Today I woke up and felt a little overwhelmed at all I wanted to accomplish today. I do tend to stress over things and get anxious. Then I feel rushed throughout the day and get a little short with the children. And why? I am a stay at home mother trying to succeed in creating a loving, peaceful environment for my children and myself. I am sure my children would prefer a calm mother who is patient with them and has a messy house to a frantic, rushing mother who is a little short with them but has a clean house. So today to get through my day I am going to make a list of what I need to do and then focus on one thing at a time without worrying about what else is on the list. And when my children need me I am going to stop what I am doing and focus on them. Worrying that the laundry is not getting folded while I am holding my little boy isn't doing either of us any good. I want to enjoy these moments as they pass so swiftly.
So here is my list for today:
- do the dishes and tidy the kitchen
- sweep the floors
- fold laundry
- feed the chickens and gather eggs
- start supper in the slow cooker
- exercise
- do bookwork and work on income taxes
- clean eggs
- tidy living room
- do baking with girls after school
It really isn't so bad but I am not looking forward to doing my taxes but it has to be done. But no worrying about that until I get to that task. I am going to try and focus on being in the moment and enjoying the task I am doing.
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