Today was our third snow day in less than one week. Tomorrow will be our fourth. Tonight we got the email from the school district saying they were closing for another day to keep the kids off the roads. On Facebook, there was a lot of grumbling. Me? I don’t know…I’m okay with it.
This is the first time in my life as a mother that I’m able to just…I don’t know…be okay with it. Yes, I’m way behind on freelance work. Yes, I’m behind on my blogging. Of course, I’m behind on the day job. But for the first time, I feel really at peace with all of it. We’re all behind. Offices are shutting down all over Kansas City, and clients that aren’t located here seem quite understanding of the insane weather that’s hit our area. The pressure I usually feel about to crush me during times like these isn’t here this time…it’s faded away.
About a week ago I took a good, long look at where I’m spending my time. I felt overwhelmed and lost…unsure if I was doing the right thing with my life. My schedule was out of control, but I still constantly felt like I wasn’t doing enough. I had lunch with a fabulous local food blogger I met in Salt Lake City and described my problem. She said it was obvious I was doing too much. My sounding board and mentor, Erin, said the same. It was incredible hearing women who I admire and look up to, and who do so much themselves, say I was overextending. I knew deep down that working every night until 2 a.m. wasn’t a smart plan, but I was in a hole and couldn’t get out.
A day later we were snowed in, and since then, I haven’t feel overwhelmed. I have sledded and built snow forts and shoveled driveways and watched movies and drank wine and took naps. I have stepped back. And it has been perfect.
The timing hasn’t been great. I have deadlines looming and emails piling up. But the snow fell and the kids were home. So I stopped. I watched, I waited, I played…and today, I feel full again.
There are days when I flashback to when my children were born. Days that are warm and birds are singing (Lucy, born in June) and days when the snow softly falls and the air is crisp (Tate, born in December). I often think about surreal it all was, how in a few short hours, my world had changed so drastically, and yet, the outside world went on as if nothing had happened. I remember leaving the hospital in the snow after Tate was born, in disbelief that people were headed to work as if it was a normal day…like the universe hadn’t been altered in some cosmic way. Which for me, it had. I went in to the hospital on a Monday and he didn’t exist. When I left on Wednesday, there was a new life in the world. A new person who would make decisions someday that would snowball and affect many others. I think ahead to when I’m a grandmother and I’ll look at everyone around me. Children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews…and I’ll remember that once, there was a world where they did not exist. Once upon a time, I walked into a hospital and then the universe exploded with love and joy.
I imagine it’s that way every time a baby is born. And some days when I drive past the hospitals where my children entered this world, I remember what it was like. I think about all those babies being born on this very day. How they will change the world…and then I go on with my errands, like it’s any other day.
But it’s not. Today is the day that it all changed. Somewhere, someone amazing was born. And he or she is going to make the world a wonderful place to be. I’m happy to be a part of it.
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Goodness, y’all, I don’t even know what day it is…Friday? Sunday? Whatever, these snow days have thrown me for a loop. We have had such a wonderful time lazing around without our alarm clocks, but I can definitely say I’m ready to get back to our regular routine. Too bad there is another storm coming through tomorrow with a predicted 5 to 12 inches of snow…looks like more sledding, missed school days, frantically trying to keep up with work and cabin fever is in our future. It’s a good thing I’m a huge fan of lazy days, or this would be a huge inconvenience!
Here are some links to keep you occupied if you’re snowbound (or just bored):
There was this super judgmental blog post going around Facebook about people wanting moms to get off their iPhones and pay attention to their kids…I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it made me so grumpy until I read this brilliant rebuttal over at Suburban Turmoil. Hell yes, people.
Is it just me, or is making mom friends super hard? And it’s so hard to talk about without getting all judgmental and gross! Thank goodness for the Mama Said Vlog!
The Remedy
/1 Comment/in Grumples, Happiness, Uncategorized /by MeganToday was our third snow day in less than one week. Tomorrow will be our fourth. Tonight we got the email from the school district saying they were closing for another day to keep the kids off the roads. On Facebook, there was a lot of grumbling. Me? I don’t know…I’m okay with it.
This is the first time in my life as a mother that I’m able to just…I don’t know…be okay with it. Yes, I’m way behind on freelance work. Yes, I’m behind on my blogging. Of course, I’m behind on the day job. But for the first time, I feel really at peace with all of it. We’re all behind. Offices are shutting down all over Kansas City, and clients that aren’t located here seem quite understanding of the insane weather that’s hit our area. The pressure I usually feel about to crush me during times like these isn’t here this time…it’s faded away.
About a week ago I took a good, long look at where I’m spending my time. I felt overwhelmed and lost…unsure if I was doing the right thing with my life. My schedule was out of control, but I still constantly felt like I wasn’t doing enough. I had lunch with a fabulous local food blogger I met in Salt Lake City and described my problem. She said it was obvious I was doing too much. My sounding board and mentor, Erin, said the same. It was incredible hearing women who I admire and look up to, and who do so much themselves, say I was overextending. I knew deep down that working every night until 2 a.m. wasn’t a smart plan, but I was in a hole and couldn’t get out.
A day later we were snowed in, and since then, I haven’t feel overwhelmed. I have sledded and built snow forts and shoveled driveways and watched movies and drank wine and took naps. I have stepped back. And it has been perfect.
The timing hasn’t been great. I have deadlines looming and emails piling up. But the snow fell and the kids were home. So I stopped. I watched, I waited, I played…and today, I feel full again.
Love, Joy and the Universe
/2 Comments/in Happiness, Photos /by MeganThere are days when I flashback to when my children were born. Days that are warm and birds are singing (Lucy, born in June) and days when the snow softly falls and the air is crisp (Tate, born in December). I often think about surreal it all was, how in a few short hours, my world had changed so drastically, and yet, the outside world went on as if nothing had happened. I remember leaving the hospital in the snow after Tate was born, in disbelief that people were headed to work as if it was a normal day…like the universe hadn’t been altered in some cosmic way. Which for me, it had. I went in to the hospital on a Monday and he didn’t exist. When I left on Wednesday, there was a new life in the world. A new person who would make decisions someday that would snowball and affect many others. I think ahead to when I’m a grandmother and I’ll look at everyone around me. Children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews…and I’ll remember that once, there was a world where they did not exist. Once upon a time, I walked into a hospital and then the universe exploded with love and joy.
I imagine it’s that way every time a baby is born. And some days when I drive past the hospitals where my children entered this world, I remember what it was like. I think about all those babies being born on this very day. How they will change the world…and then I go on with my errands, like it’s any other day.
But it’s not. Today is the day that it all changed. Somewhere, someone amazing was born. And he or she is going to make the world a wonderful place to be. I’m happy to be a part of it.
Happy Weekend!
/2 Comments/in web /by MeganGoodness, y’all, I don’t even know what day it is…Friday? Sunday? Whatever, these snow days have thrown me for a loop. We have had such a wonderful time lazing around without our alarm clocks, but I can definitely say I’m ready to get back to our regular routine. Too bad there is another storm coming through tomorrow with a predicted 5 to 12 inches of snow…looks like more sledding, missed school days, frantically trying to keep up with work and cabin fever is in our future. It’s a good thing I’m a huge fan of lazy days, or this would be a huge inconvenience!
Here are some links to keep you occupied if you’re snowbound (or just bored):
There was this super judgmental blog post going around Facebook about people wanting moms to get off their iPhones and pay attention to their kids…I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it made me so grumpy until I read this brilliant rebuttal over at Suburban Turmoil. Hell yes, people.
The wisdom of 6-year-olds.
I’m so in love with these new iPhone cases from KC-based Ampersand Design Studio! I want the yellow “hello” one so badly!
Is it just me, or is making mom friends super hard? And it’s so hard to talk about without getting all judgmental and gross! Thank goodness for the Mama Said Vlog!
I was featured on the front page of the Kansas City Star this week for being a lazy snow day mom. Go me.
Fiery looping rain on the sun…a NASA video that just blows my mind. The universe is amazing.