It’s been a difficult summer in terms of being able to get everything done. You could say that I’m still adjusting to having a 3rd child and returning to work. If you work from home or have flex time you can relate with the difficulties of getting anything done over the summer. Throw in no-camps for 4 weeks and it totally seals the deal.
Why can’t I just get things done you say? A) Just because I work from home doesn’t mean I don’t have to get “real work” done. B) These 13 reasons.
Reason #1: I can’t get enough rocking chair time. Neither of us wants to let the other one go.
Reason #2: “Mom, can I have some water?” Again.
Reason #3: Mom, can we snuggle and watch cartoons?
Ok, I’ll have another cup of coffee in bed.
Reason #4: Endless cooking. I test out A LOT of recipes for MOMables. Sometimes they don’t turn out so great.
Reason #5: “Mom, LOOK!!! LOOK!!” Again… and again.
Reason #6: Grocery trips with 3 kids are never “quick” when your girl documents everything. “Look Mom, he looks so cute! He’s wiggling!” Yet another picture.
Reason #7: When you cook a lot, kitchen cleanup never ends. By the way, that is MOMveeta.
Reason #8: Boys will be boys and I must keep an eye on them. “Mom, my alien pjs and his monster pjs are doing Star Wars.”
Reason #9: Bath takes a long time. A.really.long.time.
Reason #10: Babies poop a lot. I cloth diaper baby G (the previous 2 as well) and I am a firm believer that poop goes in the toilet as soon as they can hold themselves up. So, we visit the toilet… often and he has a good time there. Too funny. Don’t worry, someone was to my left making sure he didn’t fall and I’m usually holding him up.
Reason #11: The girl wants to pick G up all the time. I have to be 2ft away to watch her.
Reason #12: The kids play post office. The other day Sofia got “tape-happy” and went on with her day. I came into the living room to muted sounds of “mommmmm!!! mommmm!! Luckily there was no postage on the box and UPS didn’t pick him up.
Reason #13: They fight for my lap, who will sit next to baby G and who gets to take a picture.
I might not get it all done every day but I am making progress. School doesn’t start for another 3 weeks and the kids are ready to see their friends. Ok, I am ready for them too. I’m learning to manage my stress so when I’m with the kids I am present. I’m getting much better at taking advantage of any free time to get work done. Oh yeah, I stay up very very late and I drink a lot of coffee.
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Yes, these are tons of reasons why working can’t happen this summer! But isnt each reason awesome? I keep thinking that soon my 8 yr olds wont want to snuggle or take pics or be around me as much so ai try my hardest to spend as much as possible with them since I work so hard all day everday. Keep loving them and enjoying ur time with them!
Laura Fuentes
i’m trying girl! just really hard when i have to stay up till 1 or 2am some nights to get work done!
Lorie
I’m a stay-at-home mom who: is married, the mother to one toddler, runs an online business (www.royalfeather.com) and tries to maintain a blog as well but I never have enough time for everything! You are an absolute Super Mom to me!! How you manage to juggle everything AND three kids is so amazing!! You’re my inspiration!! Love your blog 🙂
Laura Fuentes
Lorie, thank you so much! this is a really nice thing to say! Honestly, I don’t consider myself a super mom -at all. I am a mom who is super in love with my family and have a passion for what I do. I used to have part time hired help… but now I need to find a plan B. It’s been chaotic but it just means that I have to stay up and work-late. thank you again for your kind words xo