Hot Mess Mom » Dear Diary, Family, Ways I know I'm failing as a parent » I am stuck in PARK.
I am stuck in PARK.
Ya’ll know I do a lot. I do a lot of travel. I do a lot with my kids. I do a lot at the school. I do a lot for others. I do a lot.
And then… I do NOTHING.
I have no in-between.
I do not work in “a little bit”. I don’t function at 50%. I am all or nothing.
So, after a 4 week travel/ family marathon…. I am stopped. And I mean STOPPED.
I’m trying to catch up on my real life… ( see yesterday’s post ) I really am trying. But I am failing. Miserably.
My kids did not step foot outside yesterday. They may not today either. They have been camped in front of the television, Wii, and iPad for 36 hours. {if you know me..you know I HATE that….HATE!} They have eaten their meals in the playroom. They have not showered.
I have folded a bit of laundry. It is still on the couch next to the piles of unfolded laundry–also on the couch. I went to the grocery. But mostly, I watched television and napped. And played on Facebook. And then napped again.
I’ve been up for an hour and a half. I am on my second cup of coffee. That is all I’ve done. That’s it. Made coffee and drank coffee. Oh, and I peed and brushed my teeth. That’s what I’ve done in 90 minutes. That might be all I do for the next 90 minutes.
Usually I love lazy days… I don’t judge myself too hard generally. During the summer, I occasionally hang flannel sheets from all of the windows and glass doors so the house stays dark. The boys and I wear PJs all day. We eat on a blanket on the floor and watch movies~~~But that happens when we can relax because there is nothing to do…. Currently I have a bazillion things to do… Like.. really really really a bazillion things to do. But they aren’t getting done because my engine is stalled. Or stuck in park. Either way…it’s not moving me forward.
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Sometimes you need to get stuck in park. You have been going so nonstop that just your updates made me tired.
Glad you and your fam had such a wonderful extended vacation, but glad to have you back to make me laugh with your HotMess humor.
I SO know that feeling. And I HATE that feeling. Sometimes you just have to say, “i don’t give a crap that there are a bazillion things to do. I’m just gonna ignore them for now.” That’s what I try to tell myself when I can’t get motivated. Though, usually, I just continue to be lazy while stewing over all the shit to be done. But try – just try to let it go. Just be.
Also, just one more thought… maybe you can’t get going because you have SO many things to do that you don’t even know where to start. That usually paralyzes me.
Ahh Vacation Detox. How I hate that feeling.
I operate the same way. I’m either taking on the world or letting it pass me by. I’m a procrastinator but also highly motivated. I have no in between. Things’ll get back to normal. It feels crappy now, but the motivation will eventually find its way back.