Lazy Crazy

Those two words describe my weekday mornings, it is almost 7am, my husband is at synagogue and my kids today are still asleep and I get some quiet mommy time.  They wake up anywhere from 6am-7am and believe it or not at that point we are still lazy, that is my cuddle time, hang out time, no rush lets chat time. One by one I hear their footsteps and they climb on top of me on the couch, that is where I usually am just relaxing, having some coffee or tea, and sometimes scrolling through my phone before they wake up.  I like the hanging out as long as possible, but once everyone gets antsy, usually the reason they all want to be as close to me as possible, once the calm is gone, I ring the pretend cowbell for breakfast time.  It is different every day, sometimes it is challa, braided egg bread that is left over from Shabbat, with cream cheese or bagels.  Sometimes oatmeal, cereal, fruit, and sometimes my Russian favorite buckwheat which we call kasha, and my kids love to eat it with cottage cheese, something I passed down from my childhood.

When does the crazy begin?

After breakfast there is free play until my husband comes home from synagogue around 7:30am, and then its go time.  We take all of our showers in the morning, sometimes its smooth and sometimes its nutty.  My husband loves to shower twice a day, I refuse to ruin the kids skin, so we came to an agreement to morning bath time, so they don't smell after they poop.  He is a cleanaholic and I always say, I would rather have that addiction than any other addiction, Thank God.

Their school drop off is at 8:30am, it is less than five minute away, so that last hour is spent on baths, getting three kids dressed, always a fashion consultation with my daughter which takes time, somewhere in between I make their lunches, do homework with my son practicing his Hebrew reading, and as long we get them to school by 9am, we are good.

Lazy Crazy could also describe life in general and most of my day, I suppose it is a synonym, a metaphor for the ups and downs, busy times and quiet times.  I have a class in the morning and then later tonight, in between it is taking care of the house time for today.  Everyday is different and that is how I like it, I like last minute calls for work, and even last minute cancellations, then I rearrange my day and squeeze other things in.

On the go is how I like to roll,
Non stop keeps things spicy, exciting, and flexible for me, my family, and my clients,
I cannot believe they are all still sleeping,
I need them awake so I can snap the pic of the day,
Smiling about mommy life, mommy challenges,
Even when we are enjoying the quiet, deep down we are yearning for the hustle and bustle,
I will not wake them up,
No way,
I know once they are up the energy is on until bedtime,
When do I get myself ready you ask?
Last minute, luckily mostly in Yoga pants, I am very low maintenace,
Only for special events and on our Day of Rest do I like to take time and get fancy,
It's All Good
Coach Yulia

Here is my fabulous eyebrow gal, Tahira, onlyu $5 www.rozinas.com no appt necessary, didn't have a moment in the crazy part of my morning to snap a webcam pic of the kids so took a selfie once I was free taking care of mama!