Needing a lift...

I think we all sometimes have times in our lives when we feel like we just don't have it all together--like we are totally failing at the balancing act of life.  As a working mother, I definitely feel like that a lot.  I feel like the precious time that I have at nights with my family are consumed with things that aren't that important--like dishes and laundry.  We seldom watch TV and do try to spend as much time outside playing as we can. 


But take last night for example, I felt like I had to discipline Addison for a good part of the night.  She is a great child and normally doesn't get into too much trouble but I really think she hadn't had enough sleep Wednesday night which made for a bad night Thursday night at home.  I hate it when nights go like that but I know as her parents, it is our responsibility to teach her what behaviors are not acceptable.


I found this poem and wanted to share because it makes me feel a little bit better about the anxiety I sometimes feel when thinking about all of the things that need to be done at home.

Today I left some dishes dirty,

The bed got made around 3:30.

The diapers soaked a little longer,

The odor grew a little stronger.

The crumbs I spilled the day before,

Are staring at me from the floor.

The fingerprints there on the wall,

Will likely be there till next fall.

The dirty streaks on those windowpanes

Will still be there next time it rains.

Shame on you, you sit and say,

Just what did you do today?

I held a baby till she slept,

I held a toddler while he wept.

I played a game of hide and seek,

I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.

I pulled a wagon, sang a song,

Taught a child right from wrong.

What did I do this whole day through?

Not much that shows, I guess that's true.

Unless you think that what I've done,

Might be important to someone

With deep green eyes and soft brown hair,

If that is true... I've done my share.

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