Yo ho, yo ho, A pirates life for Baby Iggy!!
(hat borrowed from cousin Chris)
Nerdy chic!
(MY reading glasses that I have to hide now apparently)
I've been feeling kind of like I hit a slump with being at home. Sometimes I feel like the kids would be better off at daycare doing more activities and socializing and other times I tell myself to pull myself up by my bootstraps and organize some things myself.
I just feel...zapped for energy I guess. I think a big part of it is not eating right, now that I'm getting older I've been noticing the food I eat immediately affects me. I'm considering more seriously moving our family meals to paleo.
We've also been staying home a lot, so that's been kind of a downer too. I almost applied for a job this weekend but I realized Anna is going to be old enough for Mommy and Me classes in November, and a couple of other classes in the library, and baby Iggy is barely a year old, even though it feels like I've been at home forever.
I kept flip flopping but in the end, I decided to wait a little longer to go back to work.
And I still feel a little bummed? I guess I had already started picturing the kids loving daycare, me scooping them up at 3:30pm, going out for frozen yogurt or something fun, having extra money, saving on insurance, and just having more energy with the excitement and newness of the situation.
I know what you mean. I'm a work at home mom -- I run a home day care -- but this summer, I didn't have any kids and sometimes you feel like... "What exactly am I doing with my life anyway?". I assure you, you are making such a difference in your children's life -- the first 5 years are SO crucial for character development. Get yourself some good books on the importance of motherhood (I just finished Be the Mom - it was good). I find even planning ONE activity a day helps give me some feeling of accomplishment. And theme weeks... for some reason, just announcing -- this is "Three Little Pigs" week makes everything so much more of an adventure.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, we just started Paleo and I find it really does improve energy levels!
Wishing you the best!
Lindsey @ GrowingKidsMinistry.com
Thank you so much for your suggestions! I think I will have a theme going!
DeleteI bought Practical Paleo and I've started cooking and shifting a little towards paleo (we still cave and eat out sometimes though lol) but I'm planning on starting it completely after the holidays
I sometimes struggle with feeling like my baby isn't learning enough or being stimulated well with me at home. There are a few blogs I've been enjoying for baby/toddler activities and learning fun that don't require many out-of-the-ordinary equipment. Maybe you'd enjoy them too!?! Learn with Play at Home
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Here's hoping you find a little inspiration! Thanks for linking up with me again this week, Grace! (Love your name, btw.)