Thoughts on being a stay at home mom

I have been a SAHM now for 6 months and I am surprised how much I enjoy it. Granted it is harder than I imagined it would be.

Routines keep my sanity. I enjoy my coffee upon waking while watching the Today Show. After that, the TV goes off. I hate daytime TV and I don't want Matheson hearing the noise of that all day. I keep classical music on to break the silence, but with two wheaties in the house, they are always barking at something.

Some universal truths, even as a tidy person, being home all day, I am constantly cleaning up after MYSELF! Make breakfast, clean up breakfast, etc.

I need to make my bed everyday. Which takes less than a minute honestly, since we literally just have a comforter to pull up, but walking in and out of our room and seeing the bed disheveled just eats at me.

Laundry. I still do a load every other day as needed. Smaller loads more frequently keep me from never being overwhelmed.

Mid morning is when I can get out if something needs to be done as I am strict with nap times; however, as strict that I am, I still have some spontaneity. Just today, the weather was just a perfect Spring day. We had no plans and after waking up from his morning nap, I packed him up and we went to the Mercer Aboritorum Gardens to stroll through the flowers. We were back in time for the afternoon nap. Totally unplanned and I had never been there before.

I am surprised how much I enjoy the banal, mundane of domestic life. I have the time to get those repairs scheduled, make phone calls on claims, organize a junk drawer or clean out my closet. Plan dinners, even if I don't cook everyday. Pickup drycleaning, bring Tristan to ortho appointments, etc. I may not be contributing financially, but my role is just as equal. I am truly grateful that I get to stay home and raise my sons.

From the age of sixteen, I have held a job with only a lapse of maternity leave. I got into the habit of making sure before I go to bed everything is done for a clean start to the next day. This is still important to me. After putting Matty to sleep, I wash his bottles and replenish the Breeza. I do the dishes after we are done eating. Coffee is made. I pick up toys in the living room. I go to bed around 9:30pm and feel good about what was accomplished during the day.