I wish it were fun again....

[gcj]

I'm being completely honest and looking for advice. It's been a while since I had fun doing what I do. I don't want to say that I'm UNhappy, but it's really become a job. Too much so. Maybe the winter was too long, maybe I'm preoccupied, but it's been tough not to be frustrated by what I know logically is normal behaviour from the kids. From my own school-aged kids, too. I feel like I repeat the same things over and over and I get angry at having to repeat. And honestly, I'm disappointed with myself.

I feel like a hamster in a wheel. Nothing ever progresses. I feel like I'm drowning in housework. I can't keep up, let alone get ahead. I want to do things during naps, but it's not enough.

I just don't want to feel annoyed by the kids all the time. I know it's not fair. I try to hide it, but they're driving me crazy!

I know the usual....do things for myself....a hobby, get out, take time for myself....I'm trying to do those things. I just don't know how to deal with the day to day dramas without overreacting...