One thing motherhood has taught me is the value of being able to make the best of each available waking moment. Every single spare minute can be used productively...or not so usefully.
I've now got into a routine where from the moment I wake up to when I go to sleep I am constantly on the move trying to get as many things done as possible. The laundry pile needs to be tamed before it turns into a huge odourous monster, meals need to be planned, shopped for, cooked and stored, rooms tidied, dishes washed, places to go, people to visit, emails replied, little people bathed, stories read, bums wiped and kids put to sleep. I also have an “if I can fit it in list” like exercising, changing bedsheets, cleaning floors, degriming bathrooms, playing games and decluttering. Then there's the “want to wish” list like ebaying, reading alone for a whole hour and going out somewhere without the kids.
Getting all of this done means I have little patience for things that hamper my efficiency like telemarketers, accidents and spills and inopportune dirty nappies. Which is why I've learned it is truly impossible to get everything done. How often I forget that running ragged for most of the day isn't good for me, my husband or the children especially knowing true one on one time should really make it on the A list to start with along with a few other things like devotional time, a nanna nap, playing with my children and just being still pondering life. Those are the things I'll be ticking off next time.
