tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post3739278617380626489..comments2024-01-25T07:03:43.019-05:00Comments on Prickly Mom: I Don't Even Have a "Plan A"pricklymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554734347924782262noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-83681376347065100772012-09-22T09:42:19.777-04:002012-09-22T09:42:19.777-04:00Hey Monko, now THAT is something to think about--t...Hey Monko, now THAT is something to think about--the stress of GROWING! With Pie being my second child, I do have to remind myself that in six months, he's going to be a whole different kid, so I just have to figure out a way to muddle through (at least that's how it went with my older son). <br /><br />BTW, his tantrum-palooza seems to have extended into the fall. Ug. :)pricklymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554734347924782262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-45486556818892716752012-09-22T07:27:16.773-04:002012-09-22T07:27:16.773-04:00i love your description of Pie having a "mont...i love your description of Pie having a "month long tantrum" that made me laugh so much because we had a similar "fortnight long tantrum" with Goblin. Turned out he was growing (3cm in two weeks, no wonder he was freakin out). Thanks for sharing this on Sunday Parenting Party. Its post like this that made me want to start the linky. Its so nice to read about other people that don't have all the solutions either, makes me feel a bit more normal. The Monkohttp://tamingthegoblin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-24539010126248529922012-06-27T16:23:26.211-04:002012-06-27T16:23:26.211-04:00Ohhh sheesh Prickly Mom! I thought I replied to t...Ohhh sheesh Prickly Mom! I thought I replied to this thread right when you posted it and now I see that it's not here! I'm SORRY! <br /><br />I'll try to conjure up some of my witty response again here...<br /><br />After now doing this mom gig almost 6 years, yeah, we have a schedule... looser some days than others, but definitely, lunch and noon and naps/quiet time from 1-3, do not speak to me between 1 and 3 if you are under the age of like oh I dunno... 21.... It's my time to myself. I don't do dishes, clean, or otherwise. Sometimes I get caught up on work for my part-time job, sometimes I'll start dinner (because I enjoy cooking), sometimes I'll read, mostly I NAP! :-P <br /><br />I think having a plan B or at least have that small mental list of options helps me when for instance the rain cancels our park plans, or for when the toddler didn't sleep well and I don't plan on showering let alone getting out of the house... <br /><br />I think the key idea you noted in your writing was just the exhaustion of it all... Even just the mind-numbing exhaustion from the daily grind of living with small children. Small children have LARGE demands on your physical self as well as your mental and emotional self. For me, I have to work a little, study a little, craft a little, shop a little, (OK and EAT! a little), to keep me motivated and more enthusiastic for life. Otherwise, I could honestly just conk out in bed for like a week! I'm better when I'm busy...<br /><br />Good LUCK and definitely do something to shake things up!<br />xoCorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-74291082436146407872012-06-27T08:48:29.246-04:002012-06-27T08:48:29.246-04:00I live by schedules especially working my days act...I live by schedules especially working my days activities around nap time. I find that the kids are much better behaved when they know what to expect, are not hungry, and not tired. Therefore, most of our activities are in the mornings. I usually schedule something fun for them to do with other kids that doesn't cost much. We enjoy a trip to the library which provides lots of interesting things & events, and they have a great summer reading program. Sometimes just a playdate at home is nice with a friend or too. <br /><br />For my older child, I tried doing a summer schedule to keep busy, but that failed. We tend to get gung ho on a new idea and type it all out for our family, but we don't follow thru. For instance meal planning. I would love to have pre-made meals ready to heat up during the week, but rarely get to cook a lot on the weekends to do this.<br /><br />Any ideas to get out of the house would be great so we don't sit and watch tv. However, my preschooler has gotten trained to fall asleep to tv and therefore, we all get some quiet time at nap time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-82390271683397172082012-06-13T07:23:06.448-04:002012-06-13T07:23:06.448-04:00Mom, is that you? Guess what: I just found two bab...Mom, is that you? Guess what: I just found two babysitters this past week! And one is babysitting tomorrow!pricklymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554734347924782262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-72632595361707425302012-06-12T20:50:32.957-04:002012-06-12T20:50:32.957-04:00Now that summer has begun, I need to pull in the r...Now that summer has begun, I need to pull in the reigns and come up with a summer version of our schedule. Getting ready for school, picking up DS1, having lunch, then free time, quiet time and then dinner, etc. was very soothing for my sanity during the school year. Now that we don't *have* to get up at the crack of dawn, I feel that the calmness will fly out the window if I'm not too careful! The kids seem to give me less of a hard time when they know what's coming (quiet time is coming after this one TV show)instead of springing a lot of new activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-31807662191590776412012-06-12T20:30:50.965-04:002012-06-12T20:30:50.965-04:00Plan A: Find someone to babysit for a couple of h...Plan A: Find someone to babysit for a couple of hours on a regular basis<br />Plan B: Find a back-up babysitter in case the primary one can't make itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665548166996299193.post-23043278651166532712012-06-12T18:27:14.776-04:002012-06-12T18:27:14.776-04:00Thanks so much for the shout-out! I do think a rou...Thanks so much for the shout-out! I do think a routine is so helpful...though for me that doesn't always mean a "plan", but more like, these are the basic elements that make up our day. Sometimes they might happen in a slightly different order or at different times, but I have these things (whatever they are: dinner, nap, bathtime, Mom-locks-herself-in-bathroom-to-read time, what have you) that I can count on to give my day some moorings and structure.<br /><br />I am not a very naturally organized/structured person, so imposing some outside structure on my life is absolutely necessary to my mental health. Otherwise I would literally just float through life bumping into things. It's not pretty :)Meagan @ The Happiest Momhttp://www.thehappiestmom.comnoreply@blogger.com