OK--now get this straight up front--I LOVE MY CHILDREN. They are the two best things in my life. I would never want to be without them. That being said--I wonder. Am I the only one that dreads summer? During the last few weeks of school I heard so many moms around me saying "I am so excited that it is summer. Aren't you ready?" Well if they were close friends I would say--heck no! That means the kids are always home. If they were just acquaintances I would say "you bet I am. I cannot wait" then slowly turn and roll my eyes.
Besides some fun trips coming up, I do not look forward with great enthusiasm to summer. I had such a good daily pattern going during the school year and now it is all shot to heck.
The biggest reason I am not so excited is that I am blessed with a job that allows me to work from home. Unfortunately, I believe I have not yet mastered working from home when the kids are there all day, and still make it a healthy environment. I feel intense pressure to find great ways to keep my children happy, healthy, and active while not being babysat by the television while I work. Thankfully my children are older now, and therefore not as needy as when they were younger. They play well with others so I am hoping they will play, play, play the summer away or at least until that Texas heat hits.
OK so enough complaining right? Here are my goals...think positively, plan daily activities, find places with WI-FI and activities while I work, and still make my exercise a priority right? Right...Um how many days until school starts in August?
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