tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post197165760549037104..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: I Can Dream, Can't I?Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-46141352416818388072008-03-04T19:50:00.000-05:002008-03-04T19:50:00.000-05:00Six hours a day Unimaginable. I'd be forced to d...Six hours a day Unimaginable. I'd be forced to divide between the utilitarian and the divine: cleaning/organizing/schlep and writing/reading - in that order. <BR/><BR/>I do have time while my kids are in school but the job sucks up much of that. Thankfully, my job requires very little of my brain so there's still plenty of time for the cleaning/organizing/schlep and a slice of the divine!Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-37031976391107726122008-03-04T18:11:00.000-05:002008-03-04T18:11:00.000-05:00Neat question. My only child is in first grade and...Neat question. My only child is in first grade and each year I though - gee I'll finally have time to...(fill in the blank)<BR/><BR/>But you know what? I don't seem to ever find the TIME. I work - so that is a big part/chunk of my day but I work for myself so you would think I'd have tons of free time to scrapbook, do yoga, run but I don't. <BR/><BR/>Truth be told - being busy beats the alternative. I miss my "baby" and I am the one who needs to cut the stings more then her. <BR/><BR/>So...enjoy those kiddos because before long they do grow up, they need you less and then you'll be finding all kinds of things to fill the little cracks in your heart!<BR/><BR/>Have a good one!Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389051577488829610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-89143839401629533782008-03-04T16:43:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:43:00.000-05:00My youngest graduates high school in *three months...My youngest graduates high school in *three months*. She's moving out. I'm moving into a smaller place: big enough for me and my books and a real studio, small enough that nobody can move back home, closer to The Bitties.<BR/><BR/>I recently joined an informal dinner group for singles my age and of my faith. We have March pretty well planned out.<BR/><BR/>I've been momming 24/7 for thirty years this July. I'm ready to kick back and just be Gram.<BR/><BR/>And as for Twix, that's my drug-of-choice. I commend your excellent taste!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712412874073377368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-79736131813217559392008-03-04T16:37:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:37:00.000-05:00I would sleep. Oh, how I'd sleep! I'd make it an...I would sleep. Oh, how I'd sleep! I'd make it an art form. I only have 1 in school, 4 days a week, half days. They'll all be in private school, though, over 20 minutes away. Driving to & from takes up half the "free time"!<BR/>I noticed a neighbor of mine this morning, at EIGHT THIRTY, in her doorway in her jammies, waiving to her 2 sons as they climbed in their bus at the end of her driveway!! Ohhhh, the jealousy - the SHEER ENVY... but then, what would I be giving up?!melissioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769653550771195862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-50763564786658313722008-03-04T16:11:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:11:00.000-05:00I plan on going to the bathroom without someone ca...I plan on going to the bathroom without someone calling me to get the phone or to come to the door or for a ride somewhere or to help with some home repair or to see if jeans are really considered a "dark" color for laundry or to solve the latest teen crisis (big pimple or something that important) or... Well, I am tired already so maybe some sleep would be good too.Motherwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627354624733983721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80196612667590796502008-03-04T16:04:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:04:00.000-05:00I spent most of my time avoiding doing the housewo...I spent most of my time avoiding doing the housework, to achieve this takes effort and willpower...<BR/><BR/>...I read books while slumped on the sofa, watch rubbish daytime t.v while baking high calorie cakes, play tennis (a lot) oooh, and don't forget the huge amount of valuable blogging time (it's cheaper than therapy).<BR/><BR/>My life sounds sooo exciting does it not? <BR/>But I'm making the most of lazydom - work begins in ernest this summer, I will have to haul myself out of 'retirement' - what a grim shock that will be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-4046805507904246642008-03-04T15:00:00.000-05:002008-03-04T15:00:00.000-05:00Last night I waited for the kids to go to bed so I...Last night I waited for the kids to go to bed so I could have my favorite treat...strawberries with chocolate poured over them. Have you had the cup of chocolate that you microwave and then you are "suppose" to dip the strawberries in and then let them harden? I personally spread my strawberries on a baking sheet and just pour the chocolate on, goes alot faster and taste the same!<BR/><BR/>Have a great day!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660585101426714884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-67851763313290569812008-03-04T13:43:00.000-05:002008-03-04T13:43:00.000-05:00My youngest starts kindergarten this fall and I do...My youngest starts kindergarten this fall and I don't have any fears about how I'll spend my days.Tootsie Farklepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-84565819436433729532008-03-04T13:17:00.000-05:002008-03-04T13:17:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment! And, there was a short per...Thanks for the comment! And, there was a short period of time in which the boys would both let me read while nursing--I got to read all of HP7...then they resisted. I am nursing 2, so maybe that's why it's more difficult?? <BR/>And, you go, girl, with your 6 kids!! Go! Go! Go! I am just beyond maximum capacity with my 3. I guess we each have a different load limit?? ;)<BR/>So, in answer to this quesion... I DO fantasize about what I would do with all the time on my hands if we weren't unschooling and all my kids were school-age... oh BOY!!!... I would sew, organize, clean, cook, run, frequent the thrift stores... hmmm, I guess all the same things I do while my kids ARE at home--it's just I would be able to FOCUS on those things! Hopefully as they get older and older I will get longer chunks of time to attend to those things I would like to be doing. But, damn, I would really miss them if they were gone at school all day!!UrbanHippieMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499937817741967758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64851907374173498962008-03-04T12:55:00.000-05:002008-03-04T12:55:00.000-05:00If all my kids were in school, I think I would be ...If all my kids were in school, I think I would be spending all day exterminating stupid mice!<BR/><BR/>It is amazing to me how much I relate to your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-13576565726157299292008-03-04T12:14:00.000-05:002008-03-04T12:14:00.000-05:00I admire you so much because I don't dare to even ...I admire you so much because I don't dare to even think of it. Everything goes on hold when these buggers are home. I imagine it will be a bit better when they're all in school all day, but I'll probably spend those hours preparing for that 2nd shift of 3 til bedtime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77556222902713799502008-03-04T12:11:00.000-05:002008-03-04T12:11:00.000-05:00Sleep.My youngest will be starting preschool in th...Sleep.<BR/><BR/>My youngest will be starting preschool in the fall. He will attend two days a week for two hours each day.<BR/><BR/>I would love to spend the time shopping, going out to lunch with friends, shopping........<BR/><BR/>I will end up using that time volunteering at the elementary school.<BR/>My older children are in the gifted & talented program at our school. The parents of such children are required to volunteer in their classrooms each week.<BR/>Required to volunteer?<BR/>That sounds like an oxymoron.Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-50492624735536332942008-03-04T12:06:00.000-05:002008-03-04T12:06:00.000-05:00I can't remember ANYTHING before kids...you mean, ...I can't remember ANYTHING before kids...you mean, there was such a time?Maria (also Bia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915816897999091636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-10947170441500189442008-03-04T11:34:00.000-05:002008-03-04T11:34:00.000-05:00I love the hours when my kids are at school. And I...I love the hours when my kids are at school. And I guard them very selfishly, except for the things I have to do (like grocery shopping and other errands). I don't often do housework during those hours. <BR/><BR/>When I hear women say that about not knowing what they'll do when their kids go to school, I just want to hand them a stack of books.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-56568809081850281902008-03-04T10:34:00.000-05:002008-03-04T10:34:00.000-05:00All this talk of free time is making me reconsider...All this talk of free time is making me reconsider homeschooling! Then again my son's only two and is currently nursing a broken arm, so any free time would be nice. I think if I had all the time in the world I would sleep, knit, read and go to the gym. Probably in that order. How wrong is it that mothers don't have the ability to stop time? Think how much easier things would be if we had as much time as we wanted all to ourselves every single day. Then again, I'd probably just miss my kids.lilypotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812668550951490924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-11767064296724840992008-03-04T10:00:00.000-05:002008-03-04T10:00:00.000-05:00Ah ... the call of free time. :D Yoga 3x a week ...Ah ... the call of free time. :D Yoga 3x a week doesn't sound bad to me (oh wait, I do that now), and you know I need to do the photo editing and scrappin' thing, too. I'm sure we'd spend more money because I'd be able to go to Target All. BY. MYSELF. and actually try on clothes, or see what's in those other aisles that I run by for fear that the kids will see something they "need". Oh, and I'd be able to hunt around for some organizational things I've been dreaming about for years. Mostly, though, I'd just enjoy a half hour to eat my breakfast and drink my coffee without my children fighting with each other or nagging me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-12033510056748913552008-03-04T09:55:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:55:00.000-05:00clean my house. Seriously, I'm kinda sick that wa...clean my house. Seriously, I'm kinda sick that way.<BR/><BR/>Work on cross stitch and crochet again.<BR/><BR/>Read. Books.<BR/><BR/>Exercise more. Start running again maybe.<BR/><BR/>Learn to cook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80006969056849024932008-03-04T07:40:00.000-05:002008-03-04T07:40:00.000-05:00Somebody asked me what I would do allll day next y...Somebody asked me what I would do allll day next year when my youngest is in preschool. Um, for 2 mornings a week. For 2.5 hours. <BR/>I can't imagine what I'll do with alll that free time ;)Life As I Know Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492465378321819342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21265256017528442702008-03-04T06:14:00.000-05:002008-03-04T06:14:00.000-05:00With my 5-6 hours....I go to school myself, study,...With my 5-6 hours....I go to school myself, study, try to do the grocery shopping, any errands and the laundry before the kids get home or I need to be driving them to extras...yes, hours of wiled away time!Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-5692787898661455542008-03-04T05:49:00.000-05:002008-03-04T05:49:00.000-05:00I clean my house (yuck, but necessary), blog, gard...I clean my house (yuck, but necessary), blog, garden when it's nice, and drink lovely, interruption-free cappuccinos. And sometimes I even go shopping. School is good. :)Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-12552252138091759612008-03-04T04:53:00.000-05:002008-03-04T04:53:00.000-05:00Ooo, sounds corny, but I'd miss mine. They were al...Ooo, sounds corny, but I'd miss mine. They were all in school for a year -- daughter in 6th, sons in K and preschool. I hated it. Depression descended. They're almost-21, 15 and 14 now, so I do have lots of free time. I'm an artist and entered 4 (!) paintings in shows yesterday. When kiddos were younger, I was finishing only one or two works a <I>year</I>.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)<BR/>I'm wondering what life with 6 kids would be like. You are rich in children! I would definitely need some time to myself then, but what an interesting life it must be!Laura/CenterDownHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429332908819366130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-59169363772117886292008-03-04T03:02:00.000-05:002008-03-04T03:02:00.000-05:00I haven't had to work since 2001 because of a 'win...I haven't had to work since 2001 because of a 'windfall.' At first I was thrilled since I had, up to then, spent all my free time on my career. It was just always a constant and kids were never in the mix for me. I was (still am) a workaholic.<BR/><BR/>Suddenly, after all these years of just being able to write and do the gigs I want, I find myself bored. Sometimes I daydream about having a 9-5 job. <BR/><BR/>I always said I could never sit home and take care of children because I'd be bored but look Ma, No kids! And bored!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361775888847203043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-35545290300844492752008-03-04T02:06:00.000-05:002008-03-04T02:06:00.000-05:00Ha! I just noticed your new tagline - Kids, Vomit...Ha! I just noticed your new tagline - Kids, Vomit, Mice. At least I'm assuming it's new. I'm not all that observant.<BR/><BR/>Everytime you mention homeschooling I remember all over again that you do it. And am amazed all over again. I would go out of my freaking mind. Kudos to you.TheOneTrueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756132396031048647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-60998657760414877712008-03-03T23:52:00.000-05:002008-03-03T23:52:00.000-05:00Well now I go to school, but before that I spent a...Well now I go to school, but before that I spent a lot of time volunteering at their school. I guess I just like school!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-45111831899186452102008-03-03T23:18:00.000-05:002008-03-03T23:18:00.000-05:00One word. Sleep.One word. Sleep.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592530066607069238noreply@blogger.com