take time out for you

Ok so let me set the scene for you all.  Sit back close your eyes and imagine this.  It is Monday 11 June. Queens birthday public holiday.

 Your 14yr old is pestering you.  Mum can I go on the computer. Asking 10 times in five minutes. And the answer is always no, because your trying to limit lime spent on the computer.

Your 18mth old is following you every where asking num nums . num nums. And won’t stop until you actually get her another biscuit.

The baby who is 7mths old is just winging for no reason other than to be picked up, and nursed.

Then to top it all of your 12 yr old calls from a friends place. Where she was having a sleep over. “mum can you come and pick me up.  As if there wasn’t enough to do. When you’re trying to get yourself and your house organized for the following two weeks. As you’ll be very busy working fulltime.

Q….So what do you do?..

A…RELAX

  That’s what I did.  First go pick up the missing child from her friends house. Tell the 14 yr old to watch the youngest baby. 12yr old to entertain your 18mth old.  I grabbed a coffee and went outside and sat on the trampoline. Ok I was only out there for thirty  30 min by myself  but that was the best 30 min ever .

You see some people might not think this parenting related but I do because if you don’t have time out for yourself to relax how can you do your job as a parent  properly. You’d be stressed out.   It can’t be done unless you are super woman or something.

So my advice is to take time out for you .  get your partner, mother, father, cousin or friend to watch your kids and go to the movies or do some shopping.  Or even just get out in the back yard with a cuppa and your favorite book and have half an hour to your self…

Thanks georgie