Just Another Night Of Endless Possibilities
I know I’m preaching to the choir…because currently you’re reading our blog because you found us on YouTube, and pinning on Pinterest, and Facebook messaging with a friend, while tuning into the results show of The Voice. Or is that just me? 🙂
I sit here in the quiet of my home…kids are at their dad’s and the neighbor’s dogs are quiet for once…and am wondering if I should self-diagnose my self with adult on-set of ADD. (I’m totally being sarcastic, but you already know me…so you forgive me!) I can’t focus . I have an aversion to working the job that actually pays me. And instead I’m pondering if the flannel shirts I saved from my dad’s Goodwill pile will actually turn out cute if I add the vintage lace and pearl buttons…or will it just look like a lame attempt at urban cowgirl chic.
Yes, this is the disease otherwise known as motherhood. You know. The life that finally belongs to you after 8pm when the kids head to bed. The night, which may be “old” to some, is YOUNG to us moms who finally have a moment to sit (wait, don’t sit, you have a sink full of dirty dishes…take a moment, finish those, then sit!) and be US!
I think I have a hard time focusing because I want to do too many things. (And for all things holy, why on earth did I decide Pinterest was a time-saver??) I feel like the “Round 1” bell goes off as soon as the kids’ heads hit their pillows and I’m off running the race of being all that I can be without the constraints of being a mom, keeper of the home, etc. But what is it all for?
Maybe it’s to prove I still exist outside of the title of “mom”. Maybe it’s to work through a to-do list, even a fun list, without being interrupted by pesky things like homework, dinner, or blow drying hair after showers. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to lose the piece of me that loves to create, loves to dream, loves to push myself to add just one more thing to my plate. And maybe, just maybe, feeding that part of my soul makes me a better mom!
So, today, despite how crazy it may seem, do something that YOU love! Do something that feeds your soul. Do something that reminds you of who you are deep down inside. And then revel in that passion…purpose…identity.
For you were created for such a time as this!
Hugs!
I’m off to really work now, promise…after I answer the FB message from my friend…who I know is sitting on her couch reading magazines, pinning, and watching the Real Housewives of Orange County as she messages me! Yes, it’s contagious! Hee!
R