In this week’s feature, Peninsula Mom, a contractor with 3 kids, reflects on overwork, illness, and primary parenting, and shares the loveliest garbage truck anecdote.
This is all so relatable; right down to needing help but it feeling overwhelming and befriending the garbage dude during the pandemic. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this profile! It feels so similar to my situation.
"We really need extra help but the idea of finding that help, managing that help, having someone else in my space… it feels overwhelming. Then again, so does what we’re doing now, so…" Yes, yes, yes! People will tell me I need to outsource more when I mention periods of overwhelm, but it's not always as easy as it seems. In the past I have outsourced cleaning and childcare, but they both take work and logistics and I'm always the one making the arrangements which feels like just another to-do. Even if I DO outsource it to my husband (he handled finding someone to do lawn care last year), since he's away so much I need to have my hand at least partially in everything since if/when adjustments need to be made, I'm the person at home "on the ground."
As the parent making almost all of the logistical decisions (appointments, school communications, birthday party arrangements) and doing the majority of home management since my husband travels for work ~40% of the time...I just kept nodding while reading Peninsula Mom's story.
Thank you, Coree, for sharing my week! It especially warmed my heart that my middle's abiding love for garbage trucks made it into the header--it is such a fixture in our ever-evolving weekly routine and has been for three years running. Also, I'm so glad to hear this rang true for others--that makes me feel less alone as I try to navigate life with three small kids.
Letting go of the guilt over planning a day camp for a long weekend instead of pushing through it really spoke to me. We have a long school weekend coming up and I was planning a "fun" day with dread before it hit me that what my kids really want to do is have a sleepover at their grandparents. Done. No advice, just commiseration and kudos to you for taking the plunge and doing the soccer camp!
This is all so relatable; right down to needing help but it feeling overwhelming and befriending the garbage dude during the pandemic. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this profile! It feels so similar to my situation.
"We really need extra help but the idea of finding that help, managing that help, having someone else in my space… it feels overwhelming. Then again, so does what we’re doing now, so…" Yes, yes, yes! People will tell me I need to outsource more when I mention periods of overwhelm, but it's not always as easy as it seems. In the past I have outsourced cleaning and childcare, but they both take work and logistics and I'm always the one making the arrangements which feels like just another to-do. Even if I DO outsource it to my husband (he handled finding someone to do lawn care last year), since he's away so much I need to have my hand at least partially in everything since if/when adjustments need to be made, I'm the person at home "on the ground."
As the parent making almost all of the logistical decisions (appointments, school communications, birthday party arrangements) and doing the majority of home management since my husband travels for work ~40% of the time...I just kept nodding while reading Peninsula Mom's story.
Thank you, Coree, for sharing my week! It especially warmed my heart that my middle's abiding love for garbage trucks made it into the header--it is such a fixture in our ever-evolving weekly routine and has been for three years running. Also, I'm so glad to hear this rang true for others--that makes me feel less alone as I try to navigate life with three small kids.
Letting go of the guilt over planning a day camp for a long weekend instead of pushing through it really spoke to me. We have a long school weekend coming up and I was planning a "fun" day with dread before it hit me that what my kids really want to do is have a sleepover at their grandparents. Done. No advice, just commiseration and kudos to you for taking the plunge and doing the soccer camp!