There's always tomorrow

Many times I feel overwhelmed by my responsibilities. As an at-home-mom, they range from playing with the kids to maintaining the cleanliness of the house. Including many unpleasantries like potty training and home work. One of my least favorite things, grocery shopping and cooking meals. Every thing I do is rarely noticed unless I don't do it. Only a few of the tasks that I perform are ever completed. Some things like laundry and dishes are NEVER finished. It can be very frustrating to do these things over and over and over making very little progress. It took me quite a while to fall into these responsibilities without everything in me screaming at me, "What is the point!! Who cares if I do it or not!! No one will notice if it gets done!!!" But the truth is, I notice. I want them done and I feel better, and happier, when they are done.

Some days I don't have the drive or energy to do them. Other days, I have lots of energy, I would just rather play with my kids in the sunshine or work on my newest wreath. What ever the reason of the day is, I try to maximize the days I do feel motivated to get stuff done and then piddle through the less motivated days. Then when the days that I piddle come around and I feel like sitting on the couch and watching Disney movies with my kids, I don't feel quite so guilty.

All my chores will always be here tomorrow. But my kids are going to grow up all too fast and I don't want to regret not taking a day off to spend it with them doing what ever we want. So I tell my self, "my dishes can wait til tomorrow" and oddly enough they always do. Someday, I hope they get bored of waiting and put themselves in the dishwasher. Until then... There's always tomorrow.