My husband was blessed with the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl this year which meant that I was blessed(?) with the opportunity to stay home alone with two adorable, highly energetic children all by myself for 12 whole days.
Normally, I have my eye on the clock, waiting for hubby to come home from work and God help him if he encounters any traffic. He would get a prompt phone call from me, where I would be blaming him for anything from icy conditions to other people's poor driving decisions. :)
Long story short...everyone was fed and bathed, bedtime stories were read, the dog was walked, and the house was cleaned. And perhaps even more miraculous was the fact that even the trash made it out on the curb in time for pickup.
The funny thing is, my time alone with the kids was not as bad as I thought it was going to be and I told hubby so when he returned. He asked me why. I stopped to think about my answer and responded, "I guess because it was my new normal. I had to do everything by myself or it wouldn't get done and that just wasn't an option." The look on hubby's face told me that although he believed me, he didn't get what I meant. So I continued.
"Remember when we were first married and we would come home tired from work and would say nothing could get us off this couch? Then we got Nike, (our dog - named after the Greek goddess, not the shoe), and we had to get up to feed and walk her. That became our new normal. Then when each baby was born, we were exhausted at first, but then that became our new norm. And when I was alone these past 2 weeks, that became my new normal."
Imagine what we can accomplish if we set our current normal to where we want it to be. Whether this be applied at work or in our home life, if we force ourselves to be better, we can be. The trick is knowing that you must improve the way you're living your life and that there is no option in remaining stagnant.
Life is always resetting our normal, whether it be through windfall or tragedy.
Now instead of waiting for life to change you, force that change upon yourself.
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Thought I'd share this great deal for mommies with children between 12-24 months in Montgomery County, MD --classes at The Jefferson Montessori School.
Normally, I have my eye on the clock, waiting for hubby to come home from work and God help him if he encounters any traffic. He would get a prompt phone call from me, where I would be blaming him for anything from icy conditions to other people's poor driving decisions. :)
Long story short...everyone was fed and bathed, bedtime stories were read, the dog was walked, and the house was cleaned. And perhaps even more miraculous was the fact that even the trash made it out on the curb in time for pickup.
The funny thing is, my time alone with the kids was not as bad as I thought it was going to be and I told hubby so when he returned. He asked me why. I stopped to think about my answer and responded, "I guess because it was my new normal. I had to do everything by myself or it wouldn't get done and that just wasn't an option." The look on hubby's face told me that although he believed me, he didn't get what I meant. So I continued.
"Remember when we were first married and we would come home tired from work and would say nothing could get us off this couch? Then we got Nike, (our dog - named after the Greek goddess, not the shoe), and we had to get up to feed and walk her. That became our new normal. Then when each baby was born, we were exhausted at first, but then that became our new norm. And when I was alone these past 2 weeks, that became my new normal."
Imagine what we can accomplish if we set our current normal to where we want it to be. Whether this be applied at work or in our home life, if we force ourselves to be better, we can be. The trick is knowing that you must improve the way you're living your life and that there is no option in remaining stagnant.
Life is always resetting our normal, whether it be through windfall or tragedy.
Now instead of waiting for life to change you, force that change upon yourself.
_______________________________________________________________________
Thought I'd share this great deal for mommies with children between 12-24 months in Montgomery County, MD --classes at The Jefferson Montessori School.
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