Today, I realized that I meant to put the pants I am wearing in the wash last night. I realized this when I wiped a little bit of Lucy's snot on my pant leg earlier and remembered doing this about 4 times yesterday. That is a pretty accurate representation of my life right now.
I tell people I am a stay at home mom. But I am a variation of this. I babysit other people's children and am, therefore working every day from about 7:30 till 5:00. And I am at the mercy of other people and their schedule. My family's plans center around all of this and the schedules of the people I babysit for. So I feel like I work full time and am a stay at home mom.
I was looking through old pictures the other day. My kids are almost always covered in stickers, markers or temporary tattoos. I am glad that they get to enjoy life so much. They are both so creative and easily pleased. It makes me slow down and be happy with stickers and temporary tattoos. And time spent with the two of them.
Also, I have noticed that if I want to sit on the couch in a blankie and read all day when I'm feeling tired and/or cranky that my kids do the same thing. That's a good way to stay active. I don't like seeing them just sitting around all day. In my defense, I don't usually have days like that and I think it's ok once in awhile to have a day of snuggle time.
Random musings for today.
