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Have you ever heard the saying that women always have a million things going on in their head, whereas men have maybe two? Well I believe that to be 110% true! How is that even fair? Why do I have to worry about everything in the household and my husband pretty much has to worry about him going to work.
Being a mom of 3, I have a huge job to keep my household running smoothly and organized and some days I just wanna scream! I swear, most days I feel as if all I wanna do is hide and cry. But we all know that is not gonna help or change anything, so suck it up buttercup, you have things to do!
So on a daily basis, I am waking up still tired, hitting the snooze button a few times and yes, some days I don’t even feel it. (Yes, I use the alarm feature on my Fitbit as my alarm clock, and I love it most days.)
I get up and the brain kicks on...Are any of the kids up yet?....Did I remember to make up their juice cups last night?... Is my husband out of the bathroom so that I can get in there?... Is my hair a complete disaster and do I even care at this point? These are all things that I am asking myself within minutes of waking up. Then I get myself dressed, teeth brushed, take my chill pill, and then the fun begins…. time to get the kids up. I always start with my son first, so I head downstairs and grab their juices, then head to his room. He sleeps like a rock...lucky kid….so it can be a task getting him to wake, but when he does, he at least can get himself dressed. Now onto getting up my girls...
They are two years apart and I still have to do most everything for them, so I never know how this morning is going to go. They are girls and HUGE drama queens, so getting them up and out of bed can be a challenge. From the time I get them up, I usually have 30 minutes to get everyone dressed, teeth brushed, hair combed, and downstairs to get shoes and coats on. Most days, this is not an easy task and there is a lot of yelling going on. But eventually we all get out the door! Phew! Now onto drop the girls off to daycare. Ok, job number one is complete! Go me!
Now my son and I head back to the house and get ourselves ready to go to school and work. This can sometimes be easy, but most days we do not go a morning without screaming at each other. Yes, he is my son and he is strong willed just like his mom, so we clash...a lot.
So during the time I have between dropping off the girls and taking him to school, I have usually 30-45 minutes. This is where my brain really kicks in…. What do I want to pack for a lunch today for myself? What am I going to do for dinner tonight? Oh, I need to unload the dishwasher! Does he have a snack? Did he do his homework last night? What does he want for breakfast? Oh, I forgot about the clothes in the washer and dryer I threw in last night! Is there anything else I can do now, so I don’t have to do it after work? Did I take my supplements yet? Oh my brain hurts!
Now we are heading out the door, usually last minute. Thankfully the school is only 2 minutes away!
Off to school we go only to get stuck behind some car in the drop off line that doesn’t know how to kick their kid out of the door quickly. Then we have to wait for all the parents that have to walk their kids to the class line every morning… I mean seriously drop your child off and get out of here. This is not adult social hour, so move along so that you are not in the way of those that have a job to go to. This subject right here is an entirely different blog post in itself...ugh!
Well after all that, I have now been up for 2 hours and I am exhausted! But...off to work I go! Thank gosh there is coffee! Now I have 20 minutes to really get my brain thinking on what needs to be done or maybe I just need to unwind a little. But first, should I listen to the radio? Should I listen to something Personal Development related? Should I watch/listen to a TV show? Should I catch up on some training that I am behind on? Most days I just put on music, something that I can sing along with. Music seems to always be my happy place where my mind stops thinking about a million things. You have to find something that makes you clear your head, even if just for a few minutes. So be sure you know what that is.
Now I get to work and I get to my desk to get settled in for the day. Now I am an Accountant and I do very specialized tasks, so with that I have times when I am swamped to meet deadlines and then times that I have work to do, but it is nothing that has to be completed by a specific time. Now with the way my mind wanders so easily, I prefer days that I am swamped at work. Why, you may ask? Because then I can throw on my headphones to some tunes that I can rock out to and I can get to work balancing and figuring things out.
So on days I have work to accomplish, but I am not having to think really hard about what I am doing, that is when my head doesn’t want to stop. Before I know it my mind is wandering…. What should I accomplish today here? What do I want to listen to? Is there a training video I can watch/listen to while I do this? What do I want to do for dinner tonight? What do we have going on this week? Oh! I forgot I need to call so and so! Damn! I forgot about the clothes in the washer and dryer again! I need to clean my house. I wish I had the money to pay someone to do it for me… Oh yeah, I need to text so and so about that! Ok, now I have no idea where I am at on my project on my computer because I just took a few minutes and got completely distracted. Ugh!
Now I am not joking, this happens most of the time each day, especially when I am not crazy busy and, Man! It is enough to drive you crazy!
I get through my work day and the crazy continues. Now it is figuring out who is picking up which kids from where ever they are. Rushing home to get dinner started and on the table. Again, that drive home I am planning out in my head all that I need to do tonight. I mean we always, pretty much, do the same things, but I try to fit things in as best as possible. Dinner, Bath time, snack time, and bedtime are definite every night occurrences.
But again, between it all my mind is still going. I am knocking off a few tasks that I remember I need to do. I am playing with the kids in between things. I am getting things ready for the next morning to make that a little smoother. I am again thinking of things that I need to do the next day or later in the week. My mind never stops! It pretty much is in the on position all the time! It drives me crazy! There are times when I stop and think to myself...Wow! If someone was inside my head for a 24 hour period they would throw me in a mental institution! No joke!
The things I mentioned that my mind wanders to in the blog are not even close to all that I really think about on a daily basis. There really is so much more.
Being a wife, mom, and employee is not easy to juggle and I truly believe there is no such thing as work/family/life balance, but I try my hardest each day to do it. We all have to in order to survive, right?
So what are some things that can help you keep it all together? Join me next time to learn a few of my tricks to keeping my sanity and not throwing myself into the loony bin. Lol!
I would love to hear about your experiences with your mind constantly wandering...I know I can't be the only one who does this. Feel free to share your story with me at Hello@ElizabethLBalmer.com. I look forward to hearing what your everyday life is like in your head.
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