These past few days this week have been so long for me. We're doing house renos before christmas & the dust just seems never ending. Along with keeping a toddler & 120lb Lab out of the dust pan, it's a full time job to say the least.
We are fortunate enough that my husbands job can maintain our household alone. Mind you, he works a ridiculous schedule & the majority of the month. I resigned from my job & now my career of being a mom & making a home is starting to blossom.
I get to see all sides of the coin from my girlfriends. I know strong independent single working moms, mommas with hubby's on 6/6 shift, mothers who live out of town & province, while their husband commutes to & from here for work. All of them have the same daily struggles. It's the moment a second person arrives, that really seems to helps lighten a load.... Enter the mom-luxuries again, hot coffee, hot shower, blow dried hair.. You get the point.
OK-so maybe not the minute my hubby walks through the door. But pretty close. I sit through supper, pretending to listen (most days) about the latest job & how long they had to wait on a permit to start work. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love hearing about his day & that family time we have at the table together. But there are occasions I am day dreaming in the back of my head. Day dreaming about that bubble bath & my iPad & catching back up on some reading. Just to soak in peace & recharge for 30 minutes.
My hat is off to you single moms who manage to survive & not go completely insane without any help. And to you moms with spouses that are away out of town for any length of time. Seriously the definition of a super momma.
ox
OPM
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