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People often say to me\u00a0“I don’t know how do you do it all?” Usually I just laugh and just shake my head, because the truth is, I don’t do it all! <\/span><\/p>\n
I don’t clean, I hire help instead. <\/span><\/p>\n
I’m a mediocre cook at best and I don’t bake. It’s basically survival mode around our house when it comes to food. Luckily, I’ve upgraded my game from Mr. Noodle and Kraft Dinner so I can offer my kids some nutrition and variety (although I’m sure they would prefer the KD route)!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
We eat out way too often.<\/p>\n
I wish I could make this…<\/p><\/div>\n
I basically beg for help from my parents on a daily basis. <\/span><\/p>\n
I spend too much time on e-mail and\u00a0social media when I’m\u00a0at home with the boys during the day and every time I do, I wish I was a ‘hands-free’ parent instead (stupid mom guilt!) <\/span><\/p>\n
Once my kids are finally asleep, I spend my alone time writing.<\/span><\/p>\n
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I don’t see my friends often enough unless once every six months counts as often.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Most days, my family grabs their clothes from the clean laundry basket instead of their closet or drawers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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That is if they have any clean clothes. My laundry piles is continuously growing and I’ve done the same load of laundry three times now!<\/p>\n
I put on new clothes everyday but by the time I step out of my house, it looks (and sometimes smells) like I haven’t washed my clothes in weeks.<\/p>\n
I would love to train for a half marathon but I never seem to find the time and when I do, I’d rather relax in bed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
I hear the word poop at least 40 times a day.<\/p>\n
My kids shirts and faces are constantly messy and dirty<\/p>\n
Just another day around here…<\/p><\/div>\n
My oldest son just had two cavities filled\u00a0before turning 5! Not proud of this but lesson learned.<\/p>\n
Visit to the dentist<\/p><\/div>\n
My kids eat a lot of sugary food but I prefer to think of it as a balanced life style that also includes fruits and vegetables. Pretty much, my husband and I enjoy eating sweets and we’re terrible at sneaking them in.<\/p>\n
Sometimes there are unwashed dishes in my sink when I go to bed.<\/p>\n
My house constantly looks like a war zone and\/or tornado has gone through it, somehow managing to only pull all the kids toys out of bins and off shelves.<\/p>\n
Typical<\/p><\/div>\n
I haven’t read a book in… I can’t remember the last time I read a book. \u00a0I subscribe to magazines to make up for the fact that I don’t read books but I don’t always have time to read magazines either. \u00a0There’s currently a stack on my night table calling my name.<\/p>\n
Even though my middle son Ryan is showing interest in potty training (since June) I’m delaying it because really, we all know potty training isn’t for the weak.<\/p>\n
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My kids don’t have a consistent napping schedule because… three kids of different ages.<\/p>\n
I still have Halloween decorations up from last year but now that we’re three weeks away from Halloween, no one is the wiser. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
“Date night” sounds like a catch phrase to me. Everyone talks about it, but no one knows what it is.<\/p>\n
Even though you’ll often find me with a smile on my face and laughing and even though my face doesn’t show it (I have some good genes), I really AM exhausted!<\/p>\n
I don’t do it all and I don’t want to. It’s exhausting and honestly, I’d rather be watching my boys act like boys than spend my time cleaning. If at the end of the day I haven’t lost my mind and the boys are healthy and fed, I call that a successful day. That’s how I do it!<\/p>\n
People often say to me\u00a0“I don’t know how do you do it all?” Usually I just laugh and just shake my head, because the truth is, I don’t do it all! I don’t clean, I hire help instead. I’m a mediocre cook at best and I don’t bake. It’s basically survival mode around our house […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"People often wonder \"how I do it ALL!?!?\" It's easy, and you can do it too! Here's how: http:\/\/wp.me\/p3dEqj-1Sd","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[137227404,5309],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-parenting","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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