Since I stopped trying to be supermum I've been really rethinking my priorites.. I think deep down I'm an old fashioned mum at heart.. Ive always said I wished I was born in the 50's or something when life was so much simper, and most women were content with being a wife and mother. But knowing me that wouldnt have worked either, I always want to accomplish everything. I wanted to be able to do all the mummy things, keeping an immaculate home, catching up with friends over a glass of wine while building The Baby for Life Empire, and doing it all single handedly. No family support around me, just a loving husband who works 3 jobs. Um delusional much?
That said though I have lost alot of my drive (business wise ) since having kids. They tend to suck the life out of you. You either fight it, and end up more drained, or do as I have and give in to it all. While my busines is still important to me its not the be all like it was. My kids and husband come first- as they should.
Im really enjoying cooking, and being really domesticated.. While I've alwasy been a really organised and tidy person (in fact before kids I was very anal about mess and organisation, but again whats the point when your hurricane kids destroy an afternoon of cleaning in 5 minutes flat) I never really felt domesticated- like a real house wife.. Id cook the same boring meals every night, never attempted any baking of any kind, and if ever I had to take a plate of something to a mums group catch up it was always something I purchased last minute from the supermarket.
Now, I've started doing the 3 supermarket shop, meal planning each week, and cooking meals from scratch. I can bake cakes & slices.No more recipe bases from continental. It's amazing that I can create flavours from scratch and it doesnt entail a tonne of salt :) Hey my cooking isnt perfect, and its going to take ALOT of practice to get the methods and stuff right. But I'm really proud of myself for giving it a go.
Today I cooked cheesy mite scrolls from the Stay at home mum website.. They look good, smell good, but are a little doughy. So next time I think I need to roll the dough out a bit more. I think I was meant to brush on some milk on top before adding the cheese too. Oh well :)
Hubby is pretty happy with this cooking spurt too. For fathers day I made him Rocky road slice. granted I didnt have the marshmellows, but improvised with some goodies from the pantry and it was delish..Last week it was sausage rolls, and about half a dozen new recipes for dinner time.
Im not sure how long this will all last either.. I hope its not like my exercise fads( last a few months, get some good results then get bored & resort back to old ways)
What do you think about when defining what a mum is?
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