My Point of View
I know everyone is entitled to there own point of view on everything. I just wanted to share my point of view on family and housekeeping. I have two little boys that are ages 2 1/2 and 11 months. A little background on myself. I was in the Navy for 6 years, and my husband still is. Serving in the military teaches you a lot of different things, but flexibility is a major point. Who knows when you will get the call that you have to report to leave in 24 hours. I think that has carried over to my take on being a MOM.
Being the mom of a toddler means anything predictable in your life just got tossed out the window. Throw in a baby for added excitement, and the roller coaster you just got on is off at full speed. I for one LOVE roller coasters. Around our house you never know when a ball might fly by your head, or some crazy toy will start blaring music all on its own. Now my house is by no means perfect. I would never suggest that my way of parenting is the way it should be done. This is a reminder to take a step back, and look at the important things in your life.
However my kids know they are loved!! When is the last time you took a look around your house, and said you know what all these things are here because of someone I love. My kids have way to many toys I will be the first person to tell you this. For some reason they have grandparents that love to send them more toys. When I come from the kitchen after retrieving a sippy cup of milk to see that the living room toy box got turned up side down. I just take a deep breath sit back and watch, usually there is moment of sheer joy about to happen. You see when my 2 year old finds a toy at the bottom of the box he has not seen in a few days he gets terribly excited. Most of the time he will rush over to me, and show me his great find. Now days he typically has a little shadow that comes right behind him full of excitement, but not quiet sure why.
So my house has piles of toys, dishes that need to go in the dish washer, and laundry that needs to move from the washer to the dryer. If I spend all my time worrying about keeping the house spotless who knows what I would miss. Morale of the story take time to enjoy your family. Families are an every changing dynamic so if you miss it now you will not get it back.
Here is a post from I'm A Silly Mami as she views a change in her family dynamic. Take time to enjoy your family as it is now. I also enjoyed this post from 24/7 MOMS. In her post she steps back to reflect on some of here families favorite memories. She reminds us that it is important to take time, and make new memories to cherish with your family.
Take time for family. As a military family we are always trying to squeeze in extra good memories to keep us going when we are separated by deployment. So even if the sink is full of dishes take your family to do something fun. Memories last a life time so go make more.
