What a crazy time we are living in right now. I was thinking about the fact that we have been in a “shelter in place” order for almost 8 weeks already. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long that my kids have been out of school, I have been 100% home, and my husband has been home most of the time as well.If someone had told me at the beginning of 2020 that we would be where we are now, I would have said they were nuts! I came into 2020 with what I thought was so much clarity and an incredible vision for the future. Here we are and today and it’s not what I saw, but it is what it is! I thought it would be fun to share my top 10 takeaways so far from all of this time at home.
Here we go…
- I’ve learned that I really love to research and find new things to fill my brain.
- I have learned that I am not very organized with that information and I am in need of some type of easy organizational method to keep everything categorized. Got any tips for me? I’d love to know!
- I learned what my Myers Brigs personality is too. This was COOL and I plan to do a podcast episode dedicated to this at some point because I found it extremely eye-opening. Do you know your personality type?
- I’ve learned that I don’t have patience when teaching my kids some of their schoolwork -especially the subjects that are taught differently than I learned. Can you say Common Core math?
- I’ve learned that I get frustrated because I think my kids should know how to spell and they are not taught spelling in school so both of my kids are terrible at it.
- I’ve learned that I am content being at home a majority of the time.
- I’ve learned that I have spent WAY too much money on ridiculous things in the past and those things mean nothing.
- I’ve learned that being at home with my family isn’t so bad.
- I’ve learned that I occasionally need a Mommy Time Out.
- I’ve learned that being a casual, not put together, relaxed Mom with kids basically living in their pajamas all the time is ok. It’s who I am and it’s who we are.
So, there you have it… just a few things that I have learned about myself in the last several weeks. I elaborated quite a bit more about this list in my latest Podcast episode 003. Give it a listen!
What about you? What have you learned about yourself during this crazy time? Please leave me a comment below. I would love to know!