Balancing Mom Life

i have yet to figure out how to balance the whole mom life. almost three years into it, plus 2 babes later!! i've never figured out how some moms do it all. their house is perfect and spotless, laundry is done, folded + put away, homemade dinner is always on the table, they are dressed and ready for the day and on top of all of that they are always doing fun activities with their kids!!

it used to bother me. like a lot, a lot! how could they do it and i couldn't? i've learned that they don't show the non-perfect aspects of their life, to stop comparing and be grateful with the life i have!! and i am! i am so so grateful for this little life we have together!

 

we don't have it figured out by any means but i think for the most part we do! the girls wake us up around 7:30-8:00 every morning.  we do a little snuggling and then it's right in the kitchen for breakfast! scotti girl thinks she's starvin' every morning when she wakes up!

we love doing waffles with fruit + cool whip, but our go to is eggs, sausage or bacon + toast.  the girls love it! we also love pancakes and eggs and if they could they would only eat cereal for breakfast!

after breakfast we get some quick hugs and kisses from daddy before he heads off for work! once he's gone the girls play for a little bit while i clean up the kitchen and unload + load the dishes. i have learned that if i start the dishwasher the night before it's easier for me to get in the habit of unloading it first thing in the morning.  that way i don't have dishes piling up in the sink through out the day!

afterwards we get dressed, our hair done, brush our teeth and we're ready to play for the day!! scotti is still taking her morning nap which is usually around 11:00 am! during this time i try to spend time with olive!! whether it's playing with her toys, coloring + painting or teaching her something new!

once scotti wakes up we do lunch and then play play play for a couple hours!! scotti takes a pretty late afternoon nap. usually around 2:30-3:30. i like to have quiet time during this time with olive.  all three of us lay on our bed. while scotti naps, olive and i watch a movie or play games on the phone. sometimes olive falls asleep but she is getting to the point where naps are not her thing!! which in a way i love, because then she goes to bed early!

after naps, we play out side on our deck for bit.  i make dinner and we wait for daddy to get home!! which is our favorite part of the day!!

as far as house chores go, i pick two days a week to do laundry, so on those days i try to get most of it done during nap times!! same goes for the deep cleaning, for example- bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, etc. I usually do that once a week and on days that dave is home.  that way someone is playing with the girls!!i have some major OCD but i've learned that i would rather spend time with the girls! and you know what? if you don't have the whole mom life balanced it doesn't really matter! just be in the moment with those little babes because it goes by way too fast!!!