I have to admit that having four kids drives me crazy at times…
Unless they are all sleeping, there is constant noise… narrating games, animating figurings, making sound effects while drawing,knocking things over, rolling trucks on the floor… It is hard to get some some quiet time. Some people that know me think I am patient, but days like today, I am far from it. It is really hard to be parent some days, especially when you are someone who is sensitive to noise. The more I try to get quiet time, the more I get annoyed by each sound.
So on days like this, I turn on the music, I make things louder, I sing out loud and dance with a kid or two or three or four and I embrace the noise…
I’ll have some Quiet time when they are sleeping…
I am seriously laughing right now because I just had this exact same moment this morning. I was pretty much out of commission yesterday as I was feeling quite ill. So, I tried and tried and tried to keep the toddler quiet and failed miserably (poor kid). And, I only have one toddler +baby, so you’re super-mama to me… anyway, this morning I decided we’d have a pyjama day (still sick) and I put some music pretty loud, we got out a zillion balls (ok, only 6) and went wild. It was fun and I actually felt more relaxed than I did yesterday… 😉