I’m late, I’m late, I am even late in the deadline for this post….my lifestyle is currently parallel to the one I had as a single mom… let me explain… I am awake at 4 am in an attempt to get everything done that I think is necessary.
Here is my list:
- to keep the many jobs I juggle organized
- to prioritize my new full time job
- to keep in touch with my family
- to keep up with my other relationships
- laundry
- yard work
- house work
- grocery shopping
- cooking
- exercise
- volunteer work ( Bridge of Hope)
- prayer
- errands
No place on this list is there any down time or any FUN! I think I could be as stressed as I was when I was a single mom with 4 children. The difference is that I have a husband. I am not a single mom anymore. My husband has stepped up to helping me with my list of chores…. I have the hope that things will not always be like this. As I finish with my 9 part time and one full time contract I can see that I will only need to have one. I can see that in 2010 I will be able to think about adding hobbies and down time, time with friends, time for my husband onto my list.
My husband reminds me that I am not in this alone….
A single mom does not often have the HOPE part. There is no light at the end of the tunnel, no time to think or stop and maybe they are in this alone. I like the very thought that there is a BRIDGE OF HOPE and that some lucky single mom and her children will be more gently cared for and about than I ever was…. Now on to role modeling that as soon as I can…
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