I wonder how I do it too!

I hear this all the time. "I don't know HOW you do it, especially with ALL THOSE kids!"  It seems to amaze people that we can all be fed, clothed and live in a semi-clean house. LOL I have heard, "You must be a super mom." and "I can barely manage with one (or two or three)". 

To tell the truth, I don't feel like I am that great at any of it! It must be part of my personality, the perfectionist in me, but to me there are not enough hours in the day or enough energy in my body to accomplish all that needs done.  My garage, for example, is wall to wall boxes still, and we moved in April! It looks like something you'd see in an episode of Hoarders!! No matter how many times I would vacuum, there will still be crumbs, dog hair, and bits of guinea pig food and bedding scattered all over my living room, along with an array of socks, shoes, kids artwork, and toys. I am forever behind on laundry, and sometimes the kids run out of socks (see above sentence to find missing socks!) and I run out of skirts and shirts at least once a week and spend the day doing chores in my pajamas while I wash them. LOL!

Most of the time, I feel truly inadequate and overwhelmed with the number of responsibilities that face me. So, if you are looking to read the blog of Super Mom who will tell you how to keep your kitchen floor spotless, clean your baseboards with a q-tip, or organize your sock drawer by color, you should probably keep looking!!

This is life here:

So when I start to feel overwhelmed, I take a breath and remind myself how far I have come. When I got married and moved out, I didn't know how to cook - not even spaghetti or mashed potatoes! Now I am confident in taking a recipe and giving it a shot - I have even tackled one of my biggest fears, yeast!! I don't remember changing a diaper before I had kids. Now I could do it with my eyes closed, and use and wash cloth diapers too!  Life is a journey, and I am continuing to learn something new every day. Kids will do that for you ;) As I learn and find better ways to do things, I will share with you my hard-found wisdom! LOL Stay tuned for posts on cloth diapering and my family closet!!