My husband and I joked that Seasonal Cereal (Serial?) would be a great name for a song! or was it a band? Either way, we haven't made much progress towards any song writing or anything yet. Or maybe I should rephrase that- we "write" new songs everyday - the songs we sing to little E about her toes, her eyes, what we're doing..etc. But, we have slacked on our Seasonal Cereal idea. It does remind me of that Milk and Cereal song; Milk and Cereal, Milk and Cereal, Milk and Cereal.....Cereal and Milk!
That being said, we are entering a new season in 2 days, and while I don't normally coordinate my seasonal wardrobes so well with the actual equinoxes/solstices...here we are on an almost perfectly matched transition!
And, boy do I need it?! I am feeling a bit lost/unfocused lately. Work isn't giving me that relief from parenthood that it did right when I went back, but I'm so tired from working 5-6 days/week, on top of momming full time that I don't have a lot of motivation to make social engagements. Right now, I need a sense of self during the periods of the day that Zaza naps. We are at 6 months of loving each other now, and I am hesitant to say this out loud, but we seem to have a schedule setting into place! Okay wow I just introduced threeeeee yeah THREE different topics I want to talk about. Eek!
Well, I'll start with my social calendar. I try to set at least one nail appt for myself a month (a date with me!). I also set an alarm early in the month to remind me to make a plan with family, make a plan with friends, and make a plan with hubs! It's not always every member of the family that I make plans with, or all my friends, but I try to coordinate something with people I haven't seen longer or that I don't already have plans with. I am proud to say by the time the alarm goes off, I'm normally already filling my "quota" of the month excluding hubby time! Ahh, we really need to reconnect. And it's our anniversary this week- so it's going to be a priority to schedule something TODAY! I do wish I felt like it was easier to see more people and all of my family more often, but I am honestly peopled out faster these days, and I'd rather keep my plans than make and flake (totally a new catchphrase!). I'd rather keep a date than make and flake! hahah. Ah okay anywhooozle- it's hard to say if its work or life or what it is that overwhelms me, but I will say I'm doing my best to have time for ME and to socialize for my sanity with my family.
Zaza's schedule- we are doing so great! She is doing 2 naps a day and generally wakes up at 730, naps from 1030-12ish 3-5ish and then down for bed around 8! I love that it's been a little easier to make plans around her naps since they are more predictable! Reflecting on my previous conundrum- maybe I just haven't fully recovered from the 3 months of being unable to make plans properly due to the unpredictability of her nap schedule! Okay- hoping I will be feeling more motivated for plan making and seeing more of my people in the near future. Dare I say even a Seattle visit? Okay, that might just be too crazy. We've also introduced solids to babygirl and she's absolutely loving it. She's pretty much crawling, and she smiles every second of it with her two bottom teeth! I think these are all leading to better naps, and hopefully with the introduction of more foods, better night sleeping.
Now into the nitty gritty stuff, ya'll! I need to feel like a person during Za's naps! I do sometimes do housework, but I try very hard to do that while she's awake so that she sees things getting done around the house. When she's older she won't assume a magic fairy comes and cleans everything up when she's asleep! I normally spend some special time with her, and then also tidy up around the house, do dishes, and cook during her wake time. She's been sick lately so needing more snuggles, making it a bit more difficult to get things done while she's awake. What I NEED to do is allow myself not to do things if I can't get to them when she's awake instead of letting myself think, "Oh, I'll just finish it once she goes down for her nap."
My first During Nap Me Time intention is to curate a fall wardrobe that embodies a bit more of my personality in the clothing I'm wearing. It will still be postpartum/nursing friendly and cozy (duh, Fall!), but maybe a little more color and variety in the patterns. I'm already slowly transitioning with the addition of my Spooky Season sweatshirt and my Witchy Mama jacket, but I'll do a full switch by next week-ish. So, I'll pull out clothes from storage, start making some outfit ideas, and figure out my color scheme during babe's naps!
Next, I'd love to keep up with my exercise. My trainer is going on maternity leave and has a bunch of videos for us to do. I am going to do at least 3/week and it can be either during wake time or naps, depending on how the day goes.
Some other ideas are curating Zaza's capsule for her next size up, make sure I'm getting photobooks made from our newborn days and every few months after that, catch up with friends via text or phone, and possibly keep up on this blog!
Only time will tell- will be back soon with a Fall Capsule Wardrobe update!
Tootalooo!
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