tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631919627611619478.post8835712749410798853..comments2014-02-11T09:08:20.725-08:00Comments on Optimal Health Mama: Parenting- a mix of zen and unzenJanie Janie Bo Baniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939612738588924760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631919627611619478.post-87628363882071758872011-12-28T17:34:18.373-08:002011-12-28T17:34:18.373-08:00ditto, ditto, ditto!!!! Now try it with 6 kids......ditto, ditto, ditto!!!! Now try it with 6 kids...it hasn't gotten any easier, but at the end of the day, i'm grateful. I've never been happier and more at peace than right now in the middle of this crazy chaos called my life. Love ya J!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509327323164505989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631919627611619478.post-24598596278035477332011-12-28T13:54:47.759-08:002011-12-28T13:54:47.759-08:00Thanks for honesty girls! I love the moms who are...Thanks for honesty girls! I love the moms who are real and don't say that everything is daisies and roses. I am mentally planning trips alone almost EVERY DAY. So glad to hear I am not the only one! I think the lack of alone time is the hardest part for me. I am really, really independent and it is still a daily challenge to have two people so completely dependent on me. You'd think I'd be used to it by now!Janie Janie Bo Baniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939612738588924760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631919627611619478.post-48297821821924697232011-12-28T13:32:10.637-08:002011-12-28T13:32:10.637-08:00I'm so glad to read that everyone has moments ...I'm so glad to read that everyone has moments like mine in my house. I can honestly say, that my voice is calm in the house most of the time, only because I'm just too exhausted to yell. But I feel the same way, on many occasions as the both of you...and am also on a personal journey to find zen moments in my life. Hopefully I see a glimpse of one sometime soon!Emma D JennaRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271968994841796301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631919627611619478.post-43851169965018567942011-12-28T13:12:36.511-08:002011-12-28T13:12:36.511-08:00I'm right there with you! Especially this wee...I'm right there with you! Especially this week while the kids are off from school and going crazy from the lack of their normal day-to-day structure. I love them, they drive me nuts, I love them, I wish they were old enough to go on vacation alone, I love them, I weighted 43lbs less before I had them, I love them, STOP WHINING, etc.... <br /><br />It's a daily struggle, and while I absolutely do enjoy time away to just be me (like my trips to Ireland), I'd never trade the experience as a whole for anything.<br /><br />But holy f--- what I wouldn't give to be able to afford a part time nanny and a soundproof room!!! ;-)Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169359890739857036noreply@blogger.com