Things I love

I Love reading other blogs. I love to see that I am not the only one that does things a certain way, or I find new ideas to do new things that I had not thought of before. We all have busy lives and sometimes that hinders getting things done. However, I thrive on busyness. In some people's eyes, it is sad that one can be that way. But I think alot of moms can identify with me of that truth. I have been home for 8 weeks with our newborn. Being home all day makes me brain feel like mush. I can do the cooking, cleaning, bills, take care of the kids etc, but its almost as if that is not enough. I can understand why so many moms have play groups, work from home, have blogs etc. Its that need for stimulation other than catching up on Desperate housewives all week long.

I am a working mom. Even with three kids, I will continue to work outside the home. I find that the outside stimulation with my work (which is very detail oriented and requires research) helps my mind and then I can organize all the other things in our home that need to get done each day. I dont feel like my brain is not functioning because there is so much going on in it, I have to prioritize it all. I think if I did stay at home, I would get a good schedule down, but because I have never done that, I dont know how to make one. Im used to being gone all day working.

I feel that working makes me a better mom. I can talk to other adults and moms during the day while away and when I come home, my family is my priority and i can relax from the demands of the day at work and focus on things at home. Sure, sometimes it is overwhelming, but i love every minute of it. I love being super busy and getting things organized.

This time at home has allowed me to think about things like that. I have been working on organizing things more so that when I do go back to work, it is not so crazy at home that nothing gets done. By reading other blogs and seeing what other moms do with several kids has really given me some great ideas too that I would like to implement. It has given me a new challenge and I feel refreshed again!

What kinds of things do you love?