My life is super busy, manageable, but busy. Is this different from everyone else? I don’t think so, but maybe I am wrong. Thinking that everyone is in the same boat makes it easier for me to manage, believing that everyone else is busy too. Is it strange that I was a fan of Jon and Kate + 8, just to witness a life that was more crazier than mine? I must say whatever people have to say about Kate, she ran a pretty tight ship. Sometimes my house still seemed more crazy with half of the kids!
We limit our activities. We try to do most things as a family or have two of the boys on the same team, or all of the swimming lessons at the same time. We still are home together more nights than we are out at activities. When we have one sick child we usually end up with 3 or 4. We always attempt to double or triple up on doctors visits and dentist appointments. Which is always a great plan but something inevitably pops up and we lose one of the team to a cold or an activity that could not be passed up. Then there is the follow up: there is a specialist appointment, or a dental sealant application or there are appointments with just one of the boys and me. This crazy life means some type of organization is required and when it came to the kids’ health, I needed more than just an itty piece of paper – that’s where the HealthPod Baby idea came in. Although as I think of it, I had just had Jack, he was a healthy little guy, and I still thought life was crazy and I was definitely sleep deprived. So maybe regardless of what is happening in your life you are always looking to make life a little easier. Yes?
I have four wonderful little boys and an incredible husband and at the end of the day that makes busy AMAZING. As I write the boys are sleeping and my hubby is next to me watching “The Good Wife” (what does good wife mean anyway?) as we (ok –I) nibble on my new treat chocolate covered graham crackers. How could life not be good? Now ask me tomorrow morning when lunches are getting packed, teeth are getting brushed, library books are missing and homework that was apparently due on Friday is actually due this morning. The two little boys are done eating breakfast and I am not getting to them fast enough. Blueberries are airborne, cereal is dumped and one of them has a bowl on his head to make the other one or all of them laugh, which of course is very successful. Now I am 5 minutes later than I was 5 minutes ago and life is not quite as wonderful as it was last night nibbling on chocolates bonbons getting a massage from the hubby as he whispers sweet nothing in my ear. Have I mentioned that a selective memory and some additional fictional extras really are a nice addition to anyone’s life?!
So is my life that much different than everyone else? I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a teammate, a soccer coach, an engineer and a HealthPod maker. And, if I do not go to bed soon I will be all of that mentioned just with grumpy written in front of it and slightly larger dark rings under my eyes. But right now life is pretty crazy wonderful!
Nancy, Co-founder
Tags: health, kids, organization