Sigh!! Have you ever wanted to lock yourself in the bathroom to save your sanity. I’ve done it. Honestly locked the door, laid down on the floor, shut my eyes and dreamed of the beach. Of course that doesn’t last long since it doesn’t take more than a minute or two for the kids to figure out I’m gone and then they are knocking on the bathroom door, inquiring “what are you doing.” “Mom, I can’t find my charger to my ipod” “When’s lunch!!??”
When my husband and I made the choice to start homeschooling we were pioneers among our family and friends. Most everyone wondered what we were doing and why in the world we would do it. So, in the very beginning, we didn’t have the wisdom of an experienced homeschooler to give us advice. No one told me there would be days when I, myself, would question my decision and one more spill to clean or argument to break up would threaten to push my sanity over the edge. Don’t misunderstand, when we made our choice we never once considered going back. But there have been days when I’ve looked around at my house and thought of how clean it would be if I had even two hours a day to myself. Homeschool moms don’t get much of a break. While my husband is wonderful about making a point to get me out of the house once a month, I still spend 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with my children. I love it and I wouldn’t have it any other way, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get burned out and lose sight of the bigger picture from time to time.