Being a Perfectly Posh consultant, I always hear "I don't have time"....
For the past week I have been the personal servant to more than 1 sick child. I was most recently awake for about 48 hours. I've done nothing but clean up poo & vomit, laundry, run to Dr's appointments & pharamacies, call drs, pharmacies, and schools. I've also had to pick up my daughter, and then try and meal plan around a husband whose refusing to eat, a picky eater who barely eats anything, a recovering sick child who is absolutely terrified to eat for fear it will come back up, and then there's my little guy... whose barely keeping anything down and seeming to run a constant fever. I'm monitoring water in takes, voids, bowel movements, but still I had to take 15 minutes to myself. Grant it, it wasn't alone. But for those 15 mins I used all my "shower Posh" I used my exfoliating bar, foot scrub and snarky. I came out of the shower feeling like a million bucks. It was short lived, mind you. This isn't a sales post. This isn't buy my product or else. I simply want you to take/MAKE 15 minutes for yourself. If you're like me everyday is completely out of the question. But every couple days! Whether it's Posh, or a bubble bath, or a glass of wine on the front porch bird-watching while being eaten alive by mosquitoes (yah... its summer again) Take the time for yourself! You Deserve It!
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4/23/2018 0 Comments A Mom is just a Mom...Right?Often times in Motherhood we tend to get lost. Somewhere between the high bar of our own mothers and the wonders of Pinterest, we lose sight in what's really important.It's not how well we make homemade pudding or refurbish and old dresser into a play kitchen. It's our Children.
Often times I'm busy complaining. My house is a mess. My kids don't listen. They're way to loud. They're talking to much. My car is on "E". I really don't feel like coaching the T-Ball kids today. I'm tired. I have so much to do I just chose to do nothing. And then, I slip.... I slip down that slippery slope of losing "motherhood" and gaining resentment. I lose sight of the fact that my 3 children, one day won't be pantless, mouth covered in "Chachy Milk" handing me Perfectly Posh lotions to smell. I lose sight of the fact that my little baby will be going into First grade in a few months. I lose sight at the fact my 5 year old feels like he just came off the mound of a World Series game, even though he was picking flowers in the outfield. I lose sight in the fact that they are children and I am only one plain jane Mom. Sometimes we need to take a step back and reassess our priorities, what makes us happy and what makes our children happy. For me it was one "sponsored" video that made me fall apart. It made me realize my babies... aren't babies.. and they're growing faster then I ever imagined they would and honestly... it's so much more painful that a dirty floor or a sleepless night. That one sad realty hurts me down the core of who I am and I. Cannot. Stop. It. Time just goes by, faster and faster. Often times, people say woman "lose themselves" when they become a mother. For me, this is who I am. It's what I've always wanted. Honestly, I hate myself at times (like today) for taking it for granted, for letting it annoy me. I've decided this summer, when my oldest is on summer break, before my middle starts school, we're taking a vacation. Not just any vacation. I have a list of 100 things to do - from watching the sunrise on the beach, to playing in the rain. For a solid week I will put my phone down, no social media, no business, no promoting, no posting and we're going to complete that list! And it's going to be the best summer ever! Here's the video that has kept me crying for an entire day :https://www.facebook.com/HerViewFromHome/videos/1797551500265596/ |
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