Nap Time

    Can we just talk about how glorious naptime is? You can have a chaotic morning with your toddlers and then that magical time comes. Nap time. You get them a diaper change, a sippy cup of milk and lay them down. Then, pretty soon everything is quiet. All that morning chaos has gone away and left you in a serene state of silence.

     So, what do you choose to do with that time? Wash the dishes? Clean up the toys in the living room? Make and eat lunch? Or do you just sit down on the couch and soak in that quiet moment? Very often I find myself just enjoying the silence but also thinking about how there is so much to be done. How dare I take this moment to rest instead of getting those things done? Even after taking care of my kids and doing everything I can there is still things that need done and I beat myself up for not doing them.

     I am still trying to find my daily balance. When to be with my kids, when to work, and when to just rest and be quiet. When I take naptime to get some rest I need to remind myself that I do need and deserve a break sometimes. My job is a hard one, if I don’t take breaks I will burn out. So, I will be taking naptime to dwell in it’s state of silence. With toddlers these moments don’t happen to often and if all we get is when our kids are asleep I am going to enjoy that time.