Somethings Gotta Give

I have a pretty stressful job.  I have one of those jobs where even when I'm off work, I'm not really off work.  When I get home and am juggling dinner for the kids, I may also be answering emails or phone calls for work.  With this juggling act, somethings gotta go so here is my list of the top things I may not have time for anymore.

1.  Cleaning my house.  Before I had kids, I was crazy about keeping a clean house.  I even had my spice drawer alphabetized.  I never let the laundry pile up.  Clothes were washed when we had a load to do.  Now, I have hired someone who cleans the house and it's nothing to have laundry piled  up.  I have taken the attitude that clutter is king, as long as the bones of the house are clean.

2.  I rarely have time to do my nails anymore.  Before kids, I use to say that you could tell how put together someone was by how well their nails were manicured.  Guess what, using that old way of thinking I am now the most unput together person I know. 

3.  Before we had kids, I would cook three course meals each night.  I love to cook and used to try to impress my husband with my cooking skills.  Now, the hour between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. is crazy and I'm lucky to get fruit or yogurt down my kids.  Matter a fact, fruit and yogurt have become a regular side item in our house.

4.  Gardening.  Before we had kids, I took great pride in our flower beds and had some beautiful flowering pots on the deck.  Now, with kids, I tried to continue the gardening.  I planted flowers in pots this year, only to not have time to water them, so now I have beautiful dried up flowers on the deck.

5.  Shopping.  Like most women, I love to shop but when you work and have two small children the only chance you have is in the evenings or on weekends.  It's not the same dragging two small children from store to store.   I don't even have time to go buy new shoes for my boys, therefore, I have become a huge fan of Amazon and Amazon Prime.  It's a must for working Moms.

The house isn't as clean, I don't get to cook gourmet meals anymore, and my flower beds lack a lot to be desired but in the grand scheme of things, I have a job I love and two well adjusted children, so does it really matter if my nails don't look great?