Ok, so I am by no means a motivational speaker of any kind, but today I had an epiphany. Epiphany...well, maybe just a realization, but an eye opening one at that. I think many of you homeschooling moms feel the same way I feel-DRAINED. Completely drained. Our many duties and hat changes during the day seemingly never cease. Beyond that, we have our checklists- whether in tangible form or just in our heads-so many things to do during each day and, if you are like me- most of which get pushed to the next day due to the craziness of life.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE TEA PARTIES?
Today, as I was in the thick of creating key word outlines with twin 9 year olds, and attempting to keep my 6 year old on task with his handwriting, my 4 year old comes to me with a tea cup perilously balanced on a book. "Mommy, want some tea?"
I normally would have feigned a sip and sent her on her way- but why? Just so I could attempt to check off my list of things to do? Who are we kidding? Judging by my past record, those weren't going to all get checked off anyway.
I know that I think, as a homeschooler, all extra things have to be school related. They have to have some intrinsic lesson to be learned, or a demonstration of some concept. Sometimes even thinking about thinking about how to add these to our daily lives gives me a headache...and I quit. Yes, those are nice (and guess what, its even nicer when a homeschooling friend who happens not to feel so fried that particular day, invites you and your crew to join in on their planned out extracurricular lesson), but I am talking about simply taking your child up on and invitation to play. No plans. No supplies. Nothing extra.
Just You.
If you for some reason haven't read 1000 REASONS TO PROCRASTINATE...please do. :)
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