Time Out - That means you Mom!

I am crabby.  Not just the normal crabby, but really over the wall pain in the ass C-R-A-B-B-Y.  So crabby in fact that when I didn't get my lunch on time I started to cry!  Okay, so maybe it is more than crabby...

Anyways, nothing went right for me on Monday... I over slept, couldn't find the shirt I wanted to wear.  forgot my lunch at home, left my cash in my other pants, and that was all BEFORE I got to work.

And they day just kept going down hill.

So by the time I got home last night, I wasn't a very happy person and my patience for everything was GONE!  But, none the less, grocery shopping we must go!  I HATE grocery shopping on a normal day.  The people with the carts that take up the ENTIRE AISLE and are oblivious to anyone else needing or wanting to get by is enough to ruin an awesome day.  So, you can just imagine how "pleasant" I was upon leaving Costco.

By the time we completed our task, and returned home I had pretty much upset everyone in the family.  At which point my husband sent me to time out.  Yes, Mom's get time outs too.  He said, "I think you just need some time to yourself."

50 hours a week I leave my daugther in someone else's care, and now when I am not working I want someone else to watch her?  How does that make me a good parent? 

I struggle with the need to have my own time versus capitalizing on the little time I have to spend with my family.  It is a constant battle that I am not sure I can ever win.

But all in all, I need my time.  During my time out, I did some "Candle Light Yoga."  And after that 45 min to myself I felt much better.  I may never get rid of the guilt of spending time away from my role as "MOM".  But I will be thankful for the wonderful husband I have who will always acknowlege when I am feelling overwhelmed and put me in Time Out.