Juggling

There are three main things dominating my life at the moment; single parenting, college and running a house.
An awful lot of juggling is involved to keep all of these things happy.
I'm currently on half term for a week, so that gives me time to catch up with time with Lily and keeping the house in check. However, last week was a completely different story - I had two massive assignments due in on Wednesday and had not had enough free time before then to work on them properly. The only time I get to work on assignments is when Lily has gone to bed for the night, and even then I have to do all the washing up and tidying first. So from around 8:30PM every night, I sit down at my desk to get some work done. Now, that only gives me around two hours before I'm too tired to concentrate properly, so I end up going to bed. Not to mention the fact that every other day after Lily has gone to bed I have a shower and wash my hair, which really takes around an hour (sounds ridiculous, but I've got a lot of hair). So, Tuesday night last week, I stayed awake until 2AM getting these assignments done, and even then they weren't finished. I then got up at 6:30AM on Wednesday to get Lily ready for nursery and myself ready for a full day of college. I then get no free time to catch up on this missed out sleep. I suffered sleep deprivation for the very first time last week, and I think I'll have to suffer through it a few more times before my time at college is done.
I'm so glad I have a week off now, and Lily's nanny has even offered to have her for two nights this week, which is amazing!

xoxo

A question from a single parent

A question I frequently ask myself is: "how can I be in two places at once?"

Recently, I've been potty training Lily, which in itself is pretty difficult! But as a single parent.. It verges on impossible. I have to keep my eye on her constantly and remember to ask her if she needs the toilet. I need to look out for any signs she might show of needing to go for a wee or poop (such as fidgeting, crossing legs or running off to hide). This makes doing anything other than look after her pretty darn difficult! My house is currently a crazy mess, I'm behind on my college work and dinner is frequently burnt or furniture/floors ruined.
The only answer I have here is: stick it out. It's difficult now, and it will remain difficult for a long time, but the good times are great and it will all be worth it in the end!

xoxo