{"id":7479,"date":"2016-09-26T16:19:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T23:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/?p=7479"},"modified":"2019-08-13T22:51:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T05:51:25","slug":"from-2-to-3-survival-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/from-2-to-3-survival-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"From 2 to 3 – 5 Tips From a Mom’s Survival Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Things felt comfortable before Jack was born.\u00a0I could actually go to the grocery store without feeling like a walking train wreck.\u00a0For me,\u00a0that’s saying something. I like to think I knew what I was doing.
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I was predicting\u00a0my world flipped\u00a0upside down when Jack got here\u00a0+ although I’m still trying to find my groove thang, we’re all\u00a0breathing! It hasn’t been as crazy as I anticipated. I’ve been asked several times, “but how?!” So I thought I’d share a few survival mode tricks I keep inside my sleeve.
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  1. Get up. Get dressed:<\/span>
    \n<\/strong>If\u00a0I get myself dressed in the morning, I’m more productive. I don’t always like to believe it, but\u00a0that’s just how I am. When I lounge around in jams,\u00a0the minute I sit down to nurse Jack — zzzzzzzzzzz. Notice I didn’t say put on my make up? Lipstick, yes, but the rest isn’t a must in my book. Swapping \u00a0into a fresh pair of leggings + throwing on my Kangaroo’s<\/a> totally counts. I’m working on waking up before my kids, but haven’t had much luck there just yet. #embarrassing #nightowl<\/li>\n
  2. Get outside:<\/span>
    \n<\/strong>At least once a day. Fresh air is gooood for the new mama soul. This is where number 4 comes in quite handy, but if for whatever reason we haven’t gotten out by the time night falls,\u00a0I enjoy sitting\u00a0on the balcony with Jon after the boys go to bed.<\/li>\n
  3. “Special” Toys:<\/span>
    \n<\/strong>I keep a handful of toys (puzzles, magic sand, playdoh,     magna tiles<\/a>, etc) in the top of the closet. Safe\/out of sight from The Big’s. We have quiet time in the afternoon + the boys get to take turns choosing their activity. Something about keeping them stowed away keeps the attention longer at our house. Hashtag: witching hour life hack!
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  4. Bucket List:<\/span>
    \n<\/strong>You may have seen snippets from our #parrishfambucketlist on instagram, we loo-oove creating a new bucket list each season as a family.\u00a0\u00a0The activities don’t have to be huge or elaborate by any means, just something different than the mundane to get us out of the house more often. Something fun to look forward to after Jon\u00a0gets home from work! Happy to share ideas if you need some.<\/li>\n
  5. Gratitude Journal:<\/span>
    \n<\/strong><\/strong>I write down three things I’m\u00a0grateful for every night.\u00a0I started this when I was a Senior in High School. I’ve seen myself fluctuate during the years, but I feel a direct correlation between my attitude + my gratitude when I’m diligently looking for the blessings in my life. Tweaks\u00a0my mind to focus on the things I’m doing okay, rather than the handful that I’m failing\u00a0at.\u00a0I’m obviously a journal writing advocate, so if you’re looking for a place\u00a0to start, grab a\u00a0\u00a0    Promptly Journal<\/a>!\u00a0I got one for Jack’s pregnancy +\u00a0I’m really wishing I would have had one for both of the other boys! I might transfer thoughts from my other journals over so that they all have one. Call me crazy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Note to self: AVOID\u00a0THE GROCERY STORE without Jon\u00a0AT ALLL COSTS!<\/p>\n

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    Now if we could find a way to keep Jack in a brother-proof cage while I shower, we would all\u00a0sleep a little better\u00a0at night.\u00a0We’ve had our share of close calls as we’ve gotten used to our new\u00a0family dynamic,\u00a0but luckily we’ve come out on top! SO FAR.\u00a0The Brothers\u00a0love on Jack\u00a0reaaal good.\u00a0As\u00a0nervous as it makes me – – – I really wouldn’t change it for anything!<\/p>\n

    In Partnership with Payless<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Things felt comfortable before Jack was born.\u00a0I could actually go to the grocery store without feeling like a walking train wreck.\u00a0For me,\u00a0that’s saying something. I like to think I knew what I was doing. I was predicting\u00a0my world flipped\u00a0upside down when Jack got here\u00a0+ although I’m still trying to find my groove thang, we’re all\u00a0breathing!…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[281,1],"tags":[259,467],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/afterlight.jpeg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5mhS8-1WD","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7479"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15430,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7479\/revisions\/15430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}