This is Part 2 of my article “A day in the life of a stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed work from home mom.. read if you dare“.
I miss..
• Going to the bookstore with or without the kids
• Getting my hair cut regularly
• Scrapbooking
• Falling asleep on my own, without a sleeping pill
• Walking up Kennessaw Mountain while the kids are in school. I don’t do that now because I feel like I have too many other things I should be doing.
• Walking on the treadmill. Ok, I don’t really miss that but I need to do it.
• Playing lengthy games with Sebastian
• Going out to eat
• Taking the kids to the playground. Again, I don’t do that because I feel like there are too many other things I should be doing like laundry, work, etc.
• Having a clean house
• Getting monthly massages
• Having a nanny
• Knitting
• Reading
• Watching TV
• Seeing my husband – he works a lot these days
• Socializing with other adults (thanks for putting up with us Kim and Jeff)
• Being able to go places when Tim is off work – he’s always busy doing stuff around the house when he’s home.
• Being able to watch a movie without thinking about what else I should be doing
• Eating whatever I want, whenever I want
• I miss my sister. She moved to Austin, TX from Atlanta in January and don’t talk to her nearly as often as I’d thought I would.
• Talking to and seeing my friends. I don’t answer the phone often because it’s not a good time to talk. I’m either working, mediating an argument between the kids, or trying to play or read with them and don’t want to mess up that moment.
I love..
• Being in the yard with the kids
• Reading to the kids
• Listening to music while I’m working
• Being able to work from home
• My family
• Being able to travel when we want because I work from home
• Being the editor of AtlantaMoms.com and TheMommyInsider.com
• .. that my kids are involved in great activities like Boy Scouts, gymnastics, animation classes, and dance.
Things I want:
- I want to plan Madelyn’s 4th birthday party (May 9th!)
- look for a mommy’s helper or nanny
- go to dinner or lunch with a friend
- go out with my husband.. alone
- attend more social business events.. really enjoyed the last few I attended!
- go to playground, with the kids of course
- have the carpets cleaned
- have the house cleaned
- an iPad.. am I dreaming?
- play the piano more
- play a game with my mom when we’re at her house
- get the kids summer activities planned
- start vlogging (video blogging)
