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I Need More Time!!!
by Jenny Wanderscheid
What do you mean that it is the middle of the week already? I swear, I am about
the most disorganized person in the whole world. I walked around all morning
thinking it was Tuesday. It was not. It's already Wednesday. I missed a whole
day? Ever get that feeling? Ever feel like you have so much to do that you can't
keep track of anything?
It gets worse the older I get. Now I know that I did about 17 loads of laundry the
other day. Couldn't have been more than 2 days ago. This morning, my husband
says, "I don't have any clean socks." How in the heck? Has it been that long? Is
he bringing them to work and giving them to his friends to wear? I peek down the
basement stairs and gasp at the giant pile of laundry down there that has obviously
been piling up for at least a week. We have a laundry chute in our bathroom. A
wonderful, convenient device. Only problem? I forget it's there! I keep hoping the
laundry fairy will grab things as we throw them down the chute and magically
place them neatly folded back into my drawers. It never happens.
And my desk. HAHAHAHAHA. I am lucky I can even find my keyboard under
the pile of mail, books, toys, things I took away from the puppy so she wouldn't
chew on, a couple empty popcans and a baseball and some air freshener, a box
of wipes...hey...who's stuff is this??? I couldn't have left all of this here?
My kitchen. Ha. solved that problem. Our doorway between our kitchen and
living room is open, airy and bright. I can see my kitchen from my desk. Oh gosh,
looking at the desk is bad enough. I went Menards, bought a door and some
hinges, and whew....there's that kitchen problem solved.
Now, this is just the inside of the house. Now add in a husband, three kids, two
dogs, one new puppy, a cat and wrestling, boy scouts, preschool, open houses
and pack meetings and friend's brithday parties and religious education classes,
doctor's appointments and trips to the grocery store, library, mall, Walmart, and
on and on and on. And that doesn't even include working on the website!
What was God thinking when he only gave Moms 24 hours in each day? I think
this is the ultimate proof that He has a delightful sense of humor. I want to start a
petition to God to allow me an extra 8 hours after my children are safely tucked in
bed. 8 hours to clean, organize, pay bills, take a shower, get some work done, do
laundry before my husbands feet freeze, actually speak to my husband without
anyone giving me a booger, wanting to show me something, no one tattling, the
works!! Can you imagine? Oh, and I might even use a couple of those hours to
sleep.
Someday, I swear, I am going to hire a housekeeper. I already told my husband
that is first on my wish list when we can afford it. Until that day, please don't laugh
when you look at my desk. And here, sign this...I'll drop it at church on Sunday.
LOL.
| Jenny Wanderscheid is the 30 year old marketing guru and corporate CEO of
ChildFun, http://childfun.com, but she prefers to call herself a stay at home wife
and mother. She and her husband Rick are raising their three children in Southern
Minnesota with laughter and love. |
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