Back in the groove

Sometimes you just get buried under life.  I constantly have people making comments to me like; "I don't know how you do it", "you're amazing!" and other equally undeserved statements.  My response is always the same; one day at a time. 
5 children or 2, business owner or stay-at-homer - the job of being a parent is THE hardest on Earth.  I don't care if you're a brain surgeon or world leader, if you don't get this job right, the rest will all go to hay!  We (well I do anyway!) feel guilty about everything we do (Am I disciplining appropriately?) and don't do (I don't spend enough time helping with homework!).  We strive for perfection and get angry at ourselves when we don't quite get there.  We compare (DON'T!!) ourselves to everyone else and wish we had or did or managed the way someone else does. 
The truth is, we are all on a journey of discovery, and we won't always get it right.  I don't have all the answers, a few I believe I have nutted out, but every day I try something new and learn through the process.  I don't feel worthy when people praise me for what I do every day, because I fumble through most days and fall into bed at the end of it. I think I have learned though, that the key is to tackle each day individually and don't look too far ahead, use a weekly planner and always expect a spanner to be hurled into the mix. 
This week, my family and I headed off for a 3 night hiatus, and I feel like I have gained a new vigor that I had felt slipping for quite a while now.  We stayed at  www.angourierainforest.com.au inYamba, and it was an awesome place for the kids to have fun and for us to relax.  We were able to just be a family without commitment to the world around us and it was just what the doctor ordered (literally).
Sometimes you just need to stop and look at the big picture, to appreciate what you have around you and to get yourself into the position to dive straight back into your life.  So, here I am, ready for whatever life sees fit to throw at me on my journey, and hoping that I manage to doggy-paddle to the other side.

Cheers