I recently read an article about a woman who has nine children, yes, nine! And all 18 months apart.
As you would expect, this women has to be extremely organised with the day to day operations of the house, the kids, schooling, meals, activities and everything else you can imagine. Very busy woman!
However, her secret to her sanity is forcing herself to have one hour to herself everyday. In this time, she would choose to either go for a walk, read a magazine with a cuppa, go get her nails done, sleep or just do nothing at all. The key is that she does not do anything for anyone else in that hour, does not respond to emails or phone messages, pay bills, sort the washing or cook dinner. This one hour of her day keeps her going each day. At the beginning of each day she decides when the hour will be and sticks to it - nothing gets in her way.
If you ask me, this is fantastic advice...if a mother of nine can spare an hour a day for herself, we have no excuses to not give this to ourselves.
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I am one of nine children as well and we are all 18months apart too! My mum is 79 this year and is amazing and a true inspiration. She was pregnant for 20yrs! When I think being a single mum is stressful, I just remember what mum would have gone through (and put up with) all those years ago. She is now a grandmother to 39 children, a great grandmother and is still the most amazing woman on this planet!
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