Do You Feel like Everyday Is "Ground Hog's Day"?

Mom's evening out - and by that I mean with one or two really close friends - where you can have dinner and a good talk!

Morning coffee with friends once in a while!

A good book.

Its tough but gets easier once they are all in some sort of preschool/school!

Hang in there!!

I work full time, and feel the same way. Every week I say "I can't believe we have to eat dinner again this week!"

I agree with a poster below - GNO once per month helps a lot. It's something to look forward to and something to talk about : )

Cup of tea and 'me time' at 5 in the morning. Problem is, I've been sleeping till 5:37, and little man is waking up at 5:45. I need at least an hour to myself!

I've been saying lately that my life is more like that of a mouse on a wheel --more like Sisyphus than a ground hog --the ground hog gets to sleep!

Haha! This made me smile :) Yes, everyday feels like groundhog around here too!

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I know what you mean! I recently started trying to start my day at 5:40 so I can at least get 45 minutes to get ready in peace....but when late nights happen, and they always do, it doesn't make an enjoyable 45 minutes! Some days are more stressfull than others, and I have no advie, but I do understand how you feel! Hang in there!

I was just saying this same thing the other day! I work part-time, but still feel the same. My big issues are the mornings. I have a son with ADHD and every morning is a total nightmare until his meds kick in. He basically can't control himself at all, so it's a battle trying to keep our house from being destroyed, a battle keeping him from hurting his sister, a battle to get him to eat breakfast, a battle to get him to brush his teeth and get dressed. I feel like I could play a recorder with the same words out of my mouth every single morning of my life.

Even with my work, my life absolutely revolves around everyone else's needs.

No tips on being sane! Half the time I wonder if I am, LOL. :) The only thing that helps is when I get time out with friends. I live for those rare weekend breaks.

The earlier years ate the hardest but setting time aside for yourself is important - dinner w a gf, a movie by yourself, etc. When my kids were in school I volunteered a lot. I even helped bring Art Volunteers in the Classroom program to their school. I had no art background whatsoever and needed a lot of assistance but it gave me a sense of purpose. Plus all the work could be done while the kids were in school. Also, I met a number of great moms in similar situations. We hang out on occasion, help each other with carpools, babysitting, etc... All in an effort to stay sane.

You know what's helped me? Scheduling a workout once a day. I don't know if it's possible, but I decided it was worth it to pay for a gym membership (that includes childcare) and that is my sanity saving hour of the day. I love it.

Park districts usually have extremely cheap monthly gym rates, so check yours out. It really is a wonderful way to let out steam and get a break.

:) Trust me, I totally understand the Groundhog Day feeling.

Yes. Every day I know what's coming.
-So I plan little activities to do or playdates for the little one.
-Once a month I try to do a lunch with a girlfriend.
-Lunch once a month with the husband.
-The husband and me have our date nights every now and then.
-Find some cool things to do that shakes things up.
-Always look forward to planning our vacations to some place different.

Overall, I love it. Its good to know how things may be. Surprises no one likes them too much but we handle it in stride...example: the other day our 16 year old texts me that someone side swiped her car, hit and run...sure it sucked but thank God she was okay. example: our 2 year old broke daddy's iphone. So I'm happy for the ordinary days because who knows what will happen that shakes things up.

I LOVE that movie! To answer your question, yes some days I do feel like it is the same routine over and over again. My suggestion to you would be to try and do one thing every few days to break up the monotony. Go to the library, go to a museum, etc. You could also do things at home to break things up. Put a movie and and do something for yourself for the hour plus. I have even gone and gotten a pedicure with my son. He splashed his feet in the water while I was pampered. I brought along activities for him to do once water time was done. It wasn't the most relaxing pedicure ever, but I got my toes done and he had an "activity". Good luck!

ditto. hang in there and tell yourself your doing a good job.

Yes...and I work full time. I'm a single mom to 5 year old twin girls. Some days just drive me crazy..but my issues are mostly with work.

I try to plan something fun almost every weekend...whether it be an exciting short trip to one of their favorite stores (my kids like Ikea ;-) ) or going to inflatable houses like Monkey Joe's (which seems to be the best value) or just hanging out with either my friends who have kids or their friends who's parents I like (which right now is mostly neighbors).

I just keep telling myself that one day it will change....can't be a groundhog forever.

The title to this question made me laugh. :) I think we've all been there before.
You can feel like ground hog day whether you're working or staying at home. It really just means that you're missing something in life. I know I'll sound like a total nerd to say this, but it is the truth, and it works for us:
We wrote out our needs (spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, social, financial, etc---whatever). Then by each one, we have a little game plan on what we're gonna do to foster that need in our life. As a mom, my "alone time" is very limited, so I have to cover a few things at the same time sometimes.....like I get up early in the morning and read a little in my Bible while I drink some juice and wake up. Then I can go to the gym and walk the treadmill or ride the bike and either think about what I've just read, or listen to some good music, or listen to a teaching tape at the same time (covering my spirit/soul while also exercising my body). I pray in the shower. After the shower, everyone is up and the day starts, but I've taken care of some of my needs first, I'm not starting the day drained, so I have more to give. (Whether you're drained or not, with young kids, you're having to give out. So better to take care of yourself first, while everyone's asleep).
We have our normal things we always do like our normal morning, evening, and daily routines (work out, fix breakfasts, pack lunches, some basic daily chores, naptime, cooking, family dinner, etc), our weekly routines of things that come up every week (every Mon, Wed, Fri oldest goes to MDO, 2nd and 4th Mon: mops club, Tues: playground, storytime at the library, small fry club at McDonalds, Wed: am Ladies Bible study, pm awanas club for son, 1st and 3rd Thurs: playdate and lunch with 2 friends, Fri: soccer at 6, Sat: after early morning shopping for the whole week, it's family fun day (swimming, a picnic, musuems, a play, a movie, botanical gardens, a game, whatever), Sun: church and then hanging out with the neighbors if the weather is good; a bbq or family dinner, preparing for the rest of the week, mostly a home day. That is the normal stuff I can always count on.....stuff to get us out of the house). It's routine, but also something different every day so it's something to look forward to and think about, something to talk about at dinner together.
At the end of every month, I get the free magazine (or when I lived in TX I'd get the Suburban Parent magazine AND go to fortworthchild.com... get whatever is available in your community) and go through the next month's events. Is there a play that sounds interesting? A concert, a special event at the local park, a free family night at a children's recreation center, etc? I take my calendar and write in pen the things that look fun that I will definately plan to do. The things that look interesting and like a "maybe", I will pencil in. Then if I feel bored and want to get out of the house that day, I can say "eh, how about a spontaneous trip to the____?"
We do have a date night once/month. We also switch children so that I have a special outing with my oldest while my husband does something with the youngest, and then another week we'll switch and I'll take the youngest and husband will take the oldest. And of course we have at least 1 outing a week as a family---this could be free stuff (mostly is) but very important to do stuff together! At my Bible study the church provides childcare and we have a study, then go for lunch or coffee afterwards (or volunteer somewhere). At mops club, we have special guests that speak at each meeting on different topics while the children are in the church's childcare, then we have a craft and talk and have a good time. Our playdates also provide time for us to let the kids play hard and then we either go to a family friendly restaurant or wear them out so they nap and we can have a potluck lunch and visit while the kids sleep. There's plenty of ways to meet your needs and have fun, you just have to do some thinking and planning ahead of time. Good luck to ya!

If it helps this is exactly what my hubby said about deployment.
I would say how was your Christmas/Easter/meeting/lunch with the general, and his words were
It's all Groundhog Day, every day, in and out it never ends, there is no sun.

Shake it up a little. Do something completely out of the normal. Tomorrow make a cake or something or this weekend go to the Field Museum. Maybe take everyone to a hotel, stay overnight, and play in the pool.

Sane? Who's sane?? LOL

Seriously though, I know what you mean. Every day is painfully the same, and it being cold and snowy doesn't help any!

This time when they're young goes by SO fast! I know I feel like I just brought my oldest home and she's going to kindergarten this year. Try to live in the moment and enjoy them while they're young.

What I find helps is etching out some time for me, whenever I can. Sometimes it means getting up an hour earlier, sometimes I stay up later. Regular excersise will work WONDERS, trust me. Just 30 mins on the treadmill and I'm a new (and much more calm, relaxed and fun) woman :)

Do something every day that you enjoy that's just for you. It may be as simple as drinking your coffee in utter, blissfull peace and quiet before anyone else is awake; take a candle lit bath and read a trashy book after everyone's asleep. Or splurge and go get some kind of spa treatment.

As moms it goes against instinct to make ourselves a priority, but we must! I'm not saying that I'm #1 ALL the time (or even all that often), but sometimes I have to be :)

I was JUST saying this yesterday! I am sure part of the reason is because it's winter. I hate it and I can't wait for it to be spring so I can stop feeling trapped by these four walls...

Sometimes I do, but then I am reminded that one day we will miss this "insanity" as we call it and be saddened. I have a 17 year old and an almost 8 year old. I already miss the 17 year old running around. She was involved in a lot of things. I am totally enjoying my youngest and all the dancing she participates in because one day that will all be gone for me. Life does revolve around their schedules, and sometimes it is inconvenient, but I would rather inconvenience for now than regret later that I had missed something or that they had missed something. The one that thing that does help, since you have three, is that each get one activity that is just theirs. My oldest was music, piano, guitar and voice. I homeschooled for most of her life, and when she started high school, then it was plays, meetings after school, etc. She can drive herself now, but I miss those times in the car just talking about the days events. Now I have to wait till she gets home and then if she has homework, sometimes have to wait until after that. My youngest has dance 6 days a week. That is her thing, her passion. Seeing her face light up whenever it is time to leave. She is home schooled as well and dance is in the evening. This is the time to enjoy. Take it in, be them, their schedule and enjoy this part of their lives as your own.