If the children are at preschool it is great, I can get it done then, but I still have to get it all packed away before I pick them up. Or if Daddy is off and home and they are all playing together I can get on then. I get about 5 minutes of sewing in peace before either one or both of them come in to
A) complain that the other one is being horrible to them
B) Want something to eat, despite having only just eaten a big meal
C) See what I am doing as they are missing me!
Once they are in my sewing room aka the dining room/their playroom they are suddenly fascinated in all my stuff, my 4 year old son wanting to know what everything does, what it is called, if it is dangerous and what I am making whilst my 3 year daughter is asking if I am making her anything, if not is it for friends and then diving head first into my fabric boxes to see what "beautiful fabric for my babies" I have and then starts pulling it out and telling me that I need to use that to make something for her babies.
By this time I have steam coming out of my ears and am practically shouting "DON'T TOUCH, DON'T TOUCH, GET YOUR HANDS OFF, NOOOOOOOOO" whilst my husband is still oblivious to the fact that the children are hassling me and daring to touch my equipment!
If I do manage to get more than 5 minutes to sew I then start to get the inevitable 'mummy guilt', despite the fact that the children are happy and occupied with what they are doing I still feel guilty that I am not entertaining them and doing stuff with them, despite them and me knowing that I am working to pay for their treats and days out as well as contributing towards the household bills!
B) Want something to eat, despite having only just eaten a big meal
C) See what I am doing as they are missing me!
Once they are in my sewing room aka the dining room/their playroom they are suddenly fascinated in all my stuff, my 4 year old son wanting to know what everything does, what it is called, if it is dangerous and what I am making whilst my 3 year daughter is asking if I am making her anything, if not is it for friends and then diving head first into my fabric boxes to see what "beautiful fabric for my babies" I have and then starts pulling it out and telling me that I need to use that to make something for her babies.
By this time I have steam coming out of my ears and am practically shouting "DON'T TOUCH, DON'T TOUCH, GET YOUR HANDS OFF, NOOOOOOOOO" whilst my husband is still oblivious to the fact that the children are hassling me and daring to touch my equipment!
If I do manage to get more than 5 minutes to sew I then start to get the inevitable 'mummy guilt', despite the fact that the children are happy and occupied with what they are doing I still feel guilty that I am not entertaining them and doing stuff with them, despite them and me knowing that I am working to pay for their treats and days out as well as contributing towards the household bills!
So once I have finished the nightly marathon of getting them into bed and making them stay there (bedtime has completely gone out of the window thanks to the Olympics and the summer holidays!), been on Facebook AGAIN to do my networking it is far too late to get the machine out as I am far too tired and the light is not great. So I will definitely find that hour to do it tomorrow... Maybe give the children a bowl of fruit and tell them there is there food, play nicely and I will give lots of cuddles when I am done.... Could work, stranger things have happened!
Mrs Fabric
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