tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post1092944569296113057..comments2023-06-02T01:28:40.896+10:00Comments on Tales of Cloth: Listening.Jodi Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385968253480503033noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post-47730888082277605972012-03-10T05:32:53.305+11:002012-03-10T05:32:53.305+11:00thank you for such great candor... When my oldest ...thank you for such great candor... When my oldest was an infant she was an amazing sleeper, and I got so much done. Then came #2, not such a great sleeper and of course #1 was getting older and more active every day. Now they are 11 and 8, and I feel like I've got some balance. Some ;-)Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858005305717774606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post-72543885504189700642012-03-09T16:07:43.339+11:002012-03-09T16:07:43.339+11:00The only times I am truly productive is when all m...The only times I am truly productive is when all my boys were in school! Then I started to volunteer at the school. *snort*. Now, with the baby, I sew/craft first, and then do chores while he is awake. He likes to watch me and get in the middle of it all. But I know i will get more done when he goes to the children's program twice a week in the fall....and I am not going to volunteer!!!Heidi Grohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037618884442987553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post-12187807767965615852012-03-09T00:27:20.332+11:002012-03-09T00:27:20.332+11:00Wow Jodi.... you sum it up so well. It's so h...Wow Jodi.... you sum it up so well. It's so hard juggling everything isn't it? I work three days a week and on those days I don't see the children (apart from maybe 20 minutes in the morning if I'm lucky) so on the days when I am at home with them I try really hard to put them first (and leave my own stuff for when they are asleep). I choose the activities that Hope (3 1/2) will enjoy joining in with e.g. baking or some cleaning (if she can spray the polish)so that I can feel I do achieve something throughout the day, but other than that we spend our time doing children's things! I see my sewing as a luxury for me, and usually only manage it two/three evenings a week. I find it hard, but I tell myself, I will never look back on my life and think 'I wish I'd cleaned up more, or I wish I'd had a tidier house' and I hope i never look back and say 'I wish I'd spent more time with my kids'! <br /><br />xSecond Chance Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727515397663252014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post-56632820360295938422012-03-08T20:11:48.632+11:002012-03-08T20:11:48.632+11:00Your not alone wanting to live the dream honey!
...Your not alone wanting to live the dream honey! <br /> It does however get easier as they grow up (and you can bribe them!) <br />Our dishes get done when they get done, Irons are for pressing fabric to sew with not to wear and parenting should be a 4 person job! <br />The only really helpful advice I can give you is to watch for the schedule your children keep themselves for a day, they will have hyper moments (usually when your busy) and lulls. Then work with that, what I mean is if Tully is really active first thing run with that and head to the park to tucker him out and spend time playing - soothes the conscience for later in the day when you need to have mummy time! <br />Madam is 9 now and I kind of miss the days we went to the moon for a picnic, but now she likes sewing so I guess I'm still taking her lead lolSarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/08900538585877584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post-25845029016116575742012-03-08T04:31:57.610+11:002012-03-08T04:31:57.610+11:00OH my!! This is my life ;)
I try to get all the da...OH my!! This is my life ;)<br />I try to get all the day to day chores out of the way in the morning so the rest is play time!! I sew when she naps and mostly in the evenings when they're in bed. Occasionally if she's playing nicely I will sit at the table and get a bit done while she's colouring etc. but that rarely happens! There's been a couple of times that my scrap bin is all over the floor too, that really made me laugh!<br />The listening and taking their lead is such a great goal and I'll be interested to see how you get on!! <br />Generally my life is smoother and less stressful when I do the same.<br />p.s. typing this as they finish their puddings ;)Lucy | Charm About Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802874219199570853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332266690911339345.post-63864820601110822462012-03-07T22:49:32.826+11:002012-03-07T22:49:32.826+11:00Jodi, I don't think you are alone in your dail...Jodi, I don't think you are alone in your daily grind- being productive, an active mother who is intuitive to their childs needs and on top of the washing is all a dream. I am trying to say to myself that I am not a failure that we always have dirty washing, we always have too many baskets of washing to be folded and we always have too many baskets of ironing to be done. <br />My new philosophy is to try to live in the moment, don't think about what you should be doing, what needs to be done, just go with what the moment allows you. If that is a shortened sleep then roll with it, if that is two uninterrupted hours of putting away then yay. Motherhood is a tough job, but you need to be able to sit back and appreciate- this is my new feeling to focus on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com