Can't Quite Get a Handle On It

(I just watched We Bought A Zoo for the first time on Saturday so that's where the title of this post came from.)

Okay, so my disclaimer here first! I think every mom is a super mom. I really, truly do. Every mom has it hard in areas and easy in others and every mom is different and that's GOOD. I'm discussing my easy and hard here. I'd *love* to hear yours!

My Easy(ish):

 Organizing and cleaning. ...ish... Now  granted my house is not perfectly organized and spotless and that's because I actually live in it. However, it is in a constant state of 'good enough'. I'd rather quickly tidy something up and then go read a story to my kids than spend way to long making it perfect. I've heard the advice before that kids will not remember how clean the house was but they will remember the time you spent with them. So I have a schedule for cleaning that I adopted a little over a month ago. It has helped me so much because now I don't stress about my house being clean as much. I know that certain chores get done on certain days and that's it. Every once in a while I get on a cleaning kick and get things really sparkly but for the most part things are just clean enough to keep my sanity in tact.

I try to stay organized as well. To some moms I seem extremely organized and to others I'm still a mess. Again, my system is good enough for me and I feel that it works. I generally know where everything is or where it should go. I have spots for almost everything. I have a planner that I write in and check daily. I have a dry erase calender that I attempt to keep up with. I have a somewhat working order system for filing my papers away. Laundry sometimes slips but I have a routine and everyone has baskets of clean clothes that get put away on a somewhat regular basis. 

If you have any interest in learning more about my routines and systems, let me know. I can go into detail about them.

Before and After School. Granted my daughter is ONLY in first grade but I have a nice routine for before school and after school. Before school I wake up and I pack what I attempt to make a healthy lunch for my daughter. It usually contains a salad, sandwich, veggie sticks, a granola bar and fig newton cookies. It is a little starch loaded but she eats it all and loves it. Some mornings I'm just to tired and I let her buy but for the most part we have mornings down. After school she comes home, she does homework while she has a snack and then she can go and play until dinner. It's been working out pretty well since the start of school.

Disciplining. I may not always pick the right way to discipline but I have NO problem telling my kids NO and being the 'bad mom' who has to make tough decisions and watch my kids deal with the consequences of their actions.  This one may be a little to easy and I may be a strict mom but they know I love them.

Loving Them. I'm sure this on EVERY mom's easy list. It is so incredibly easy to look at my children and have my heart overflow with love and pride! They are amazing on every level. I kiss and hug them so much and I know the day will come when they push me away and don't want them anymore so I will keep on doing it until that day comes. <3 p="">

My Hard!

Keeping the TV off! I'm really, really  bad at this. I read to my kids every day but it tends to be only a book or two before bed or if the kids ask for one during the day. I am way to lenient with the TV though. I reason it in my head that it's okay because it's Netflix and therefore commercial free and I get to pick and choose what shows they watch. 

My health. I am really bad at eating healthy and I am SUPER bad at exercising. This is something I definitely do NOT have under control. I am overweight because of it, of course, but however ashamed I am of it, I just can not get a handle on this one. 

My finances. We have a very limited budget around here and while all our bills get paid (mostly) on time, this is just something that I am still learning about and making my own mistakes. I learn from them and move on and try super hard to make better decisions next time around. This is definitely one of my 'hards' though.

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I would seriously love to hear from other moms on this one! Give me your top three Easy and Hard!