Let us face it.
Life is hectic.
Life is crazy.
Life is sometimes so incredibly over-booked that it makes you wonder just how you can get off this insane treadmill.
You can not.
When you are a Mom, you should expect life to pick up speed.
From birth on, children have an uncanny ability to gobble up time so that it seems there is never enough hours in the day.
Whether you are a stay at home mom or a mom that works outside the home, you are a working mother.
In fact, the term 'working mother' is redundant.
As mothers, we are sometimes torn between what we need to be doing and what we would like to be doing.
While we are breaking up backseat squabbles, we would like to be sharing in our childrens' day.
While we are grabbing groceries, we would like to be reading a book with our kids.
But between dishes, laundry, cleaning, shopping, preparing meals, doctor appointments, paying bills, piano lessons, soccer games and every other thing you have to do, it is sometimes difficult to find time to squeeze in those positive parenting moments.
Then somehow, before you know it, your biggest investment, your children, are speaking back to you, having temper tantrums, and you find yourself doing all those things you promised you would NEVER do - behave like YOUR mom, bribe, blame, yell, and possibly even hit! We know firsthand how crazy the day can get, and how easy it is to end up missing out on those important bonding moments with our children.
There are many ideas, tips, and stories you can hear from others to help you manage your time better with your children, enjoy guilt-free parenting and end up with some great kids.
Sometimes parenting really is about having the correct solution...
if you eventually have enough solutions, their underlying concepts will start to seep in, until it becomes natural.
This has been my personal experience!