Aug 31st, 2007
So this is what it’s going to be like?
I’m back, I’m exhausted.
I’m exhausted about being back.
The house smells worse then ever. There’s been no one cooking or cleaning in it for a month. It smells like the dank, moldy, musty rental house we first walked in a year ago.
School is starting in 4 days. I want to spring clean this house within that time BUT my Grandparents are moving in to the area and I need to help them move tomorrow.
I have committed to watch some children this school year in trade for music lessons and swapping my two youngest so I can go volunteer at my sons school once a week.
I’m participating in a Mother Goose preschool, which involves 6 of us moms take a week teaching our 3 year old’s preschool curriculum.
Structure scares me stiff.
I don’t know how I’m going to hold to a schedule. I’m Mrs. Anti-SCHEDULE!
I need a make-over. How am I going to straighten out my life so that my house will be clean for these weekly visitors, for the kids I’m babysitting, for the preschoolers I’m teaching. How will I have enough energy for everything? How do you moms of multi-age children handle all the different schedules you have to accommodate? But I don’t want to know everything right away…I need to be broken in slowly…
AAAAAAAaaaaaahhhhh!
Good Enough
The thing that I love about doing preschool with other moms is that you only have to teach once every 6 weeks. Which means that for 5 weeks you’ll have some time to yourself. Unless of course you’re babysitting during those times.
I don’t know what to tell you about getting things organized. I’m working on it right now. I’m trying to throw a bunch of things out and not bring more junk into the house. It’s not working so far. But I’m still trying.
As for getting everyone where they need to be on time, that just takes practice. I still fail 95% of the time. But, that’s better than the 100% a few years ago. I’m hoping one day to be on time for everything. Somday. :S
Sounds like a real dillema. Sorry I have no experience or I would offer suggestions. Maybe when I get home I can figure out some way to help you.
Let’s make each other over - or just invite Kathy Peel over for a “playdate”?
Just a thought - maybe you can volunteer to help with just the parties, or you can volunteer every OTHER week (find a mom who wants to do the same) - 2x a month is plenty. The week you teach your mother goose preschool, will be one of the weeks you have “OFF” of volunteering in Buster’s class. I don’t mind having kids over at my house - they all seem to entertain each other anyways, and then you can get organized while they play.