I just need a minute. Or 8.

I've mentioned before that my world can be a little hectic at times.

Steve's schedule doesn't help.

I'm not trying to be negative.

It's a fact.

On the days he's working, I don't have any help (well, besides my mom as of the last couple of weeks).

But before that, it's just me and the girls. And the dogs. And the chickens. (And hopefully soon the goats, donkeys and alpacas! I'll get to that later).

When Steve gets home from work, the house is clean (mostly).

The house is dark.

And quiet.

The girls are in bed.

I'm also likely in bed (snuggled in with laptop and Dateline on).

Dogs have been let out.

Everyone has been fed.

Baths are done if it's bath night.

"Homework" is reviewed (mostly just spelling lists).

Backpacks are checked.

Lunches are made.

All after I've worked a 7-9 hour day. Like, really using my brain kind of work.

So on the days he's home he really does it all.

He makes it easy for me.

He makes it SO easy for me that when he's home, I get that sigh of relief almost as if it's the weekend. Like, it's just so much better when he's home.

When I get home, it's a mad rush to make dinner and do all the things.

When he's home, I get to come home, say hi to everyone and give (and receive) hugs and kisses.

And then I go into my room and immediately change out of work clothes. (And these days, at my current agency, we're super casual, so that means jeans, heels on a good day and a decent shirt).

Let's be real. We'd alllllll rather be in leggings and a hoodie.

So I put my comfy clothes on and sit in the bathroom and go on my phone for 5-8 minutes.

During this time Steve does a good job of keeping the girls from crawling under the bathroom door or shoving things under the door for me to look at.

I go on facebook. Or instagram.

Or watch videos on youtube.

For literally like 8 minutes.

It's just the "quiet" I need to recharge for a minute before going back out to my family.

As the kids get older, and I get older, I'm giving myself more grace and patience. More time for myself to collect myself after a having a day. Any day.