Thoughts from a mama

Why do I feel like a crazy woman after my birth?
 

I am getting a masters degree, working 20 hours per week, attended church, and tried to have a social life one night a week when our second bundle of joy arrived. All of this plus being a mama to a toddler, wife, and daughter. 

The worse thing is making that constant decision on whether to finish a paper, read 300 pages, or hold my babies. My husband is also attending graduate school at Yale University, and both of us had difficulties balcning work, family, and school. 

Do I have a messy home and have great grades and happy children? Or, do I have bad grades, clean home, and cracked out kids? This is also something I thought about constantly. 

The only thing that kept me sane was making it a priority to have ME time! Even if that meant taking longer showers, (in between feedings of course) or going for a 10 minute walk. Every morning I spent time reflecting on what were my goals for the day. If I did not accomplish them, it was okay, there was a whole NEW day coming! 

Nonetheless, I felt crazy with my hormones going everywhere. It's completely normal trying to get to the swing of things and get a routine going. Lastly, I started writing this blog to keep my thoughts straight! Prayer also does wonders and having people massage your feet or neck!!!