So, how do I assess myself as being a stay at home parent?
For one, I have become more conscious of our budget given that we are now a single income family. There were sacrifices of course, but more on giving up certain luxuries in life.
Second, I feel that nothing has changed. Seriously. If something did, it's more like I became lazier. Hahaha. There is now this tendency of procrastinating tasks that I wanted to do, because there is the thinking that I have all the time in the world to do it. Take for instance, spring cleaning our rooms. Until now, the only thing I accomplished is envisioning how it should be done. Yup, all the actions are just inside my head. Tehehehe.
I still hardly did any house chores save for cooking. But hey, I've been cooking our meals even when I was still working.
I'm still in front of the computer almost the whole day, as if I'm still working. I mean, hello, I've been dreaming of having my own "home office" here, right? Hahaha.
This is how I look like on certain days
Regarding my daughter... still the same. I attend to her, she still sleeps in my room, we still play a bit, but I still don't accompany her when playing with the kids downstairs, hehehe. Of course, I bring her to school and wait for her there. Outside though, because the class is teaching the kids to be without companions inside. I make sure that all her needs are met - milk, snacks, hygiene stuff, clothes, shoes, etc etc. It is difficult to brush her hair though, and sometimes her hair gets pulled. No worries and no need for hair loss cure as she has very thick hair, hahahah!
However, this is the stage where I see that my daughter loves being independent. She loves and prefers playing alone in her room (yes, she is like a teen-ager now hahaha) and just goes to me when she wants things like asking me to draw stuff for her or showing me what she drew or what she has built using her lego.
And when I think about it, I don't really "feed" her because I only prepare her meals and cut food for her but she pretty much takes care of her eating.
I still feel though that I should take this up a notch higher. No more envisioning, but really doing. I have to be careful though. I think one helicopter parent is enough for the little girl (peace, hubby!). Hehehe.
Now as to the husband... well there are usual accusations of me loving my laptop more than him, hahaha. I can hear these words in my mind as I type... "Cooking cooking, farming farming, fashion fashion." Gash, his manner of saying it. Ack. Hahahaha!
So, am I fit to be domestic goddess of our place?
It may seem that being a stay at home mom now doesn't do much for me and my family, but I think the fruits will be evident in the future. And maybe I should stop thinking and saying "I have all the time in the world" even if I really do, if only for me to move my ass out of my throne. Hahaha. Maybe I'm still in that stage where I'm still not fully adapted to it, but I know I am getting there. Maybe I should make a schedule for myself (including activities of Eanna of course).
Or am I thinking too much again?
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