The Mom Challenge: Week 7
Hello ladies! I’ve got so much to share with you all this week! I’ve been so busy lately, but you know hard work pays off! {Or it is supposed to anyways right?!?!}
If you are new to the mom challenge visit here. It’s a list of ALL the past challenges. Also make sure to login to The Blog Frog. It’s free to join! And I was thinking of starting a live chat on Saturday night? Thoughts?
Alright this week’s challenge is for us. The short order cooks, the chauffeurs, the accountants, the cheerleaders, teachers, maids, and doctors otherwise known simple as Mom. Being a mom is hard work! We are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. For life.
But you know what. Even supermoms need a break. I was talking to my mom the other day and I told her “You need a hobby.” Her response: “I don’t have time for a hobby.” (My mom still has 2 kids in elementary school! My youngest brother and I are 20 years apart! WOWSERS!)
I realized that there are probably lots of women like my mom. Work, come home, clean up, make dinner, run kids to this place and that place, come home, clean up some more, sleep. Repeat.
Us moms need to take care of ourselves! How can we expect to be re-charged and on top of our game if we don’t get 15 minutes to ourselves! My mom claims she does stuff for herself. She does yard work (In my opinion it’s only called yard work if it’s a chore. If you like to do it you call it gardening…but whatever.) And sometimes she reads (aka falls asleep in her chair with her book in her hands).
So this week’s challenge is to set up a date. A date with yourself. Tell the hubby (or find a sitter) to come watch the kids (or take the kids out!) and do your own thing. This does NOT include: running errands, cleaning up the house, surfing Pinterest looking for dinner ideas, or doing laundry. This time is just FOR you. And YOU only. Go get your nails done. Meet up with a girlfriend for appetizers (and a margarita), go shopping (for yourself!!), go see that chick flick, head to the flea market, take a nap! Do something for yourself! You deserve it!!
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I must have read your mind, I have a day away scheduled with the girls this Sunday.
I totally agree, this is SO important. I learned the hard way! But I always appreciate the reminder, or I will keep forgetting to schedule the ever important “me time”. As a matter of fact, I am doing good this week – I spent hours last night at a dear friend’s house while my husband held down the fort (after bedtime it isn’t really that bad). And I have a new “date” next week, with my Moms of Multiples group 🙂
I have been following your Mom Challenge and I was just wondering where you have gone?!
Are the rest of the challenges also me time? lol 😉 Wouldn’t that be nice?!
Lately I realized i was finding “me time” comfort, eating cookies. So i decided to go a different way considering cookies where making me gain a little weight. I decided to change that and the other day I bought fun nail polish. Now when the girls are asleep I give my myself fun color manicures and pedicures! its relaxing, fun, and everyday i see my hands and feet, it makes me smile!!
I just joined this challenge…what a GREAT idea!! i really have been trying to spend more time with my girls. They are growing up so fast…thanks!
A date. with myself! I LOVE THAT. me time is um…well. it does not happen around here! glad I perused your sight! 🙂 may I ask a technical questio? How did you get the Subscribe via Email button for your followers. I am on Google Blogger and have not seen an option to add that gem!
thank you!
Tracy