It is OK to be average!

I was told at my moms group that I seem like the most laid back mom ever! Well, with 5 children, 1 husband, 1 grandpa living with us, 25 chickens, 2 dogs (one of which I wish was road kill), and 1 fluffy bunny, you could say that if I wasn't laid back that I would probably be committed or at least wishing I was. Truthfully, I see myself as a very average mom. No frills you could say. I love my kids,I am devoted to my husband and I want to be a good friend and have good friends in return. But when it comes to everyday life, you will mostly find me, wondering what to make for dinner, piling laundry all over my couch and coffee table, hollering at my kids to pick up after themselves, and wishing for the kids bedtimes so I could watch a movie or read a book in my comfy bed. Sounds like me you might say. Well, then WELCOME! Welcome to a place where letting your baby cry, so you can wash dishes or go to the bathroom is OK! Where not doing crafts or baking everyday is more than acceptable. Where eating right, sometimes only happens on the weekends (and sometimes not even then). And where finding a way to keep it all together is about carving out time for yourself, whether or not your kids have been read to that night. Because most of the time, this is my life, and I often wonder. . .am I the only one?

That, of course, is a rhetorical question. Because I know that I am not the only one. And don't get me wrong, there are certainly times that I break out the crafts and bake some cookies (then eat too many of them and end up in the bathroom for an hour), or actually put my laundry away, but that is rare and only happens on "good days" (good days refer to times, you are hyped up on caffeine or your baby has slept through the night or your kids only fought with each other half the day or lets admit it, when we know someone is dropping by). I do envy those moms, whose house you can stop by at anytime of the day and you will not see a dish in the sink or a toy on the floor . . .that sounds nice. . .But us average moms just need to realize that it is OK to be average. Which makes those days when we decide to over achieve so much more special!