Sometimes, I don’t remember who I am anymore.
It’s as though I’ve disappeared into motherhood and wife-ness. I’ve disappeared into this wonderful family and life that we’ve created for ourselves.
I’m not complaining. Not really.
I love my life, but sometimes, I miss myself.
Along the way, I seem to have lost a bit of who I am.
I’m spending a little less time getting ready, a little less time meeting friends, a little less time reading those favourite books, a little LOT less time working out.
A little less of everything that used to be just about me.
Everything that used to make me, ME.
And it’s bothering me lately.
Because it adds up.
Little by little, it becomes a lot.
Until, soon enough, you can’t remember who you are.
You lose yourself in your kids, your home, your job, your relationship. Everything else but you.
And that’s where I feel like I am.
But this spring, I’m changing that.
Now that both my children are a bit older, I feel like I have time to start thinking about myself again.
This last year has been all about my daughters, and I have definitely been putting myself on the back burner.
So now, it’s time to put the focus back onto myself a little. Doing those things that I’ve been ignoring for too long.
It’ll mean meeting friends for lovely, laughter-filled conversations.
It’ll mean fixing up my hair and face a bit more often.
It’ll mean going shopping just for the sake of shopping. Alone.
It’ll mean taking the time to work out.
It’ll mean spending an evening reading a good book every once in a while.
Just enough to rejuvenate myself.
Just enough so my daughters have a happy and relaxed mommy. A mommy who always puts them first, but takes care of herself, too.
Just enough so that my husband recognizes a bit more of the woman he married. The one who was lively and fun to be around.
Just enough so that I see myself looking back at me in the mirror.
Get real life advice on how to make time for yourself a priority, from a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) and a work-outside-the-home mom (WOHM).
Printer-friendly version