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I've apparently started NoBloPoMo - Like NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) but instead of blogging I'm just... not blogging.
Bloggers I love are doing lots of great posting and I'm so enjoying reading it when I can. And then I also am feeling very pressed for time.
For instance, it's Thursday night. Thursday night is my Rachel night - where I can get things done. The things I want to get done are as follows
- Write a blog
- Update budget
- Buy school trousers for Lily as she's grown out of all.
- Buy a single airbed for future guests
- Take a shower
- Upload October photos to Snapfish
- Do grocery order (this is Andy's project, but he's out tonight and I'm adding some food)
- Wash kids school shirts so they have clean laundry for school photo day tomorrow
- Look at the month of November and map out all the sports I want to do and see if it makes sense and is possible
- Do a 10 minute stretch
- GO TO BED AT 9PM
The thing is... it's 8:10 right now. That list is clearly totally unachieveable in 50 minutes.
I feel like I constantly have a list of things to do that I constantly won't get to. I know that none of those things are super urgent, but I still wish I knew when I would have time to go through my list and get things done.
My new job is great, but I spend most of my time in work actually working (obviously I always did this, employer!) so I can't really make any progress on personal admin in work time
Fridays are twin days, and the big kids are only in school for 6 hours, and twins sleep for 2 hours, and I just don't feel an abundance of time or energy on those days.
Weekends are hard, with lots of young kids at lots of varying levels of energy. Generally if I do get an hour, I prioritize exercise over any admin.
This week I've been trying to get up earlier, at 5:30am again. I realized I had started sleeping until 6 or 7am and getting up at the same time as the kids which was not ideal for my general morning happiness. I know one could argue that I needed the sleep, but I was also going to bed later.
Andy and I had started watching a TV show together, which was super enjoyable, but I also became aware that I had added a 45 minute hobby into my day without thought. TV obviously has a low barrier to entry, but if I could somehow fit an evening show in with Andy every evening then I should probably be able to fit other 45 minute things into my day. And of all the things I want to do in the world, hanging out with Andy is high but watching TV is low. I decided to start going to bed at 9pm again (easier with the time change!) and that has been good for waking up in the morning but bad for hanging out.
Anyways, always chosing one thing or another. It just feels tricky and tiring right now.
I realized I haven't even posted since the twins turned 2! Can you believe it? I cannot. I love 2.
Are you enjoying NaBloPoMo? Are you feeling behind in everything? Can you write a blog about it so I can read it?
Happy 2nd Bday Twins! The problem with the work and family thing is that there just isn't enough room to fit in play. I've been behind in everything for a few years now. Stay tuned to see if not working is helpful in correcting the process or if I just sit around like a slug.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to follow your not working life!! Even if some slugging is involved!
DeleteI love 2, too! Year 2 is one of the best (so far). None of us with ever get to everything on our churning to do lists, and that feeling of non-progress/non-completion is really challenging sometimes. Good on you for assessing what kind of hobbies you want to be doing, and getting more sleep! -rachel
ReplyDeleteI love that you are a fellow 2 lover! Because so many people say "oh terrible twos!" and I want to ask them what they possibly liked about 0-1...
DeleteHi this is Daria from momofchildren
ReplyDeleteWhen you Rachel night, do you mean that it’s a night for YOU, in other words, to do what you want, or it is a night when you are ON, meaning you are a point parent for everything?
From the tasks you have listed in guessing it’s a night of parenting tasks?
I don’t feel behind per se but yes I have moments when I want to scream because all the shits needs to be done. Tony has gotten better at reading the signs that my head is about to explode so he goes “what can I do?” Or even better when he doesn’t ask but just reads my mind and does it.
September sucked. October was so-so. November is an easy month. Lots of days off, in addition to weekends. I do some life admin stuff at work because I do work at home too. So they can bite me. But they won’t , I am in a good, supportive school. Our vice principal has two small kids heralded so she definitely understands. Any way I’m rambling but yes I do feel behind sometimes.
Daria your first question is a good one! It a night where Andy is out, so I usually think of it as my "Rachel night" because I'm always home and the kids are asleep by 7:45. BUT that's probably also the problem, because it's a combination of me time and parenting time and sorting the house and getting ready for Friday twin day etc.
DeleteI hope you have a nice November. I think September must always be hard for teachers!
The twins are looking so much older and just...DARLING, Rachel.
ReplyDeleteLife sounds very hectic and I am in awe of all the things you juggle and all the fun things you manage to incorporate!
I didn't do NaBloPoMo this year and it is HUGE. I cannot come close to commenting (or even reading) all the blogs, but it's so wonderful that San organizes this and it's fun to meet new bloggers.