Start the week!

This morning started at around 2.30am for me.

I woke up with a cough and a splutter, coughed a bit more, fetched a glass of water, coughed a bit more and then decided to transfer myself to the living room sofa so Jo could get a decent night's sleep before a workplace Monday morning. Unfortunately I didn't go back to sleep which means I am already 8 hours into my day and it's only 10.45am.

However, time was not a-wasting. The last few weeks have been a bit dodgy for me as I've found the slow, relentless grind of mothering a toddler is at times immensely boring. So I decided to fall back on my usual research resource and surf the net to find out if anyone had any top tips. Hooray! There are loads! Exercise, utilise family for babysitting, part-time work, don't forget your relationship.

Boo! I'm already doing all of them!

So what's the problem? The problem (I think) is that my tiny brain works like this -

"okay, I'm awake, time to feed/dress/entertain boy"

2 mornings a week = "Boy is creche, must do work, must do work, must do work; must exercise dog first...that dog whisperer bloke says dogs need 1 hour of vigorous exercise each morning. Then must do work!"

"Must collect boy from creche, feed him and get him into bed for nap" OR "Must take boy to playgroup/park/zoo/beach, feed him etc" OR "Must go to supermarket,etc etc"

"Bugger, need to do washing/shopping/empty dishwasher, then must do work whilst boy naps"

"Chores done, now to work....Sod that I'm going to read a book/surf net"

"Oh shite...I just spent whole of boy's nap NOT doing work, now I feel like a slacker/lazy git"

"Boy awake, must dress and give bottle, then we'll do something that won't cause him to go nuts"

2 afternoons a week = "Must get boy ready for nanna/dads, then must do work - only have a couple of hours"

"5.15pm - Jo home from work - must take dog out again and then sort out dinner, perhaps do some work afterwards?"

"Dog walked, dinner made, 7pm and I am knackered...and I have achieved sod all today - tomorrow will do better"

1 evening a week = "5.30pm - time to go and teach class until 8.15pm"

Weekends = MUST DO FAMILY STUFF AND BE DOMESTIC GODDESS!

I think I am doing this wrong. Perhaps a change in attitude is needed?