I always swore up and down that I would never lose myself to motherhood. I would make time to workout, go out alone, date my husband, do my hair everyday……but as soon as they placed that sweet little bundle of joy in our arms I entered the hood and it was a mother! Now let me preface this by letting you know, I am in no way shape or form complaining about being a Mom. I know with every fiber of my being that I was in fact born to be a Mom. I love being a Mom and I even love being a stay at home Mom. With that being said I also think that its important to remember that before my name was Mama, I went by the name Rachel.
I spent the last 15 months completely consumed by being that sweet little girls Mom but along the way I stopped taking time to take care of myself. Its easy to do when the days are filled to the brim with little (big) feelings, reading books, playing in the sun, and spending every waking moment not missing a thing that my little one does but I think its time that I start to re-invest in me. Its time to get ready in the morning so I feel like a human. Its time to make that workout that I love doing a priority. Its time to take the help when its offered by my husband and leave the house for 30 minutes of uninterrupted me time and not fall into the self induced guilt session.
If I want to raise a strong confident daughter then it starts with me being a strong and confident Mom. If I want to have a strong and thriving marriage then I need to be a strong and thriving partner! So what do I do? Ive started off with a few simple things: I am taking a pottery class every Monday, I am listening to personal development while I walk, I’m making time to sit down and write, I am taking the time to spend one on one time my husband, and I am trying my best to be ok with leaving Lucy at home with her Dad and going out all alone.
Baby steps.
“How would you nurture her if you were the mother to little you?”
-RO-
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