Ever feel like you're going, going, going and yet aren't getting anything done?
Ever feel like you're talking with people all day long and yet not connecting with anyone?
I'm feeling like this a lot lately.
Disconnected.
I see people. I talk with them. I do "stuff." We have places to be and things to do. Yet we always have to leave because it's naptime/bedtime/we have somewhere else to be. Thoughts are interrupted, sentences are incomplete. I can't hang out with friends or family long enough to share and discuss everything I want because we have to go or I'm always being interrupted. This is leaving me feeling disconnected and overwhelmed, yet underwhelmed at the same time.
I realize this sounds kind of depressing, but I know it's just a phase of life.
I want to be all I can for these little loves.
But the days are slipping away too quickly. They're getting old and big so fast. We're getting through our days with meals, discipline, pottying, nursing, naptime, but are we playing, talking...connecting?
I want to be more present in the everyday moments. Working on removing the distractions. Working on trudging through the piles and messes that have been sitting around for weeks and months that so easily take me away from my boys. Doing the dishes, laundry, meal-prep, how is there time for all that needs to be done AND for connecting with my littles? Still trying to figure that out.
Thankful for a supportive husband who doesn't expect it "all" to be done all the time. Praying I can balance our time better and focus on what matters while not letting the home around us fall apart.
Any tips?
Ever feel like you're talking with people all day long and yet not connecting with anyone?
I'm feeling like this a lot lately.
Disconnected.
I see people. I talk with them. I do "stuff." We have places to be and things to do. Yet we always have to leave because it's naptime/bedtime/we have somewhere else to be. Thoughts are interrupted, sentences are incomplete. I can't hang out with friends or family long enough to share and discuss everything I want because we have to go or I'm always being interrupted. This is leaving me feeling disconnected and overwhelmed, yet underwhelmed at the same time.
I realize this sounds kind of depressing, but I know it's just a phase of life.
I want to be all I can for these little loves.
But the days are slipping away too quickly. They're getting old and big so fast. We're getting through our days with meals, discipline, pottying, nursing, naptime, but are we playing, talking...connecting?
I want to be more present in the everyday moments. Working on removing the distractions. Working on trudging through the piles and messes that have been sitting around for weeks and months that so easily take me away from my boys. Doing the dishes, laundry, meal-prep, how is there time for all that needs to be done AND for connecting with my littles? Still trying to figure that out.
Thankful for a supportive husband who doesn't expect it "all" to be done all the time. Praying I can balance our time better and focus on what matters while not letting the home around us fall apart.
Any tips?
Tip #1 -- Don't forget to sleep! :)
ReplyDeleteTip #2 -- Don't blink!
I know exactly that disconnected feeling you're talking about -- from your friends, your hubby, your littles. Sometimes I thought I would never get past that stage. Just know that you're not alone, and this, too shall pass.
In the meantime, seek out opportunities to connect with your babies while you keep the house standing. Dance together while you sort laundry, sing together while you wash dishes, chat while you cook breakfast. Always read bedtime stories, or sing a bedtime song. Make the most of the little moments. I cried when I finally took the rocking chair down to the basement, thinking of all those notorious 2am feedings that older mothers told me I would miss one day. Looking back, I never stop and think how much I regret that I didn't dust more often. :)