Time after the holidays is always hard for me. There is the inevitable let down after the holidays, the burnout from holiday stress, the gloomy January weather, the Austin cedar allergies that make me feel like my head is going to explode....and the pressures I put on myself to start a new year being the perfect "housewife" my family deserves.
January brings about dreams of organization bins, healthy cooking, exercise plans, a calendar(what's that?), a cleaning regimen (a week with Fly Lady makes me want to jump off a bridge), self-help books and To-Do lists that will never, ever be finished.
So, I go through all this, beating myself up for not doing any of these things and for not meeting my goals I set at the beginning of the year.
Then, I remember....
I don't have to do any of these things. I am happy and grateful for my family and my home in all its disorganizedness. More importantly, being a "housewife" is NOT me as much as I try to force it.
So, my new year's resolution is to be easier on myself and focus on what's really important. I will try baby steps (even though that concept is foreign to me) and try reverse psychology - "Don't Get Organized" says this blog. Instead, just start throwing things away. Love that!
Have a good week everyone.
XO.
best one yet...keep it up
ReplyDeleteI am not a happy housewife. My husband I flipped roles. Turns out he isn't happy in that role either! LOL. It is so overwhelming taking care of others. Especially, little others that are demanding, needy, and whiny.
ReplyDelete:P. I have come to the conclusion that I am the happiest when I am not trying to fill someone else's expectations of how I *should* be. So the house is a mess. So the kids are always loud. I always forget to do the 900 things that need to get done when you have 4 kids and 2 adults to care for. So what. My motto is if everyone is standing and happy at the end of the day that's all that matters!
Good luck to you. :)
When you finish "Eat Pray Love", let me know. I would enjoy discussing this with you...I read it awhile back and was curious about your opinion of it.
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with Wuthering Heights!
-Leah