Because the Best Mom is a Happy Mom
Everything you need to improve your confidence. Whether it's eating healthier, getting more exercise or simply improving your mental state.
“I’m the worst mom”
I’ve told myself this more than once.
Yesterday, I was on the phone with my mom.
On the road to a Girl Scout leader’s meeting, I complained to her about a fight I had earlier in the day when I said, “I just feel like I’m failing all the time.”
“No,” my mom told me, “You’re not failing all the time. Look how much you do.”
It’s Sunday morning and you need to decompress.
You know you should relax. In fact, all these experts and psychologists tell you that you SHOULD carve out time to take care of yourself.
But what in the world do you do?
Wondering how you’re supposed to get stuff done when you have kids? What about when you don’t feel like doing anything? These four practical tips will have you of the couch and getting things done.
Many moms are convinced they don’t spend enough time with their kids.
I get that because I often feel the exact same way.
Have you ever had this dream?
You’re around the campfire with your family. It’s 8PM, the night is clear with little pinpoints of white.
You are skewering marshmallows on sticks and roasting them to that perfect gooey brown.
As everyone nibbles on their s’mores… you pull out your guitar and start singing.
Scared of your next event and feel like you’ll just stare and have nothing to say? These networking for introverts tips will get through with ease.
Did you struggle a little bit deciding what to wear this morning? You want to look cute and be more stylish, but you just don’t know how.
You have so much to do that should have been done yesterday.
Each day, you write to do list after to do list, and yet you never seem to get any closer to your goal.
You doubt yourself.
If only you were smarter… If only you were a better mother… If only you used your time better…
Throw all that out the window. You rock already! Let’s get some proper perspective on the situation.
You got invited to a holiday party where you don’t know a soul. You:
a) politely decline the invitation
b) accept, but then fake a stomach flu the day of the party, or
c) accept and go.
(Pssst… choose C, choose C)
It’s easy to get lost in motherhood.
There are endless books to read, gadgets to buy, places to go and activities to do. So much that you forget what you read, bought, visited and did before that tiny, beautiful creature entered your life. You go from being Kate or Lindsay to being “Piper’s mommy” or “Brady’s mom.”
And, even though parenthood changes you in some of the most amazing ways, the you that existed before is still there. You still have desires, needs, dreams and preferences. You still need certain things to be the best version of yourself and yes, those things have absolutely nothing to do with your children.
If you don’t make your own health, happiness, and wellbeing a priority, then it’s pretty hard to be the mom I know you want to be.
So, let’s all agree that the absolute best thing we can do for our children and families is to fill our own tank!
