Life is a Juggling Act so What Happens if You Can't Juggle?

Life is definitely a juggling act and that has never been so apparent to me in recent months. I've always been quite lucky to have been a stay at home parent whilst my husband went to work. Our roles were clear, he went out and earned the money to pay the bills, keep a roof over our heads whilst I looked after the children and kept the house in running order. But what happens when life just isn't this simple?

My life has changed quite a lot since September, with my youngest starting school and leaving me with more free time, or I so I thought. Skip forward to now and not only am I still doing the parenting thing and cooking, cleaning, washing etc, I'm also volunteering almost full time at the girls school, as well as being a midday supervisor up there and I am also trying to fit in a course to become a teaching assistant.

Now I've always prided myself on being quite an organised person, I'm a big believer in routine but I've come to feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day, like I've picked up too many balls to juggle. So lets say these balls that I'm trying to juggle are named work, parenting and everything else in-between, what happens if you can't keep them all going round, what happens if one accidentally drops to the ground?

Life is a juggling act so what happens if I can't juggle?

EndWarts Pen Review

Verrucas and warts are more common than you think, most people will have them at some point in their lives but they are more likely to affect children and teenagers than adults. I remember the days of people having to wear these horrid socks when we went swimming and dreaded the thought of having to wear one myself.

But what are warts exactly? They are small lumps that can develop either singly or as clusters often on your hands or feet, not thought to be very contagious however they can be transferred with skin to skin contact so it is best to avoid touching them. Most warts are harmless and will actually clear up without treatment.

When Parenting Becomes Overwhelming

Being a parent can be the most rewarding thing in the world but that's not to say that it comes without hardships. Not everything can be simple, where's the fun in that?

I'm sure I won't be the first to put my hands up and admit this but sometimes this parenting malarky can be more than a little overwhelming. 

Forget About Preparing Children For School What About Preparing The Parents?

So yesterday I found out that my youngest daughter will be attending the same school as her sisters. I can't tell you how much of a relief this was. You'd think after going through this process three times previously that I would be well prepared for all the emotions that come along with it, but I'd be inclined to say that I've got worse with each child! I mean forget about preparing your children for school what about preparing all the parents?

Saying Goodbye To The Baby Days

With only a few hours left before I turn the grand old age of thirty I've come to the realisation that as I'm getting older so are my girls (I know this should have been obvious). At the weekend I sold my last remaining pushchair and with that I said goodbye to the baby days because there is now nothing left in my house that we used when they were little. It is kind of a bitter sweet moment as I'm not entirely sure that I was ready to leave that part of my life behind.

Making Mummy Feel Guilty

I think as a mum, I was very lucky with my two eldest kids, they always slept through the night, they will eat anything you give to them. Even when it came to going to playschool and school, I didn't even get a goodbye, they just ran off and started making friends.

So when Gracie arrived I thought I knew what to expect, how wrong I was. She was like the polar opposite of her sisters. Up until she was a year old, I was the only one that could calm her down, she refused to go to anyone else, if she did she would just cry and cry some more. When it came to feed times, it was a daily battle to get her to take her milk, I thought things would get better when she started on solids but even now she eats like a sparrow and changes her mind on a daily basis on what she likes to eat.

The one thing she did was sleep through the night, this managed to keep me sane!

When she turned two she started to go to playschool with her older sister Freya, she was happy, went in like her sister without complaint. Playschool were always commenting on what a happy little thing she was, a far cry from what she used to be like as a baby. Even when her sister left and went to big school, she remained content, making friends and drawing lots of things to put on my fridge.

3 weeks ago this all changed and she has started breaking my heart on a daily basis. I don't know what happened, when we are walking to playschool she is all smiles, even as she is walking through the door, the smile remains, as soon as I go to leave, the bottom lip comes out. She has started to cling to me, the teachers have to pry her off of me and I have to listen to her scream as I walk out of the door. I hate leaving her like it but after 10 minutes or so she is fine and when I pick her up she is back to being her chirpy self. Myself and the teachers have tried to get to the bottom of the problem but all we get is that she doesn't want me to leave, I might be able to understand if she had always done this but it has come out of the blue and I feel extremely guilty leaving her upset.

I'm not quite sure how to go about rectifying the situation, it is something I've never dealt with before, seeing your children sad is a very difficult part of parenting, I really wish I had a magic wand sometimes!!

I'm hoping some of you lovely readers can offer some words of advice, perhaps you've dealt with a similar situation, or maybe you are going through the same thing as me now?? Would really love to hear from you.

xxxx