It’s Mother’s Day. And I have been meaning all week to pen a retrospective of motherhood, a warm fuzzy piece about how grateful I am to be a mom. I mean… it really is a miracle that we have two healthy girls. I even sat in awe at my daughter’s preschool Mother’s Day tea this week, so incredibly happy that I have two babies to share this special day with.
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| With Lila at Mother’s Day Tea…after I bawled my eyes out at their concert. |
So then I did something even crazier… I took at 20 minute hot shower. Complete with shampoo, conditioner, mint salt scrub, and I even shaved. I cried for awhile too… because I needed to let myself feel whatever was moving through me.
So moms… on this day that was created back in 1908 and declared a holiday by Woodrow Wilson, I say close the bathroom door! Take back some private time and put yourself first….as often as you can.
Um, I lock myself in the bathroom ALL THE TIME! I loved this post, that you took some time to let your experience wash (literally) through you. For the last few days I have had the song Welcome to the Jungle playing in my head. It’s my new mommy anthem. Rock on!
Glad you took some time…my motto has always been fake it til you make it. I started dressing better last month (most people asked me who died) because I was tired of dressing on the outside how I felt on the inside (I still miss my yoga pants). As long as everyone is still alive at the end of the day…you get to put another mark in the win column!
Good for you! We have this funny notion that we’re horrible moms if we don’t spend every waking moment doing doing doing, with our kids or around the house or whatever. But the times when I have a chance to get away, even just for a short time, I come back refreshed and happy and a BETTER MOM. Get some rest mama, you’re doing great!
Spend More Time With Your Children http://www.nightart.org/fundus.
It does not matter if you work full time or part time. Maybe you stay at home with your children but you are working from home. Even if you stay home with your children, you are busy trying to get everything done. No matter who you are, you probably think that you are not spending enough time with your children. Quality time, that is. There are many ways to spend more time with your children.
Your children do not need to play every sport or do every extracurricular activity out there. You could spend all of your time running your children from one practice to another. Pick just one or two activities that your children love and stick with them.
Plan family dinners where everyone sits at the table, eats, and talks about their day.
Make dinners special so everyone likes to spend time together while eating.
Let your children help when you are working on things.
They can help fix dinner, clean, and fix things. Children learn by watching and doing. Chores can turn into time together so that they are much more enjoyable.
Do things that your children want to do.
It is hard when the house is a mess but get on the floor and play with your children. Play games that they enjoy. Have a movie night and watch their favorite movie.
Find things that you enjoy doing together.
Arts and crafts can be a big hit. NightArt is helping bring parents and children together. You can design a drawing and watch it light up together.
No one feels like they spend enough time with their children. However, you need to make the most of time spent together, instead of worrying if you are spending enough time together. Find things that you enjoy doing together, like NightArt. Check it out at http://www.nightart.org/fundus. It will bring out the artist in everyone, bringing families together.
Sometimes we all need some “me” time even if it is 20 minutes in a hot shower, it makes us better mums when we can take a breath and sort out our heads. We have all needed those moments sure I still need them now because teenage mood swings can be tough to deal with 🙂 Thank you for sharing xx
You know, moms are on 24/7 and I can totally relate to wanting some alone time. I will actually ask my hubby for some alone time as a gift instead of an actual bought gift because I don’t need anymore material things, but I do need alone time. So every once in a great while he will take the kids out for a day and he lets me have my alone time. I love it and it’s much needed and appreciated.
It’s the day after Mother’s Day and I finally caught the cold that I was feeling come on all weekend. I have decided that hotdogs and baked beans from a can are perfectly acceptable Monday night dinner fare!
My husband takes our two girls to go play almost every Sunday. I know I “should” go with them, but I can’t. I just don’t want to. It’s my chance to be all alone in my house and have the TV all to myself. I totally need that space once a week to recharge!
You look absolutely stunning here, Kristen.
Happy Belated Mother’s Day to you!
xo