future daydreams

just the other day I found myself pondering about what it would like to be a stay at home mom with a couple kids. something far far far far in the future. frankly, even the thought of babies freaks me out. key phrase was “stay at home mom”. 
 

i’m not even remotely sure how family’s balance careers and kids at the same time. who knows, maybe they don’t. or maybe some days are better than others.
 

most day’s I strongly believe I would never want to have to choose between career and kids and rather play the balancing game. although it’s a scary thought since jobs can be so demanding and money is never plenty; it seems to make the grinch of us all at times. however this time my trail of thoughts were a little more positive..
 

maybe it's that time of the month or maybe it is the [several, not to mention my favorite] blogs I follow who are moms, and not all stay at home, that have me feeling it just might not be so bad. i think it would be very rewarding, chaotic, sleep depriving, energy draining, and full of laughter and spontaneity. 

my job working with the elderly is very much like working with little ones, and I must say sometimes i very much enjoy it and most importantly, i feel i am good at it. like communicating with the fragile comes naturally. with the elderly you always seem to be doing the same routines and yet you never know what is going to happen from moment to moment. kids say the darnest things and so do the elderly. everything in life comes full circle and I believe we are those little spontaneous bubbles of energy and nonsense when we reach the end of our lives.

i would enjoy them; little ones are new to this world and it forces you to view the day to day things you’ve done a thousand times in a new light, and of course, answer the dreaded but why? there’s a lot of gain and a lot to learn from the littlest ones to oldest ones.

i’ve even started to collect things i think i would enjoy. since I always wonder; what do you even do with them? clearly organization is key. you’re their ultimate entertainer.

for me it's the simple things:

morning walks, evening bike rides, beach days and more beach days, picnics in the park, yoga in the grass, farmers markets, occasional but super rare naps, making daily meals and destroying everything in the process. finally since I’m a foodie: just trying new and wonderful foods!
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what would you look forward to with little ones, or do already?

or am I the only one that seems to day dream about the far distant future but can’t possibly grasp or plan for the following week. clearly i am ill equipped.

 

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i've been listening to lay low so much lately. i especially like "i'll try"

when all the things of this world are set aside,
the precious things are closer than you realized

try to live a life that doesn't fade away