Obsessions I’ve developed since becoming a mum

Pre-children I spent my Sundays lazing on the sofa, cuddling up to my husband and watching TV in between naps. 

Nowadays Sundays are usually spent painting, crafting, playing in the park, running around at a soft play centre or pretty much anything else come to think of it that means I’m on my feet pretty much all day!

Not that I’m complaining. I wouldn’t change it for the world. 

One thing I have noticed though since becoming a mum is that I’ve developed some ‘obsessions’. I’m sharing them hear with you to see if I’m not the only one!

1. Checking the weather. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is. Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter, this obsession is an all year round one! At the beginning of every week I’ll check the weather forecast so that I can plan our weeks activities. I sometimes find myself checking the forecast every few hours to see if it’s changed and when the forecast is wrong, I’m not a happy bunny!

2. Checking the doors are locked and the hob is off. Something I’d never done before in my life until I had children. I check the conservatory door – even though I know it’s locked because I haven’t opened it that day. I also check the kitchen door is locked, the front door and the porch door. Quite often after putting the girls in the car, I’ll run back to check once more! Before leaving the house I have to check that the hob is off – mainly because on one occasion I left a cardboard box on top of the hob and smelt burning a short while later. I’d accidentally turned the hob on when I put the box on top of it and it was black, charred and smoking. Oops! 

3. Hoovering. Something my husband had always done, but I find myself hoovering more and more. If the girls have eaten cake or biscuits in our living room, I’ll hoover up straight away. Then after lunch, I’ll hoover again if they’ve got more crumbs on the carpet. I don’t know why I don’t leave it until the end of the day and just do it the once! I’d save myself a lot of time and effort!

4. Keeping puzzle pieces together and figures in their right houses. Who’d have known I’d be one of those mums frantically picking up puzzle pieces after our girls had played with them, just so that we don’t lose any! The one that bugs me the most though is keeping those little figures in their right homes. The treehouse people have to go back in the treehouse. The boot people have to go back in the boot. The princesses back in their castles and towers. I’m sure my husband mixes up them on purpose just to make me break into a sweat!

5. Baking. An odd one I know, but it’s a great way pass the time and teach my girls about where eggs come from, why we sift flour and the difference between caster sugar and icing sugar! I enjoy baking, always have done, but since becoming a mum it’s something I’ve done a lot more of. 

Have you developed any strange obsessions since becoming a parent?