Daily Archives: January 28, 2009

I considered putting this up as a Wordless Wednesday, since it is a photo, but since it’s a photo of a bunch of words, I don’t think it counts.

A cousin emailed this to me today. I had to smile. I’ve often berated myself over this very question. Before having kids I seemed so much more productive! Now I struggle to say what I’ve done all day even when I know my tail hasn’t hit the couch once. What do moms do all day?

I joke with my single friends that if it weren’t for facebook, we would never know what was going on in each other’s lives. It’s not that moms don’t want to maintain these relationship! WE DO! It’s just difficult. One thing I will add to this article. It’s much easier to manage time well when you get consistent rest. I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again: moms don’t sleep. I’ve had maybe a month’s worth of real, quality rest in the past five years.

So, cut us some slack, meet us halfway or, at the very least, remember it takes us three times as long to accomplish everything. Remember, too, that we’re not complaining! Well, not all the time. We know this is a choice and (most days) it’s one we would never, ever change. But life is different with kids and we’re trying our best.