I think it is our innate need to provide the perfect home for our hunnies and babes and we forget to stop and think what is important to us. I mean seriously there isn't enough time in the day to do it all, yet I can't help but feel like I failed when I didn't get a workout in or I stopped for fast food instead of cooking. Maybe the problem is that what is important to me is providing the perfect home, but I had a bit of an epiphany in Joann's today when I realized I just couldn't make elaborate costumes for the girls this year. Thanks to my mom. Have I ever mentioned how amazing my mom is? If not, she is really is amazing and I really love her. She gives pretty good advice too...most of the time. She should never go on vacation though. Heaven forbid she be unavailable when I need her. ;) Anyway, I realized right then and there as I was mourning the loss of hand-crafted costumes that the perfect home we should be providing is the one with lots of laughs and love, not necessarily homemade costumes, gourmet meals, and award winning photography. You win some, you lose some, right? I mean I may or may not have even remotely finished their baby books. Will they care one day? Maybe, but at least they won't feel discriminated against since both are completely incomplete.
So from this day forward, I have committed myself to enjoy each day making my little bugs happy, showing B how much I love him, spending some time in the word "centering" myself and carving out a little time for myself, which will probably involve photography most days and hopefully workouts some days. I will reserve sewing projects for the really important stuff, and I may never coupon again. Who knows, maybe I'll drink a rockstar every once and again and do it all, but I am going to learn to walk across the crumbs on the floor as we head out the door to enjoy life. If you can relate, you should join me.
Tomorrow, I will edit these for a little "me time", but I think they are pretty darn good straight out of the camera.
3 comments:
I agree take time to enjoy. Life goes to fast. Sometimes we try to do it all and it all slips away. Sometimes a mess is more of a joy. I've learned that the hard way. Get your sleep and learn that the little things are the most important. Love your family because sometimes it slips away and you don't see it coming. Love yourself and put God in first place and life will be worth it.
Love you.
Amazing post!! And you're right, your girls will never remember the time you spent sewing those little costumes, but they will remember the fun time you had doing a fun activity for Halloween. It's the memories that count. I know exactly what you mean though... I have an issue with "needing" to have a clean house, and lately I've realized that just isn't going to happen for about 18 more years. lol Enjoy this week with your beautiful girls! Oh, and your photos are amazing!!! :)
Jenna,
I loved this post. Your girls are so young and all they will remember is a happy mama and a happy home. You are awesome. You are always coming up with new ideas. Your kids are so beautiful! I have felt like you before. When my kids were young, I had them in almost every single child activity. I actually can't believe I did that back then. I had them in Ballet, Gymnastics, Ice Skating, Art, Piano, I'm not joking. They weren't all at the same time, but they were for little spurts. I wanted to give them everything. I realize now that I was young and so were they and we have so much time left to explore and have fun, we don't need to cram it all in. Im happy I did those things, but now I just try to live every day. I do try to cook meals though, but they definitely don't need to be organic or all homemade, there's just not enough time. I've never made a costume because I can't sew clothes, but I can go with my kids and have them pick out a costume and they are thrilled. You are their mommy and that is all they really need!
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