Ok, I am the first to admit that I tend to take care of everyone else first and I am the last person I think to take care of...wait, I think that is what most moms do, so hey at least I am not alone! :-) Brad, my husband, practically has to throw me out the door to do something for myself. Well, this weekend I do not know if someone hit me over the head or what; I tend to think that I simply had an a-ha moment. Anyways I treated myself to a beautiful bracelet that I have been eyeing up for months. I am not much on materialistic items, as long as I have my family, health, friends and happiness I am a pretty happy camper. Maybe that is why I started to feel a bit guilty when I bought this item. Thank goodness for Brad because he was the one that pointed out to me how hard I work at everything I do and for me to treat myself once in awhile is not such a bad thing. I have to admit I love this bracelet and will probably wear it every day and it will be my reminder that it is ok to take care of myself with something "fun" now and then.
My second HUGE milestone of the weekend, I FINISHED READING A BOOK!! I know, I know you are thinking what is so special about this? Well let's see I have not finished a book in YEARS! Recently my reason for lack of reading was our two small children ages 3 and 1.5 years. Prior to them I literally was working all the time, I think I have a bit of a "work alcoholic syndrome," think I obtained that "syndrome" from my dad. Anyhow it felt so great to take some time for myself and just read. I had forgotten how much I love to read! As a child I would devour a book in one day and still want more. If I had the time I'll bet I could still do that! Now for those of you wondering what piece of great American Literature did I read, well it was....(drum roll please) Mommywood by Tori Spelling. Now before you all decide to start jumping all over me about my reading choice, let me tell you, I LOVED THIS book! She may be a celebrity but some of the exact same struggles I face as a parent she faces too. Anyhow the point here is that thanks to Tori Spelling I have tapped into something I really enjoyed in the past and I want to keep this going.
Point of the weekend was I actually worked to align my needs and fit them in nicely with my family's needs and I feel much better as a Mom because I did some things for me.
Now stay tuned as this Mom adds a "first" in my life tomorrow...jury duty. We will be starting a new book while there!
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I hear you on the reading front. I've been reading like crazy this summer after not reading for a LONG time. When I finish one book, I immediately pick up another. I just finished the last one this morning, and I started it Saturday. It's hard to find a balance between me time, mommy time and wife time though. Fortunately Hubby's a reader too!
ReplyDeletePS it's good to see you blogging, I've subscribed to your feed.
Caroline, thank you so much for subscribing to my feed. I know that I am facing many of the same challenges that others are facing out there and I thought it would be great to try to start a dialogue with everyone. I can't wait to continue hearing from you!!
ReplyDeleteCaroline is a the best when it comes to comments and keeping up with reading everyone else's blogs. Do you think she also takes care of everyone else but herself? :)
ReplyDeleteHey Mitz--you gotta read what you enjoy, not what everyone else want's you to read! :) I need fluff usually when I listen to books b/c I want a break from reality. I'm glad you enjoyed your pick and took some time for you.
What kind of bracelet did you get? :)