It won’t happen. Life just won’t slow down. Every night I crawl into bed soar, like literally, feel some aches. Then 5-6 hours later I jolt out of bed (cause I slept passed 6:00a.m.) and the eyes are still heavy. We, moms, feel it. I know I am not the first mom of three kids, but there is something to be said to having multiple kids in three different age groups. I mean, I am dealing with some pre-teen issues, plus the innocence of an eight year-old, all the while potty training another. But, being late is not acceptable and no matter how crazy life gets, I am all about being on time, and I found a Women’s Wood Watches that I just love.
Women’s Wood Watches
“Mom, I need help with the Rosa Parks social studies assignment,” my 11 year old screams from the kitchen table.
“okay, give me a minute I am putting your sister on the pottie,”
He sighs and moans heavily as if I just told him I will never ever help him again in his life.
Then my elementary age kid comes in, “Mommie, I almost got a perfect score on my math test, but I didn’t, and got a lot wrong, you need to sit with me and go over the test.”
I giggle at his rationale of breaking the bad news to me, “okay, hold on, your sister got stuck in her pants and didn’t make it to the toilet.”
“AAHH, you never help me.”
“I said I was commmmiiiinnnnggg, I am literally stepping in URINE!”
“MOM! the pasta’s hot water is boiling over, hurry hurry!”
Chaos, screams, and finally I think we are under control with the little one relieved, I head to the kitchen table (a.k.a homework table) to help with different school issues. Then little Lucy screams at us because she wants to do homework too. I bargain with her to do play doe or color, she gets mad and with the markers she draws all over one of the boys math sheets. He screams, she cries, and the oldest yells, “I gotta get to soccer.”
“What, now, oh shit and Charlie has hockey, c’mom go go go. Everyone grab your stuff, help your sister, get her shoes, lets go lets go lets go.”
Literally, that’s just an easy few minutes of our day. These days are flying by. The weeks are a blur and I am trying to remember to slow down. To stop. To take a moment, not just take it all in, but to be in the moment. When I am with my kids, to truly try to “exist” with them, to even take time to be without them and with out work. That “me” time.
So I needed to come up with solutions and one way was to put my phone away. To put the phone down. But, guess what? I actually use my phone to tell time, to know where to be and when. For the first time in over a decade I decided to go back to wearing a watch. I needed something practically indestructible. That can withstand water, kids, my work, and well, mommyhood, that’s when I discovered wood watches by JORD
Women’s Wood Watches
Blue and gold being one of my favorite colors I opted for the zebrawood and navy watch. Love how it is NOT a dainty watch and truly makes a simple statement. When it arrived in the mail it was amazingly packaged. A gorgeous wood box, felt like a belated birthday present. I knew this was the best way that every time I checked the time, it would simply remind me to slow down.
This post was sponsored by JORD Wood Watches but all opinions are completely my own
Lucia says
Love the Watch, what a statement And Yes ! A good wristwatch will always be a dressing ataire to wear and To keep you on time trust me
First thing after the morning shower is my wristwatch in my left wrist, can't imagine people without a wrist watch, I guess I am old fashion