Sunday, June 14, 2015

Mommy Guilt, Finding Time, and Religious Practice

===Mommy Guilt===

Recently I've taken up a lucrative hobby that has kept me quite busy--so much so in fact that I've hired a nanny to come live with us and help care for the household chores and my little one. We've since moved about 1,000 miles away from where we were previously, and yes, she moved with us!

But since I have hired her and she lives with us now, I feel that there is a bit of an adjustment that needs to happen. I need to get into the swing of things with her. Right now she does a fair job at cleaning when she isn't helping with the little one directly, and this is totally fine with me.

I feel like with her here I've stepped up my game as a mother. I feel almost competitive with her... that I need to spend more time with my little one so its still know that I'm still the mother. This makes me be a better mother, and probably a better person, too.

This is where the mommy guilt comes in. I felt guilty for working from home and not taking the time to be with my child.

===Finding Time===

Sometimes I wish there were more hours in the day. But I have fallen back into old habits and spend far too much time *wasting* time on the internet with things like BuzzFeed, Facebook, Netflix, Youtube, Prime, etc. If I cut these things out of my life, I think I would have a lot more time to do with what I wish.

====Religious Practice===

Not only should I find time for others, I should find some time for myself. My Pagan practice has fallen by the wayside. But now I live in an absolutely gooorrrgeous area with lots of trees and grass, 4 seasons, and lots of pastoral scenery. I will enjoy getting reacquainted with the God/dess. It will be quite nice. <3

I can't guarantee that I will be better about posting because I truly am very busy, but I will try to keep updated here.

Blessed Be Sisters and Brothers. <3