Stay-At-Home Mom Blues

Do you ever feel like being a stay at home mom has all these expectations that you seldom feel like you reach?

This question is not to overwhelm you, but actually to empower you. Yes, sometimes there are crazy expectations, or opinions, of what we do, or are suppose to do, as stay at home moms. Sometimes though, we are able to redefine what our lives can look like.

We can choose to be "busy" but with no purpose, like having somewhere you could go but not needing to be out of bed until 8, or we can choose to have a purpose to every day.

One of the challenges to being a stay at home mom is finding something to do every day. (At least this is a challenge for me) I use to have it figured out. We would go to church for me to work out, and the kiddo to be in daycare, 3 days a week, I would have bible study one day a week, and we would go out and do something fun, like the zoo, on our off day. When that was my schedule, things were great. I felt energized. I felt social. I felt like I was able to connect with others. I was out of bed by 6:30 or 7. Most of all, I felt like my kid was doing great!

A few months ago I thought that I would give working another try, only to give up all of our daily routines and not work. We have spent the last month or so, being essentially bored. I have lost my drive to do just about anything.

So now I'm taking charge again. I'm deciding that for my kiddo, and for myself, the best thing is to get involved in groups and activities again. I'm not sure if we'll go back to the gym, though I think that's a real possibility. I'm not sure what I'll do about bible studies, since most are out for the summer. All I know is that we need a daily and weekly plan. A reason for us to get moving in the morning, instead of watching 4 episodes of Daniel Tiger and looking at each other saying "What do you want to do today?" "I don't know, what do you want to do?"

Goodbye stay at home mom blues, and hello active mom life!