Monday, March 12, 2012

ABC's of Motherhood



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E is for "easy"

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I'm convinced that I can make my own life more difficult than it needs to be.  I try to "do it all."  I make complicated meals, try to keep my house spotless, do lots of extras in my homeschooling.  I create the perfect life for myself. 

However, my family pays for it.  They have to live with a crabby wife and mom who snaps and growls her way through each day. 

Lately I've been making an effort to make my life a little more easy wherever I can.  I cook simply, I tidy the house several times a day--but I don't stress about it.  I do the basics with homeschooling, but I try to let my children learn some of the "extras" from real life. 

The result is a much more pleasant home.

What are some ways you make your life easy?




6 comments:

  1. I think you listed some great ideas.

    For me, I think it's more attitude than anything. If I get uptight and put unrealistic expectations on myself (and that's all that it is...nobody else expects such things) then I get stressed. Just doing the basics and do some each day and it's amazing what gets done.

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  2. Nice post dear rebecca send you huggs! and blessings!

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  3. Betsy Im agree with you but I feel tense when some people wait alot more from me and this dont help dear.
    Maybe for this sometimes I have headaches, sometimes feel all I mad eis never enough....sigh!

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  4. "ABC's of Motherhood," huh? Hm. I didn't think there was anything "easy" about motherhood. Especially for someone like yourself who has, what, like 47 to take care of right now?

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  5. Silver, I don't think you can count. I have seven children and one husband--and no my life isn't necessarily easy. :)

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  6. Some day I'll sit you down and explain the mystical meaning of the magic number 47.

    And hey, I'm posting again!

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