Then, I get out of bed, get myself a cup of coffee and settle in for a good hour of quiet prayer time and bible reading. Thirty minutes of exhilarating exercise comes next, then I quickly take a shower (and shave my legs of course) and do my hair and make up, quietly of course, so as not to disturb my husband and children who are still sleeping.
A little while later, the husband and children awake to a hot breakfast on the table. I sit with the family and feed the baby. I'll eat my fruit and cottage cheese later.
Then the hubby heads out to work and the kids happily play while I do the dishes and clean the kitchen. We manage to get all of our homeschooling done as well as some time at the playground all before lunch.
My kids eat a perfectly balanced lunch with no complaining and then the babies settle in for naps while I spend time reading to my oldest two girls. Then, they help me with the laundry and go to back to playing while I scrub the bathrooms.
After naps, we have a healthy snack and I start dinner prep while the children have their 30 minutes of screen time...where of course, they all choose the same show to watch. PERFECT!
The hubs comes home to a hot meal on the table that tastes perfect and we all sit down and have a lovely conversation about our day.
After dinner, I do the dishes while the kids play with daddy. Then, we spend some time playing worship songs and singing together.
The kids get their baths and off to bed they go. Family devotions and then lights out. The hubby and I spend some time talking about our plans and then spend some good time reading and praying together before we turn in for the night.
The house is clean and peaceful and we all go to sleep with smiles on our faces.
The real title to this post should be, "Why I always feel like a failure", because it would be a BIG, FAT, SCARY, LIE to say that this is what happens on a daily basis...or ever for that matter. So wait for Part 2 of My Perfect Life to come in just a couple of days to find out reality!
Whew! I was *this close* to an anxiety attack by the first half. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely picture of what my life could look like if I was a morning person. If I can begin "drags self out of bed to make hot breakfast while children mill about impatiently" and flip the Bible and exercise part to evening, it could work.
Well, except for makeup and hair. And all the other great sounding stuff. :)
haha...Tara...I am so with you! I am and have always been a night person...I can accomplish ANYTHING after the kids go to bed. I find that the problem is that they still wake up early (ok...not as early as other peoples children but early for me) AND I go to bed too late...which really just makes me tired ALL. THE. TIME! haha. I love reading your comments!
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