Homeschool World Forum

I sometimes take a drive once my husband is home to care for the kids. It may be a 15-20 trip to drop a letter at the Post Office. That's enough to help me step back...and refocus.

I may shed a few tears while in the shower. It seems to be a good release when I'm feeling down but can't quite figure out why. Can anyone relate to that?

There are lots of other things that I want to try when it's practical. Crocheting, sketching, pastels, reading for MY own pleasure...these are things on the horizon.

I do a lot of different things, and never really stay on any one thing for long. I've painted with the children, just simple acrylics, on mat board, or rocks. I've cross stitched, crocheted, knitted,... crafts DO help if you can do them. I also find that sitting down and ignoring the pile of laundry that I am sitting on top of, and cuddling on the couch with the boys and reading them all a pile of stories, is great for all of us. We all benefit, it is good for me to relax, and it is great time together for them. the boys love those old cultural legend books at the library, and I do too, so we get a pile of those and sit down and enjoy. The trick is to ignore the rest of the things that you aren't doing.

I have a plaque:

Cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow..
for babies grow up we've learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs; dust go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.

You just supplied my new motto!!! :lol:

Let some things slide once in a while. Ignore some of the petty stuff. As long as you are not a week behind in the laundry and there is something to fix for dinner then take a break. Play with the kids and do something nice for yourself even if its only for 30 minutes. And try not to feel guilty about it. When I exercise or sit at computer or couch and my husband walks in, I say, oh I just sat down, or I won't be too long. He says he doesn't care if I sit or exercise all day, so stop that guilty stuff. Anyway, he's told me that for years, I don't feel that way much anymore. Hey, he takes a nap or sits to relax when he wants and doesn't feel a morsel of guilt.

I would like to watch a very funny movie, one that would really make me laugh. Not exclusively a guy movie or a chik flik, just entertaining and really funny. I don't watch many movies, but I would if I thought it was worth my time.