{"id":7205,"date":"2015-10-13T09:20:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2015-10-13T23:08:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T03:08:09","slug":"how-i-do-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/how-i-do-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"How I do it ALL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

\"clean<\/p>\n

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

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

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\"

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

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