This guest post was written by Denise Hart, aka The Motivation Mama!
To often mom’s lose themselves when they get into mommy/mother/wife mode. And most of the time neither son/daughter nor husband is going to pull them up and say hey, don’t forget about you. So who does that leave it up to? Well, yes, you’re right: You!
I’ve been an attentive, loving mother for 16 years and one thing I’ve learned the hard way is to be mindful of (gasp) self care. But, honestly you have to take care of you if there’s going to be any real degree of controlled chaos in your household.
Over the next several weeks I’ll be offering my insights, solutions and self care tips to help mom’s maintain their motivation mojo. Here’s two more:
PLAN
Create a flexible schedule. Bear in mind what you pondered on and get out your calendar and write out what you think can happen. Remember, being able to adjust is essential. Practice organizing your life.
PLEASURE
No, I don’t mean it like that! I mean take genuine pleasure in whatever time you do get and whatever you manage to get done. Don’t fret if your hour session ends up being 30 minutes. Don’t pout if you didn’t get all the time you wanted this week. There’s always next week. Talk about how pleased you are with your progress. No matter how big or small, all of your progress has value. Practice feeling good.
Read the first article in the finding the “me” in mommy series.
Denise Hart, aka The Motivation Mama! is a mom to her now very tall 16 year old son and runs 3 businesses in addition to being a tenured College Professor. Her specialty is coaching Mompreneurs, Solopreneurs and women to Create, Transform & Thrive in their lives and their business! Visit Denise’s blog, Solutions from The Motivation Mama! at www.motivationmama.com.
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I completely agree with this. When I quit my job to be a SAHM I decided I needed another way of identifying myself. I ran my first marathon four months later. Marathoning gives me hours a week that are dedicated to a goal. I have also found running partners who have become good friends and talk about things other than children. After eleven years of this though I have found it is also good for my children. They really look up to me for what I do and respect me for the time I put into it.
Ann
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