I know I am about a week late on resoluting, but tardy is the way things are done these days. The past year of parenting has crested that terrifying hill where I feel way more comfortable in my own skin (for now..) and can look back on those delirious days and make amends. Everyone annoyingly keeps telling me that the baby days do just fly by, and early on I felt as if I was stuck in a vortex of spit up, crying, and breastmilk and couldn't wait for time to pass. I realize now that my now mobile child does not want to be in momma;s arms all day and I sadly regret not enjoying those times more than I did. So the essence of my mommy resolutions this year are to create and enjoy more time. We will see how good I do come June.
1. More cuddle time. I have found it all too easy to just spring out of bed in the morning, anxious to get the day going and miss out on some quality sleepy boy cuddle time. The 3 of us started to lounge in bed for at least 10 minutes or more during our holiday trip and I found these moments positively luxurious and have vowed that I will take the opportunity each morning to give my guy(s) one on one time and attention. This will also tie in with my after nap cuddle bug, whom I will vigorously love on as I now know that this time is truly fleeting.
2. Create more time through organization. If you know me, I can be a bit type A, so your mind is probably wondering how I am going to undo all this inner pressure to complete daily tasks AND cuddle all day. Enter my other friend, organization. I am in the midst of creating this huge plan book of cleaning duties, meal plans, and shopping time savers to aid myself in accomplishing these daily chores. Rather than spend one whole day completing all of the house cleaning, I intend to tackle one chore a day, 5 days a week. Larger items I tend to overtax myself with twice I year, I will break up into one duty a month. Meal planning I am terrified of. I am anal on many degrees, but am nervous of cornering myself into a weekly menu, this is a house, not Applebee's for Pete's sake! Yet, I know that this is a great idea for me to follow since I spend a great portion of mine and the baby's lunchtime digging through cookbooks and the freezer so that I can hope that I have all ingredients to make said meal. Total time waster! Maybe the time saved is just minutes a day, but these are precious minutes.
3. RELAX. Parenting is a tough career and many of us are hard on ourselves (see ALL earlier posts) as it is. My son is happy, healthy, and I am one lucky gal to have such a wonderful family and the opportunity to enjoy each day with them. The small stuff is just that, minuscule. I'm going to keep the sweat in the gym.
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