what I am going to let happen and what I am not going to let happen. This is me any other day working from home. This was supposed to be my time working because my husband was looking after the kids, but things happen, right? My kids just wanted mama and I wanted to hug them, so I just allowed myself to be ok with having the kids around me while I was finishing a couple of things I was doing.
I have learned that being aware of my emotional state can change my perspective, and therefore the way I engage emotionally with things and finally, this allows me to handle situations better, putting myself in a great state that let me overcome those overwhelming moments that can be frequent when having kids at home.
I understood that kids are kids and they are not going to say “ok mama, you are working now, so we will be quiet” lol. dreamy, isn’t it? but this is not going to happen at all. Instead of focusing on them, what I need to do is to focus on me, focus on the emotion I should let go of, that way I do not get overwhelmed or hysterical because my kid needs me.
Controlling emotions is key to have focus, peace of mind, and understanding of a situation. Now, it is so important to have time for everything, and make the most of the free time your kids give you, here is where we make a to-do list of priority things, important things, and not so important things.