Every once in a couple of months I decide I need to get out of here. I run this house with such a schedule...up at 6, breakfast at 7, snack at 9, lunch at 10:45, nap at 11:15, snack at 2, dinner at 4:15, and bed at 6. Everyday is the same routine. Then, out of the blue, I get crabby. Like I have had enough. I think my husband is starting to understand it--that I need some US time. Time that does not include kids and does not include the basement. :)
I remember about a year ago, maybe longer. I was so very crabby...and my husband, I think, was just trying to stay away from me. I mentioned getting a sitter and going to get a bite to eat. The look on his face was amazement. He took my crabbiness as something he had done wrong. When in actuality, he hadn't...but I just needed a break from my reality.
I am approaching that time. Time to find a sitter and time to find a couple of hours where we can just enjoy each other. Until then, I guess I grab the laundry basket and start folding.
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First of all, a date night sounds like a wonderful idea! They (whoever "they" are) say that it's so important to have frequent date nights when you have young kids. I say, fine, "they" can pay the sitter! Hope you get out soon. :)
ReplyDeleteSecondly, you DO have a scheduled household! I'm in awe.
You are right about having someone pay the sitter. But we realized a long while ago, probably that first night when I shocked my husband into the date night, that it really is cheaper to go out without the kids. Plus, it is a lot more relaxing!
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