I have 4 kiddos, one on the way in a few weeks. Life is hectic but I enjoy so many of the little things in life, so the hectic stuff, is not sweated over, too much. I feel that if I get feel overwhelmed it's because of outside influence and not my own feelings, so I guess I kind of put myself in a bubble, so to speak. Some may say this is foolishness, and they MAY be right, but for, in most cases, ignorance is bliss.
I know there is so much junk, and I mean JUNK out there, that I don't want to bother my all ready busy schedule thinking about it. I try my best to keep things simple at home with family time being a big priority and getting things done along with fun. Now my kids aren't involved in the many many wonderful activities there are to do like soccer, dance, martial arts, piano, softball, etc etc etc. I just think that would be to much, much too much. I have my oldest in a children's choir and with homework on her (8 almost 9 year old) heals each day I just think anything more would be stressful for her. Homework takes a good long time for her and she does it so patiently, she impresses me with the time she spends on it and the mellow attitude she usually has about it.
Money is tight, but we get by and we enjoy coming up with creative ways to have fun as a family, which is a big big priority in our family. We just love to have fun together. So we make paper mache Christmas trees at Christmas time for cheap decorations, and I get to brag about how my kids helped make it, or making cookies together almost weekly which is a huge hit with us. These things help keep us enjoying life and not constantly thinking about how tight finances are. Crafts and time together, going to a park and walking around, enjoying the beauty of Spring and teaching the kids about ducks, fish and all that as we go, what fun. Simple fun!
