Thursday, October 18, 2007
Patience please??
Does anyone else have to dig deep, I mean really deep, sometimes to make it to the end of the day? Sometimes I feel I have an internal timer and when 5:30 p.m. hits, my patience says, "ok, I'm done for the day, good-bye!" leaving me all alone and gritting my teeth hoping that we all survive the next two hours. I know, I need to reset my timer and my thinking, but good grief- tell me I'm not alone people! Breathe, Amberly, breathe.
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It's usually at 5:30 sharp that I walk into Mark's office holding Henry out to him. This is my signal that I am done with what I've been doing for the last 10.5 hours and, ready or not, so is he.;)
So no, you are sooooo not alone. I would sing you the Micheal McLean song right now if I could.
I am surprised you actually lose your patience...you seem to be so calm and collected at all times...
I miss reading your blogs...but, when I do catch up it is great!
Send pics of your growing belly!
You are most definately not alone! I'm glad I'm not either! Some days are better than others...I know my kids teach me patience everyday. Hang in there! :)
Are you kidding me??? Scot says he is going to be 15 minutes late and I am like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?" You'd think he'd said he was never coming home again! haha...
Hang in there! :)
just put him on a plane, that's all you have to do. just pack his little suitcase and put him on a plane destination st. louey. easy.
I am so with you on this Amberly! Moms don't have a start and end time to their day like people with outside jobs do. Some days are really bad, but some days I realize that it's OK for me to need "me time". So, I just tell the kids that mommy needs a break and I go take one (usually about 15 minutes). Do the kids actually leave me alone the whole time? Sometimes. Normally, no--but I just remind them that I'm having a break and they can work out their problem on their own (unless they're hurt!). I have found that not only does this help me but it has been good for them. Good luck!
P.S. I also pray a lot more from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. than I do at any other time of the day! :)
You are not alone. I am really been having a hard time with patience, so I understand. Hang in there.
Hey Amberly! mahalos for the 'realness' of your post- i usually read your blog and think- this girl is too perfect! (: quiet time in the morning instead of sleeping! sunny and spiritual outlook on all things! potty trained child who can recite all the prophets! perfectly decorated house and she cooks too! i'm totally razzing you right now- we all have seriously difficult moments- hec, i call this time period with the Irish twins, the "dark days." Even though its hard for me to come home from a long day at work and jump into the household fray, I know Mark has the harder job. Its all about taking it day by day! just from the little on your blog you've mentioned about energy work- this is an area i believe to be really valuable. do you know the energy therapist, Carol Tuttle? she put out this DVD, Intentional Parenting- I recommend it, (since I need a lot of help in this area :) luv, patria oh wait, while i'm writing to you- when i was pregnant i was super low energy mainly due to low iron, this liquid supplement, Floradix, has iron and B vitamins and is easily absorbed- both my midwives recommended it and after using it, i do too!
You are definitely not alone, and sometimes it's difficult stretching it until 5:30. Motherhood is intense!
YES! And sometimes I'm so bored I can hardly stand it, and sometimes I just want to run away from home. You are not alone.
Wow! You's holds out clear to 5:30?! On good days mine holds up until about lunch time, on average days not even that long. I just have the mantra "I love my son, I love my son, I love my son." (Note the singular 'son'). Good luck!
Ha! I definitely know what you are talking about! Some days I barely make it past noon when I'm ready to drop Andrew off somewhere for the day and run off for awhile. Somehow I always manage to make it through the day. Hang in there my dear, if anyone can make it, you can!
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