Right this second, I should probably be cleaning. Taking a shower. Picking up the bowls and spoons left out from the breakfast my toddlers had just a few minutes ago. Toddlers who are running, screaming, and basically tornado-ing through the house like they've been fed some child-to-monster morphing drug. That is my life.Day in, day out, it is me and my girls waiting for Daddy to be home from work, while we try to survive each other. Is it normal? Who the heck knows. Do I care? Not particularly. There are certain kinds of mom classifications that are given out to mothers everywhere. I'm not sure I fit into any of them. I'm only a "Hover-Mom" on a crowded playground, a "Cleaning Mom" when I'm pregnant and past Month 7, and a "Crafty Mom" when it's January and we've been inside for 3 months straight. I used to work, now I don't. I'm onto my second stint as a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) and expecting baby number 3. I'm hoping for a boy, knowing I'll get another girl, and I've had morning sickness that actually translates into "All-day-whenever-it-feels-like-appearing" sickness.
So. I should probably be cleaning right now. My sink is half full and my counters are cluttered. It doesn't seem to matter how many time I sweep my floors, my spawn have a way of messing it up in mere seconds. My cat has probably spilled her water bowl AGAIN, and my computer desk is a general, sticky mess. Maybe all this writing about it will inspire me to get up and do something about it. Or maybe it won't.I might start thinking about food instead. I do that a lot lately. I think about food, and dream about grocery shopping. That is one thing I live for as a SAHM. The Grocery Shopping. There's a game I like to play when I am planning my grocery list. How much food can I get for the lowest price without ever clipping a coupon. I hate coupons. Despise them with a fiery passion. Paper cuts, newspaper hands, and blisters from tiny scissors you bought for your kid, and now are the only pair you own. It's mundane, ridiculous, and way too time consuming for someone who spends all her time considering cleaning the house! So instead, I do research. New recipes, new ingredients, and lots of weekly sale ads. I'm not going to lie. For all my abhorrence for being productive the rest of the time, I might go to three different grocery stores if it means less money spent. Being on a strict one income budget will do that to a person.
So here's my dilemma of late. After the grocery shopping is done, I have to have the energy and low nausea level that enables me to actually COOK all the yummy food I have bought. I am going to have to do more research to find recipes that are quick, easy, and HEALTHY!
So. I should probably be cleaning right now. My sink is half full and my counters are cluttered. It doesn't seem to matter how many time I sweep my floors, my spawn have a way of messing it up in mere seconds. My cat has probably spilled her water bowl AGAIN, and my computer desk is a general, sticky mess. Maybe all this writing about it will inspire me to get up and do something about it. Or maybe it won't.I might start thinking about food instead. I do that a lot lately. I think about food, and dream about grocery shopping. That is one thing I live for as a SAHM. The Grocery Shopping. There's a game I like to play when I am planning my grocery list. How much food can I get for the lowest price without ever clipping a coupon. I hate coupons. Despise them with a fiery passion. Paper cuts, newspaper hands, and blisters from tiny scissors you bought for your kid, and now are the only pair you own. It's mundane, ridiculous, and way too time consuming for someone who spends all her time considering cleaning the house! So instead, I do research. New recipes, new ingredients, and lots of weekly sale ads. I'm not going to lie. For all my abhorrence for being productive the rest of the time, I might go to three different grocery stores if it means less money spent. Being on a strict one income budget will do that to a person.
So here's my dilemma of late. After the grocery shopping is done, I have to have the energy and low nausea level that enables me to actually COOK all the yummy food I have bought. I am going to have to do more research to find recipes that are quick, easy, and HEALTHY!
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