This week’s Weekly Question is…
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If we set aside an extra hour each day to do what we would rather do and not what we should be doing, what would you choose to do?
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My answer is simple, albeit a bit selfish, I’ll probably sleep or at least spend it doing nothing but me-things.
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Now, you might wonder, why I gave this kind of answer. Well, to put it simply, I still need time to be myself after a long and hard day of being what I need to be to other people.
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As soon as I wake up, I go into hyper Mommy/Wifey mode. I fix breakfast, fix baons (kids and husband), get the kids dressed, fashion consult for the husband, bathe, and bring the kids to school. When the kids are at school, I get to work. I call the office for updates, check mail, answer mail, talk to associates, check contracts (if any), and schedule meetings (if any). Then its off to school again to pick the kids up. Then its lunch at my Mom’s then a little after lunch, we go home. If the kids are sleepy, I put them to sleep. If not, I review their schoolwork with them. Then if I need to do the groceries, I do them or if not, I run whatever errands need to be done. Then I prepare dinner and this takes me at least 2 hours. Then I bond with the kids again, check my mail again for work related stuff (my partners are in a different timezone so early evening would be the start of the day for them), answer mail, then wait for the husband to come home. Then its dinnertime. Then after dinner we bond as a family for about an hour before prepping the kids for bed. Then I put them to sleep after which I bond with the hubby by eating junkfood while watching some cheesy show on the tube. Then I fix up the kids’ school stuff for tomorrow before hitting the shower. By the time I’m done the hubby is half way to dreamland which leaves me an hour or so of tv time. While I’m watching an even cheesier show I try to get my “essentials” done, you know beauty stuff and all, before finally calling it a night.
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So, I obviously need that extra hour for me..me…me. Maybe a little sleep…maybe just to go online for an extra hour….or maybe an extra hour to do whatever I need to do for myself (massage…facial….foot spa). That would definitely rev me up for another day of being Super Mommy/Wifey.
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Mitch
July 7th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Di yun selfishness. We all need time for ourselves.
Happy Monday!
Wenchie
July 7th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Hi Cooks, supermom ka talaga. Hirap na masaya situation natin mga hands-on mom noh…Siguro I’ll do the same, sleep sleep sleep or spa pampering.
julie
July 7th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Hay, ganyan din ang drama ko. I have to wake up around 5am to cook Trixie’s baon for if I don’t I’m gonna have to part ways with a purple bill for her lunch. On days that I don’t have to go to Ortigas (T,ThF) I have a kid coming to the house at 8. After that homeschooling na, cook lunch, ipon water after lunch (grrrr…) by the time I am ready for a nap, Trixie is pounding on the gate already and I have to make dinner na.
One solution? Let’s set the next Eating Club dinner for some me-time
Thanks, Cookie and have a great week ahead.
eric aka senor enrique
July 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
To meditate, as well as make a mental list of things to be appreciative of.
Congratulations on your new blog addy!
Cookie
July 8th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Hi Mitch!! Naisip ko din yun pero you know naman how it is when you’re a hands-on-mom. Even if I have help around, its still me that the kids look for. Hay, ang buhay talaga ng isang ina
Cookie
July 8th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Hi Wenchie!! Lahat tayo supermom
Right, mahirap na masaya ang buhay ng hands-on-mom pero I still think that its the best way to raise our kids..kahit magkanda-kuba ako
Cookie
July 8th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Hi Julie!! Aprub yan. Yung next Eating Club natin dapat gawin nating relaxing…tapos kain din
You know, I still prefer that my kids take baon rather than giving them money. At least you know what they’re eating. Kaso mo, pati asawa ko nagpapagawa ng baon. Mantakin mo, minsan gourmet pa ang hinihingi!! Hayayay!!
Cookie
July 8th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Hi Senor!! Definitely..I actually try to get a few minutes of meditation when I do my yoga class. It really helps…it clears my mind of all toxic thoughts
lady cess
July 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
i perfectly understand. wouldn’t it be lovely to have an extra hour (or two.. 3 na lang… tawad 4!) to do what we want to do. alam mo, ang unang pumasok din sa isip ko is sleep hehehe!
feng
July 9th, 2008 at 10:37 am
your wish for an extra hour goes for all of us Moms. the morning ritual is kinda rushy, can’t remember the number of times I have to look at the clock to see what time it is na. grabe!
pareho tayo. sleep lang at konting Me-time online, ok na sa kin.
Cookie
July 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Hi Cess!! 3 hours..or 4 would be bliss!! Heaven!! Nirvana!!
Cookie
July 9th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Hi Feng!! Pareho tayo, I’m constantly checking the clock. Funny nga kasi last week iba iba ang mga oras sa mga clock dito sa bahay. Naloka talaga byuti ko, di ko alam kung alin ang totoo!! Hahaha
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