Bored Busy

This is a common feeling I have.  I'm busy pretty much all the time.  And if I'm not busy actually doing something, I'm busy being "on call" because it's rare to go more than 10 minutes without a kiddo asking for something.  "I'm hungry", "I'm thirsty", "I need to go potty", "Get that toy for me", "Play with me", "Here's a booger", the list goes on and on.  That's just how this Mom job works.  I love that I get to be here for all of this, boogers and all.  But I also spend a lot of the day feeling bored.  I think it's because so much of the work I do is often tedious, kind of mindless stuff.  Food prep, filling sippy cups, wiping little tushes, following little people around... all pretty simple stuff.  It's the days that we have to go out and do something, like a trip to the doctor, speech therapist, sports classes that feel best for me.  Those are the days when I pat myself on the back and say, "Hey, you made it!" at the end of the day.  

Sometimes I miss working in corporate America.  I loved my job as an Admin, they loved me, and I was really good at my job.  I had challenges every day that I had to come up with solutions to.  I had other adults that gave me encouragement and told me that I was doing a good job.  It felt challenging and rewarding.

This job is challenging in a different way.  I'm constantly on the move doing things for my kids.  And the rewards are awesome.  When one of my babies climbs into my lap and lays a big wet kiss on my cheek and smiles at me... oh man... that just melts my heart!  

I have to make an effort to have hobbies for myself to give me the mentally challenging part of my day now.  I'm currently learning how to sew, which is cool.  I know the basics of knitting, but I think I'll start working on the fancier stuff in that area.  I love to read, and have fortunately gotten back into the habit making time for it.  And now this blog.  Even if no one ever reads it.  It's a place for me to continue writing and editing and typing.  It's therapeutic.