flying with kids

It is hard to be a mom in today’s times and as a young mom it can be even harder.   Some of the things that a mom has to do on a daily basis that no one sees can take a tow on the body.  I am a mom of three young kids ages 4, 5, and 6 and the things that they can get into in a day is unbelievable to me.   Here is a list of a few things that the kids can get into in the day:

·         While brushing their teeth they get in a fight and toothpaste is covering the run in the bathroom and the walls.

·         All the toilet paper is pulled out where they have tried to clean it up.

·         They have clothes trails from the bed room to the bathroom

·         A trail of shoes all over the house and not a match in sight

·         In my room there is hair bows all over the vanity and floor and the brush is on the bed

·         The water from there cup for the medicine is all over the floor

·         At the table they have got in a fight over who sits where and the cereal has been spilled and the milk is on the floor

·         I am tripping over the toys all the way from my bed room to the basement and we don’t even open the toy room door

·         The trash is over flowing because it is like no one know how to tie a bag but me

·         Dishes cover the counter because no one will do dishes but me.

·         Laundry is over flowing the washer has wet clothes in it and the clothes in the dryer are wrinkled so they will have to be re ran to get the wrinkles out

·         Under my oldest bed I will find candy and cake wrappers where in the middle of the night she has snuck in the kitchen and got food. 

Man there is a lot to do in a day and you will still have to cook supper and fix lunches.  There is so much that a mom has to do and really does not get any respect for it a lot of times she will here from her partner what did you do today you were here all day and the house still looks a mess.  Or maybe you work out of the house and they think that you should perform miracles and have the house clean before you leave and supper done as soon as you get home.  They are tired when they get home and want to eat and rest but there is no rest for you, you put in a long day and still have to pick up and put things away and fix supper and get things ready for you to do it all over again the next day and you feel like you are behind and will never get ahead of the game and the house will never be clean until the kids are grown.  Or maybe you don’t want to clean because your kids are home from school all day maybe homeschooled or maybe not old enough for school and you want to spend the time with them so that you will remember those days.  I understand this I want to spend all the time with my kids that I can because they will not be young long and I want to remember ever minute that they are young.  I want to tell all of you that you can do it and the flylady will help you she will teach you how to start routines and make them work for you so that before you even think about it you will be getting out of the bed and making it and getting dressed you will be in the bathroom and thinking oh man what did I just do I got dressed and made the bed and it only took 5 minutes you will be done with your morning routine in 30 minutes and moving on to some of the cleaning that you thought you would never get to because you were so behind.  Start with just one thing and then add to it these are what the flyday calls monthly focuses jump in where you are you are not behind jump in and check out the flylady’s page.  Happy flying and remember to check out my facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/214824648648096/?fref=ts