"Me time"

After becoming a mommy I heard a lot of this term. "Me time". I guess when you become a mom it becomes apparent that this sacred alone time is pretty much gone. When I worked, I didn't have much "me time" until 5pm, and then I suppose it was all about me until I walked into my office the next day. However, as this mommy thing goes on I have some thoughts on this whole..."I just need some me time" thing.

My days with the girls are so full. So fun. So wonderful. Things are kind of crazy and my house is a bit atrocious, for real. But I have found that I feel fulfilled and content with this mommy job. I have been so blessed by adopting this new idea that "me time" doesn't necessarily have to mean time away from the girls. It doesn't have to be a daily search to find a minute away from them or a girls night out every week. These things are good and necessary. I mean, I will NOT pass up a margarita and bowl of queso with friends if I get the chance and will sprint out this door and not look back. Let me assure you.

But I have been feeling convicted lately that I can include them in my "me time". We can find things to do together that make us all happy. They are only 15 months old, so I know what you are thinking. But I am talking about handing them a book and practicing all the animal sounds while we all drive through starbucks, or finding the children's story that lines up with what we are studying in our small group and reading it to them or singing songs and dancing to iTunes while I cook and they munch on grapes.

Now that I am looking for things that make us all happy, I am finding I am less stressed and worn out at the end of the day. It's not all about them but it's not all about me either. In this season of life it is about "us" and I am so happy it is! I think as mommies it is so easy to get so bogged down in the daily grind. The diapers, and fussing, and crying, and finances, and runny noses and trips to the doctor.

But I am noticing that when I am making a conscious effort to look at our days together, look at what makes us ALL happy, and try my best to not just survive mickey mouse club house, and cooking and cleaning, but actually enjoy it, I can go to bed and smile thinking about the day to come as opposed to wanting to curl up in a ball and wish a magical fairy would swoop in and be mommy for a day.

Just my thoughts today. :)

Gone are the days where I sat propped up dictating recipes to people to cook for me, water on my belly, remote next to me! But maybe I can find a happy median in this whole "me time" thing! Ha!

(found this and had to post....I was one SPOLIED pregnant person!! And, whoa there are lots of patterns happening in this pic!)