Have you ever sat there and had a moment where enough is enough? You go through life day to day just trying to survive with your sanity in tact. Add in three young children, a dog who loves getting into the trash and chewing it up all through your kitchen and dining room, And a husband working third shift. I'm happy to make it through the day without burning house down. I know I'm not the only mom on that front.
Now I know that I add some of that on myself. I used to be organized and well put together, but as soon as my kids came along that too went out the window and boy do I suffer for it. All of these things on a daily basis and my husband and I decided that I would stay home with the kids after our third daughter was born. I love being with my girls but the danger lurked of me becoming a total shut in. Guess what? It happened!
Neither my husband or I are very social outgoing people to begin with, but it has gotten worse in the past few years. I'm home 24/7 except for the grocery store and ,as of the past six months, church. My husband goes to work, and the above mentioned places. That became our lives. Crazy I know, but that's how it went and we didn't really notice until that was all we did!
So me being the "pusher" in the family started signing us up for all kinds of things at church and such to get us back into socialization, relearning how to interact with people. We helped clean up a park and the church's annual yard sale, which we all had fun. It was a start if nothing else. I signed up to be a consultant for Scentsy to try and force myself to socialize and make some money to help. I'm feeling better already, but my husband hasn't made too many connections yet. He's more introverted than me if you can believe that, but we're working on it.
Enough ramblings from me for today. I know. I know. The most exciting thing you've ever read, but hey it's my story. Figuring out this mom thing, marriage, faith, and whatever else comes my way! Try to have a good day!
-Kim
