It's 3:29 am and I finally managed to sneak out of my room to do up this entry. At such an hour, ikr... Haha.
Just an hour ago, while I was tossing and turning on my bed (no thanks the final trimester's uncomfortable sleeping positions problems), as usual, I browsed through my phone apps and decided to check my mails - work mails, personal mails... Usually it's just one of those subscribed mails that I end up deleting anyway. But yeah, 2am seems like a good time to do housekeeping haha.
One of the subscribed mails I received would be the one from JobStreets and instead of deleting it off immediately like what I always do, I opened the mail, scrolled the job listings since (I had all the time in the world to do it), and then...deleted it off, lol.
Not like I can apply for any of this anyway, I thought.
Truth to be told, there are times that I do miss being "useful" and "needed" at work. Rushing for deadlines, learn something new. It gives you the adrenaline rush and satisfaction once you completed the task at hand.
But of course, I don't want to fall into the complaining trap that being a Stay-at-Home Mum (SAHM) is all boring and depressing. (Well yes, there are times where we fall and crumble, but we must always remember to get back up :))
Comparing to those times that I work full time, I find that I have more family time and that I can plan my own time, especially since Mr. J is working on shifts.
Like the other day, I needed to run my errands to get ribbons and flowers for my clients' trays - we could do so on a weekday afternoon where the train is less crowded.
I can also witness Adriaan's milestones.
Like how the other day, he surprised us by adjusting the food's orientation in his hand. We do a mix of feeding him and baby-led weaning (BLW). So for those food that requires feeding, like rice with meat, I will feed him, and those that allow him to have a hold and explore the texture of the food, we let him have a go at it.
He was sitting quietly and enjoying this plain bread that we passed to him. Instead of putting the whole bread into his mouth, he tore it in bite sizes and inserts them into his mouth. Sure, the bread crumbs fall all over and messed up the place lol, but to witness him doing so, is an amazing feeling. He probably picked that up from those times that we tore his bread into bite sizes and feed him.
He also learned to adjust the orientation of the food once the surface of the food visible to him (in his hand) is no longer there. He would put the food down, pick it back up with his thumb and index finger and then back into his mouth. Children are really smart (if we allow them the space to do so)! :')
So yeah, back to where we were, one of the things that I do to keep myself feeling productive and happy is to have a to-do list at the start of the day and then tick those that I managed to complete and celebrate a little by having rests in between/have a favourite snack/play Bubble Mania. Haha.
I guess being a SAHM pretty alright... if given some me-time to have a "short escape" once in a blue moon hahahhaaha. Well, all of us actually do need a me-time every now and then to pamper/reward ourselves. And I'm already thinking what to do this coming week as we speak :)
Perhaps purge the refrigerator?
Start packing the hospital bag?
Start packing our items into the empty boxes - for moving (oh, we wont be moving to our new place so soon insya'Allah)
And of course, finish my work :)
I guess that sums it up; being a SAHM is not so bad after all.
Alhamdulillah.
Just an hour ago, while I was tossing and turning on my bed (no thanks the final trimester's uncomfortable sleeping positions problems), as usual, I browsed through my phone apps and decided to check my mails - work mails, personal mails... Usually it's just one of those subscribed mails that I end up deleting anyway. But yeah, 2am seems like a good time to do housekeeping haha.
One of the subscribed mails I received would be the one from JobStreets and instead of deleting it off immediately like what I always do, I opened the mail, scrolled the job listings since (I had all the time in the world to do it), and then...deleted it off, lol.
Not like I can apply for any of this anyway, I thought.
Truth to be told, there are times that I do miss being "useful" and "needed" at work. Rushing for deadlines, learn something new. It gives you the adrenaline rush and satisfaction once you completed the task at hand.
But of course, I don't want to fall into the complaining trap that being a Stay-at-Home Mum (SAHM) is all boring and depressing. (Well yes, there are times where we fall and crumble, but we must always remember to get back up :))
Comparing to those times that I work full time, I find that I have more family time and that I can plan my own time, especially since Mr. J is working on shifts.
Like the other day, I needed to run my errands to get ribbons and flowers for my clients' trays - we could do so on a weekday afternoon where the train is less crowded.
I can also witness Adriaan's milestones.
Like how the other day, he surprised us by adjusting the food's orientation in his hand. We do a mix of feeding him and baby-led weaning (BLW). So for those food that requires feeding, like rice with meat, I will feed him, and those that allow him to have a hold and explore the texture of the food, we let him have a go at it.
He was sitting quietly and enjoying this plain bread that we passed to him. Instead of putting the whole bread into his mouth, he tore it in bite sizes and inserts them into his mouth. Sure, the bread crumbs fall all over and messed up the place lol, but to witness him doing so, is an amazing feeling. He probably picked that up from those times that we tore his bread into bite sizes and feed him.
He also learned to adjust the orientation of the food once the surface of the food visible to him (in his hand) is no longer there. He would put the food down, pick it back up with his thumb and index finger and then back into his mouth. Children are really smart (if we allow them the space to do so)! :')
So yeah, back to where we were, one of the things that I do to keep myself feeling productive and happy is to have a to-do list at the start of the day and then tick those that I managed to complete and celebrate a little by having rests in between/have a favourite snack/play Bubble Mania. Haha.
I guess being a SAHM pretty alright... if given some me-time to have a "short escape" once in a blue moon hahahhaaha. Well, all of us actually do need a me-time every now and then to pamper/reward ourselves. And I'm already thinking what to do this coming week as we speak :)
Perhaps purge the refrigerator?
Start packing the hospital bag?
Start packing our items into the empty boxes - for moving (oh, we wont be moving to our new place so soon insya'Allah)
And of course, finish my work :)
I guess that sums it up; being a SAHM is not so bad after all.
Alhamdulillah.
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