Yes! These are great. And the food related ones are key. I think sometimes we just put so much pressure on ourselves to have these really perfect meal plans, and/or people assume that bc we eat a certain diet that it’s always super healthy. I’m doing a post next week on the food ‘stack that’s a retrospective of what I *actually* fed myself and the kids while solo parenting for a week with a croup-y and teething baby. It was janky, but we got the job done 😆. I think we need a reality check and also to just cut ourselves slack for how hard we are working. If we don’t build in the breaks and ask for what we need, no one else is going to do it. In this intense baby/littles season we have a bit of a standing arrangement that I get early Saturday mornings to go write and do what I want for a bit. I look forward to it all week, and then when I come back (usually before lunch Saturday AM) the kids are hanging with dad (who they miss if he’s working long hours) and he’ll even motivate them to clean the bathroom 😉 and I’m recharged and actually *want* to see people. I think it works especially well bc of homeschooling. I literally see them *all* week. I need a break 😆
This is such a helpful post! I’m curious to now what your kids think about your weekly night off. Do they get upset that you aren’t with them? This is my endless struggle. My youngest is 6 and still cries whenever I go somewhere, like to dinner or book club. I hate leaving and feeling bad, but the social time is so life-giving to me.
These are great ideas. I think it is helpful for me to remember that true rest comes from Christ. I think I try to find rest in every other way and then wonder why I still feel frazzled.
Yes! These are great. And the food related ones are key. I think sometimes we just put so much pressure on ourselves to have these really perfect meal plans, and/or people assume that bc we eat a certain diet that it’s always super healthy. I’m doing a post next week on the food ‘stack that’s a retrospective of what I *actually* fed myself and the kids while solo parenting for a week with a croup-y and teething baby. It was janky, but we got the job done 😆. I think we need a reality check and also to just cut ourselves slack for how hard we are working. If we don’t build in the breaks and ask for what we need, no one else is going to do it. In this intense baby/littles season we have a bit of a standing arrangement that I get early Saturday mornings to go write and do what I want for a bit. I look forward to it all week, and then when I come back (usually before lunch Saturday AM) the kids are hanging with dad (who they miss if he’s working long hours) and he’ll even motivate them to clean the bathroom 😉 and I’m recharged and actually *want* to see people. I think it works especially well bc of homeschooling. I literally see them *all* week. I need a break 😆
Quality ideas 💡
this title alone! love it!
This is such a helpful post! I’m curious to now what your kids think about your weekly night off. Do they get upset that you aren’t with them? This is my endless struggle. My youngest is 6 and still cries whenever I go somewhere, like to dinner or book club. I hate leaving and feeling bad, but the social time is so life-giving to me.
These are great ideas. I think it is helpful for me to remember that true rest comes from Christ. I think I try to find rest in every other way and then wonder why I still feel frazzled.