Surviving Motherhood

Surviving Motherhood

I'm going to share with all of you the secret I've learned about Surviving Motherhood.

Please come close to the screen, a little closer, little closer please.

That's perfect, now are you ready?  I'm only gonna tell you this one time.

Are you ready?  The secret is, "There isn't a secret.  Motherhood is survival of the fittest"

However I have learned a few Do's and Don'ts I will share with you.

1.  Do get out of the house, don't become a hermit because you gave birth and are tired. 

2.  Don't stick your finger in your kids diaper to see if there is something inside it.  

3.  Do Exercise - and I'm not talking about running the house like a mad woman.  Set yourself up with some type of physical exercise that you enjoy and just DO IT.  I've started walking my neighborhood pulling Jacob in a wagon, those hills are killers but I feel better when I'm done.

4.  Don't loose your temper.  Remember the old saying "don't let'em see you sweat" .  Basically don't sweat the small stuff and in the grand scheme of life, most of it is small stuff.  If you kid pours milk all over the floor, don't sweat it, wipe it up and get on with your day.

5.  Don't cry over spilled milk unless it's breast milk that you just pumped and you accidentally dropped it.

6.  Do laugh when you want to cry.  

Learn to laugh at yourself and life will be a little easier and a lot more fun.

Stuff happens, get used to it and get on with it.  After all, is whatever you want to cry about anything you'll remember or care about when you kid is 18 and leaves for college?  Laugh, you'll feel better.

7.  Housework this is a toughie.  My house doesn't look like it used to.  Sometimes I'm just to exhausted to care.  I've got toys everywhere, stains on the furniture, baby wipe containers EVERYWHERE.  But I've had an amazing revelation about my house; "We live in it and we have a toddler.  I'm doing my very best.    

If you are my friend you can overlook a little messy sometimes. If you're my friend you won't mind stepping over some toys to come visit me.  If you're not my friend, then I don't really care anyway so why give it a second thought."  

8.  Do eat a healthy diet.  Junk food is so easy and convenient but in the end it just weighs you down.  I have to admit that I've never met a donut that I didn't like.

9.  Do find some balance in your life.  Find some "Me" time in your busy schedule. I'm struggling really hard with this one.  Find time to be creative, turning off creativity will make your life torture.  You need that outlet.

Patience will help you to overcome almost anything.  Simplify your life; don't make things any harder than they have to be.  Remember KISS.  

10.  Do remember that if being a mother was easy, men would do it.

11.  Do learn to Forgive, yourself and others for mistakes.  You're never going to be Perfect and neither is anyone else. 

Self Portrait of what All Moms want to be

I've ran companies and worked hard all my life but no job I've ever done was 

as hard or as important as being a Mom.

I'm sure you all have learned Dos and Don'ts of your own.
Hope you will share with us in the comments section.
I'd love to hear from you.

till next time

Angel