I have found that the days with two 2.5 year olds are much more successful if you have a plan. A great day consists of a strong dose of easygoing free play time, an interactive activity or two, a little time outside and maybe an errand or a short outing, all within the background of home maintenance, meals, cleanup, etc. Most of the time I have such a plan in the back of my mind.
But every once in a while I awaken in a different space. It's the "I don't have to get dressed if I don't want to, the chores can wait 'til later, or even tomorrow and nobody will care" mode. And that is the beauty of staying home with the children. When that mood hits, you can go with it. There's little to no room for listening to biorhythms in the workaday career world. No matter how I felt, I would don the professional clothing, slap on the makeup, fix my hair, and conquer the classroom.
Of course there are days when I think that staying home with two-year-olds is the hardest job in the world, but I mostly remind myself that these years are so fleeting and I'll never have them again, that there are some benefits that I never could enjoy while working, and that I am ever so fortunate to be able to fully raise my own children.
But every once in a while I awaken in a different space. It's the "I don't have to get dressed if I don't want to, the chores can wait 'til later, or even tomorrow and nobody will care" mode. And that is the beauty of staying home with the children. When that mood hits, you can go with it. There's little to no room for listening to biorhythms in the workaday career world. No matter how I felt, I would don the professional clothing, slap on the makeup, fix my hair, and conquer the classroom.
Of course there are days when I think that staying home with two-year-olds is the hardest job in the world, but I mostly remind myself that these years are so fleeting and I'll never have them again, that there are some benefits that I never could enjoy while working, and that I am ever so fortunate to be able to fully raise my own children.
Staying at home is, no doubt, the hardest job in the world! But also the most rewarding...especially on those days when pjs are the day's attire! (Did you ever have those days at school when you thought: "Today was a waste of makeup!"????)
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Sheila,
ReplyDeleteEli and Evie are so cute!! I loved what you wrote! You are an inspiration!
Yeah for PJ days!!!
Tammy