I always thought that homeschool moms had it together. They were this rare group of moms that could clean house have genius kids that are well behaved, put on fabulous parties, and still look like they walked out of a magazine. Their days were calm but fun.
What reality am I living in?
Seriously?!?
This year I am one of those home-school moms, but I am so far from being together. It’s sad really. I have one child that is home schooled, one in public school and one in pre-school.
The house is a disaster; the laundry is piled so high you need an oxygen mask to get to the top; dinner is almost never figured out till the last minute and usually consists of frozen meals. I look like I did as a first time mom with no make up, clothes that are rumpled with hair that may or may not be clean.
I have one child wanted me to help her every five minutes with school, one that wants me to play Legos, and a list of to do’s a mile long, the dog that has to pee, invoices to write, clients to email, phone calls to do, appointments to reschedule. Oh, and let’s not forget Youth Group, 4-H, and soon to be Cub Scouts.
Wednesday, I was feeling just a tad overwhelmed. In fact, I had to have my lock my self in the bathroom and cry session. I was being pulled in every direction and I didn’t know how to fix it.
It’s amazing how God knows exactly how I’m feeling. A few minutes after my mini meltdown, I came across a link to an article that my friend, Cindy Dyer wrote called “Scheduling, or the Lack Thereof”. Like Cindy, I forgot how calm and together I felt when I had a schedule.
Last year I had one just for cleaning the house because at the time that’s where I felt like chaos. But once I started with my schedule, I was calmer the night before company came, I could actually invite people in when they stopped by unannounced and not wonder what they think of me because my house is like a disaster zone.
As soon as I read Cindy’s post, I pulled up Word, and promptly made my schedule. Yesterday was a better day. The house was as clean as it was going to get with three kids, bills were paid, I had make up on, and I even showered!
My advice to you is don’t make it a contest to see if you do everything on your schedule. That will only make you feel worse. It’s ok that you didn’t get the floor mopped that day but pat yourself on the back for the things you did accomplish.
Your house, your kids, your life doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s never going to happen. Just go with the flow with a little help from a schedule.
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