So we have just settled into the school routine when all of a sudden just a matter of weeks in they throw in an inset day for good measure(or insect day as the children say!) and all of a sudden the routine we have got used to goes out the window. OK, yes I know we have weekends but this seems different somehow. For some reason everything seems ten times more stressful today! I asked my daughter what she wanted to do (risky open question I know!) and she said 'nothing' so I cleaned the bathroom and hoovered with interruptions every few seconds to break up strops over the little ones not sharing and to repeatedly inform how long until snack time. During the boys' nap time I suggested baking cookies with my daughter, a task that makes my blood pressure rise as soon as I mention it! 20 minutes of constant nagging to stop sticking already licked fingers into the bowl! This was after I caught her eating my tic tacs. Apparently yesterday's stern talk when she ate a whole pack before school did not work. A bit like the useless waste of breath that was the lecture over not playing with mummy's make up and nail varnish!! Then to the park where actually a great time was had as a class mate was there but then it was back to the when are we going to eat question and my personal favourite... 'I'm bored'.
It seems that for all my worrying about my daughter being OK at school, school does actually serve a purpose (apart from the obvious purpose to educate that is) in keeping me partially sane! Not only is the routine a great help for slightly obsessive compulsive anxious depressive types like myself, I also get less of a headache from the constant whining!! It's days like today when I remind myself I must find ways to relax. Not entirely sure when I'll fit in this relaxing but hey us mums are good at multi tasking aren't we??...
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