September 2019
It’s not always IG
They say being a Mom isn’t always easy – but nobody elaborated that it isn’t always easy being a mom, a professional, a wife, a friend, or just a human being ALL AT THE SAME TIME. This juggle is a struggle!
How do I prioritize when it’s most important to play what role? How do we manage our time so our kids don’t get the run down, exhausted, need some space version of ourselves? So that our friends don’t give up on us because we can’t live up to the previous version of ourselves and what we were as a friend? Or so people don’t think we are under performing professionals who can’t manage their time or even worse who isn’t dedicated ENOUGH to their career because we aren’t available to our business 24/7?
Is it so bad that I can commit to being an A+ professional when I’m expected to be, but when it’s bath time with my babies they deserve me 100% and I 👏🏽 do 👏🏽 not 👏🏽 want 👏🏽 to 👏🏽 feel 👏🏽 guilty 👏🏽 about 👏🏽 that 👏🏽! Why do I feel if I don’t make myself available to everyone : kids, work, husband, friends 100% of the time than I am not a 100% everything. I’m a 25% mom, a 25% wife, a 25% professional, and if you’re lucky I’ll be a 25% friend feeling indebted to all of my 200% friends.
How do we split ourselves into pieces to fulfill all the roles and relationships that make our world turn without shattering ourselves? And without being a giant, guilt-driven, disappointment?
I have to find a way to accept that nothing is easy, and that we can love ourselves wholly, and those who are important to us without giving the whole of ourselves away. And to accept that sometimes, 25% has to just be enough.
I want to lead with intention. I want the peace that comes with moving toward the happiness with out the drowning weight of guilt.
And lastly, how do I get my kids to sleep ALL NIGHT?
💙TiredButGratefulAF
My thoughts in my notes. 