I do sometimes wonder how I juggle so many things at once, and actually I get asked the question quite often.
Designer. Mother. Blogger. Wife.
You may notice this is my strap line on my blog and social media. Something has to give and for me that’s housework and everyday tasks.
I’m lucky to have 3 days a week to work and blog, and it’s on these days I should really be doing typical house stuff, but I don’t. I blog, I design, I work. I have to, if I don’t I’ll never build my new career and earn a wage again. Which is vital to our family. We need more money.
I get lovely comments on my blog when I write about how much I do. Things like “when you dominate the world” and “superstar” which makes me feel incredible. But then I look around my house and feel like a failure. It’s pretty much always untidy. Always.
I clean the kitchen down every night, put the hoover round every couple of days (plus use the dust buster daily). Do the laundry. Clean the bathroom while Lamb has his bath. But I’m lazy and I hate tidying up. You know, general mess. I sit on the sofa peeking at it over the top of my laptop but don’t have the urge to tidy it away. I just want to use the time to work, because in a matter of weeks I’ll be juggling another human in my house (not literally if course, I can’t juggle anyway) and my blog will be neglected slightly.
I have to spend every spare minute on my laptop promoting my blog and brand, writing posts, being active on social media. My little online space means a lot to me and I want it to be successful. To be honest, I don’t know how I juggle everything. I use my evenings to do a lot, the 3 days when Lamb is out of the house, and I always find my Wordpres app super useful to write blog posts when we are in the car (I’m not driving of course) and if I wake randomly in the night (damn pregnancy insomnia).
I’m much happier when I’m busy. I love juggling all of these things. But unfortunately I’ll never be the perfect housewife. I see so many lovely photos through blogging of lovely homes, but you won’t be seeing any of mine.
Our home is lived in and certainly not Pinterest worthy.
But that’s ok. I can’t juggle everything can I. đŸ˜‰
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Oh Alex house is the same, it’s lived in. I do take photo’s, strategic-ily placed ones lol. I would love a cleaner!!!
Oh I am with you here. Some corners of the home may be pinterest worthy, very occasionally. The rest, though, good grief! ha x
I am the same with my house it is always clean, but there will always be the odd toy laying about or a pile of note books/blogging stuff on the side. You can’t win it all can you but its just trying to get the balance right I guess sounds like you are doing just fine love! xx
I’m so, completely with you here! We actually have a cleaner who comes in for an hour a week and is my saviour – but we’re moving and it’s too far for her! Sweetie you’re awesome and you so much, as long as everyone is fed and healthy the housework can do one!xx