doing some messy craft with the kiddos. I pick one thing to work on at a time. I take a long time to get good at that one thing, (like wiping down the bathroom counters) then I can add another.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is amazing, your creations are inspiring, you are contributing to the happiness of so many people! I have used so many of your tutorials/patterns. I am happy that you encourage my hobby, our kids are happy their mommy made them something special. Thank you!
if you think having a serger rocks, wait until you use it! ;]
ReplyDeleteI LOVE mine. I was afraid to use it for a few weeks when I got it, but now that Hubby knows how to thread it and accepts the challenge (it is way too finiky for me, he's an engineer and likes the puzzle) there's no looking back. It just feels good to have clean edges inside your stuff!
have fun.
do you love this serger? i got the same one last year and have NOT used it yet...whoops!
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