I believe this is a by-product of being a stay-at-home-mom. I'm just going to jump out there and say that I think probably 90% of stay at home moms suffer from this.
Sometimes I just feel like I could jump out of my skin because I have been in the house for so long for so many days in a row with my precious child who sucks out all of my energy.
I LOVE being a stay at home Mom!
...but I do go crazy from time to time.
Running errands for a couple of hours in the evening does not seems to fix this for me. I need to be out of my house all day every now and then. I need to not have to look at the unfinished home improvement projects we are working on.
"Why don't you take Kenzee to the mall and walk around?" This is what Chris always suggests to help my stir craziness.
Easier said than done.
For me to jump up and take Kenzee to the mall I would have to get myself ready...because I do not do this before she wakes up at 7 am. To get myself ready by means of taking shower and getting dressed I would need for Kenzee to be taking a nap. If I had sense enough to plan for this before her am nap it might work. When she wakes up from her morning nap she needs to eat lunch and then I would have to get her dressed and fix her hair, along with diapers, wipes, snack, drink, start the car so it won't be so hot, don't forget her special pillow, take the dog out so she won't pee on the floor while we're gone, fight her to get her in her car seat and take off. Get out her stroller out when we get there and strap her in, have to change a poop diaper in the car when we return, fight her in her car seat again, put her stroller back up. Now we can't be gone too long because I don't want her falling asleep before we get back because then she won't get a good second nap and if she's asleep in the car I might not be able to get her to her bed without waking her.
Sometimes it just doesn't seem worth it to make the effort to go somewhere by myself. I also cannot stand to go to the mall for no reason. If I am going to go to the mall then I am coming home with something. If it is not a shopping trip I do not want to go. Chris is perfectly happy going to the mall to look around. Not me!
I really need a vacation! When I say that I always think of this song:
"I need a vacation from my life,
Me and my husband we need a wife,
Somebody whose sole ambition is laundry....."
So right now I am feeling the desperation of stir-craziness, but at least it is Friday. Having Chris here helps and we always do lots of things out of the house on the weekends and this weekend we have plans to shop for ME!
2 comments:
Does she really hate the car seat that much??? When you turn her around you will see such a difference. She will be happier.
You can do it... just have faith in yourself...
Here, here. Now that Mia is in school I try to do errands on those days b/c I've already gone to the trouble to get them ready. It gets better. I promise.
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