I have spent the last few months beating myself up over who I am not. Spent a lot of time and energy trying to be someone I am not. Here is a short list of things I am not:
- Organized
- A good house keeper
- A crafty person
- Fast
Now, as a stay at home mom, organized and house keeper are pretty important. I often think of them as job requirements. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to get better. I have read countless blogs and bought more day planners and menu planners than you can imagine. I felt like I needed to be this person in order to be a good mom and wife. I have made some progress, but I'm still me.
As far as "crafty", this is a nice thing to be when you have kids. Kids love crafts. I try, but I am not good.
I love running and cycling. I love triathlons. I would LOVE to be fast. I am not.
I need to be ok with these short comings. I need to stop thinking of them as short comings. I'm not saying I'm going to give up. I will always keep trying. I am simply going to embrace the person that I am. I'm going to be the best ME that I can be. I am going to stop comparing myself to others. I have to work with what I've got.
I am a good mom. Pnut and Little Dude don't care that I'm a sucky artist. They don't care that the morning's Cheerios are still on the floor at bedtime. I'm certain they enjoy having pancakes for dinner, when I forget to take the "planned" meal out of the freezer.
I might not be the fastest person on the course, but I have gotten faster with every season. I should be proud of that. I am proud of that.
I will never be the next Martha Stewart. I will never be a professional athlete. I WILL be the best I can be. And I WILL be proud of that.
I love running and cycling. I love triathlons. I would LOVE to be fast. I am not.
I need to be ok with these short comings. I need to stop thinking of them as short comings. I'm not saying I'm going to give up. I will always keep trying. I am simply going to embrace the person that I am. I'm going to be the best ME that I can be. I am going to stop comparing myself to others. I have to work with what I've got.
I am a good mom. Pnut and Little Dude don't care that I'm a sucky artist. They don't care that the morning's Cheerios are still on the floor at bedtime. I'm certain they enjoy having pancakes for dinner, when I forget to take the "planned" meal out of the freezer.
I might not be the fastest person on the course, but I have gotten faster with every season. I should be proud of that. I am proud of that.
I will never be the next Martha Stewart. I will never be a professional athlete. I WILL be the best I can be. And I WILL be proud of that.
I love this!!! It is so hard some days to see other moms and what they do and wonder why I don't do the same. Cooking is a huge fault of mine- I don't cook well and don't like it. But I will try once my family is back together!
ReplyDeleteGood for you....I always think the best example I can be for my kids is to just be me. Yes,sometimes the hamper may be overflowing with laundry, the carpets haven't been vacuumed in a week and we are eating cereal for dinner, but none of those things make you a good and kind person so they really don't rank too highly in my priorities. Although I just can't help but want to ride my bike faster :-)
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