The above photo makes me smile, not a wonderful photo as far as photography on my part goes but a reminder that my children manage to make even laundry day more fun!
Being a stay at home parent is a lot of work. Not just the physical, but also mental work. We have to stay strong and motivated to be in the best mood because if Mom is not happy, is anyone else? (Well sometimes it seems the tween and the toddlers get a lot of laughs making Mommy grumble!)
So most morning I wake up, mentally say my morning greeting that is really just a self reminder of what day it is and then go through the things I need to make sure not to forget for the day. Now some days I am just blah… another Wednesday, lets not forget to scrub the toilets well! Many days though I am sure to remember that I had something fun planned, new books to share with the kids, a craft project, a new park to explore…. some days it is simply knowing I am making fresh bread for dinner and to hell with eating low carb.
Alas, there are those Wednesday mornings though where I wish I had a quick list by my bed of things to get me excited when I have failed to plan or what I planned is just not as shiny as I expected it to be. Do you wake up excited most morning? If not do you have a way to deal? Some friends have fancy coffee…. I think I might try that too. LOL
