You're Awesome

There comes a time in every woman’s life when she needs to stop and say, “You know what, self, you’re pretty awesome.”  I’ve come to realize that that time should be daily.

Rule #1 for mother self-identification: stop the self-hate.

I’ve gotten to the point in life where I negatively self-assess in the mirror.  Are those really my hips?  Not much longer until my my boobs reach  my belly button.  It’s time to say, “Woman! Those hips and that bowl full of jelly  are there because you created three lives. Three human beings.  And those boobs?  Those boobs are sagging because you nourished those tiny humans.  That’s amazing!”

On the inside, I feel drained of my former self.  The once charismatic “I’m pretty happy with myself” person seems to be missing.  Instead, the “was I a good enough mother today” person is there.  Always questioning if we did enough is self-destructive.  I don’t like when others put me down, so why would I put myself down?  I’m afraid of having any “me” time because I don’t want to seem like a poor mother.  But ya know what?  We need our “me” time.  One hundred percent of it.  My daughter tells me several times a day that I’m the best mommy ever, so I must be doing something right.

So, I will now be dawning a daily ritual.  At some point each day, I will look in the mirror and say, “You are beautiful and worth it.”  I think you should do the same.  Rock on, girlfriend.

Perfectly Yours,

Samantha