Are you a mom who’s tired, weary, and stretched thin? Why not take a few moments to yourself and check out this bucket list for moms!
Imagine if you could make a mom bucket list. What would you include?
I think I have some of the items on my list figured out, and I thought I would share them with you.
Moms need bucket lists too! Check out this bucket list... especially for #mom! Click To Tweet1- My kids’ rooms to be clean without me asking for it to be done. I’m not expecting white-glove clean; I just expect no clothes on the floor, and the bed made.
2- To walk across every floor in the house without stepping on something wet, sticky, or sharp.
3- A dishwasher. Remember way back in March of 2015 how I told you my dishwasher wasn’t working? It still isn’t working. I don’t like washing the dishes… at all. My bucket list includes a fixed dishwasher or someone who will always do the dishes for me.
4- A whining-free outing with the family. Whether it’s a park or a nature walk, I would love to enjoy nature without a chorus of “Mommmmm” or “Can we go hoooooome?”
5- One date night per month. Every December I think, maybe this is the year we’ll plan one date night per month. It starts out well in January because that’s our anniversary month. After that, everything goes downhill from there. We never seem to be able to coordinate dates on a monthly basis. I would love to scratch this one off the list.
6- To sleep as late as I would like. This one has to be on your bucket list too. I mean, this is the one quintessential thing every mom wants, am I right?!
7- An uninterrupted bubble bath, with soft music, and a glass of wine… (and no book, because I find it stressful to try to keep my hands dry while reading a book in the bathtub).
8- While I’m in the bathroom… I would love an uninterrupted bowel movement. My husband would laugh at this one because he thinks I poop fast (too much info? sorry). Seriously though, the minute my butt hits the toilet seat, my children are either banging at the door or they begin fighting in another room. A peaceful poop would be bliss.
9- To have my closets professionally organized. I don’t know about you, but all the pictures and articles I’ve been reading about the KonMari method of organizing has got me feeling insecure about the state of my closets and drawers. Yes… I would love to have a professional organizer to come to my home and do this for me!
I envision that I would sit in a chair and under my direction they would toss things into a keep, sell, or buy pile (like on Hoarders). Then afterward they organize the closets and drawers, complete with new storage systems! Wouldn’t that be a dream?!
10- To get through one day without my kids having an epic battle. Just one day, that’s all I ask!
11- To watch a sunrise on my terms (not because I was forced out of bed before dawn).
12- To have a long, uninterrupted nap. Even if I don’t fall asleep and just dreamily lay on my bed! Oh, how divine!
13- To practice yoga peacefully in my living room without my kids thinking it’s an opportunity to crawl under me while I’m doing downward dog.
14- To eliminate #momfail from my vocabulary. This #momfail trend is so harmful. It involves comparison, guilt, and frustration. The feelings compound and each #momfail feels worse than the previous one.
15- Some uninterrupted reading time!
Now it’s your turn. What’s on your Mom Bucket List?! I invite you to leave your thoughts in the comments below and then share this post with your mom communities!
Yes, yes, and yes to all of the above and honestly would just be happy though if I could get one of these things sometime soon myself from my gang! But seriously thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week ahead now xoxo :)
I think I need to post these… like a vision board of things I would love to experience as a mom ;)
OK I’m so with you on this list. I would love to use the bathroom without a little someone coming in to see “what I’m doing” or even to just have a quiet hour to myself. I love this list and I would love to add it and maybe strike them off myself as I go through them.
I know right?! What is it about kids in that the moment you go into the bathroom they really, really, really need you?! lol
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this Amanda!
I think mine would be to eat a meal with the kids, in which I can sit down from start to finish! I get up a lot for these two.
I’d also like a day without wiping people.
That said, I do work at home and they both go to school for six hours a day, so I do fulfill a lot of my wish list but I’m working so it’s not the same!
P.S. The kids slept at Grandma’s on Saturday night, and we stayed in bed until 10! And then went to breakfast and got waffles we only shared with each other.
Okay… I absolutely adore your additions to this list, especially eating a meal from start to finish without having to get up to help someone… and wiping people. lol
Thanks so much for sharing – I’m a little jealous of your sleep-in!
Yes!!! I really don’t know what else to say besides that.
A date night would be so nice. I miss those times with my hubby.
I really hope you get a date night sometime soon. We all need that time to connect with our spouses.
I’ll take them ALL!! Heck, I’d be glad to have just one of these on your list! :)
LOL – well, I hope you get at least one of those things!
Definitely on my bucket list is to go shopping by myself. It’s something that I get to do, but not as often as I’d like. Great list! I couldn’t imagine going without a dishwasher again – I did it for 2 years and now, I couldn’t go back :)
I’m passed the toddler phase of parenting and am teetering on the edge of my 2 oldest moving out (1 to college in another state, 1 to marriage) so my bucket list looks different. My mom bucket list would be
1- Family time that is uninterrupted by electronics
2- Dinner time with everyone around the table
3- One more Christmas with everyone under the same roof.
4- Grace and wisdom enough to make every day count.
Everyone says it, but it’s so very much the truth. Toddlers days are intense, but over so quickly. Embrace the moment and love them well b/c it will be gone in a minute.
Love this list. Agree about the mom fail trend. It kinda gets me down about how they must be feeling about themselves. I mean, we’re just trying to do *this*. None of us really know what we’re doing! And uninterrupted ANYTHING sounds amazing :)
This is such a funny post! I was reading and laughing, laughing and reading. I especially like number 7 and 8. :-)