You Are Worth It

I use to buy shoes all the time.  Great shoes. Unique shoes.

Now I am a mom. Of two. 

And now my hobby of collecting shoes has slowed.  BIG TIME. 

And with that so has the general up keep of myself.

And so today, it took my mother to remind me that I am worth it, I do deserve it and I should not feel guilty about taking care of myself.  Bobbie Brown Cosmetics now considers me a "good" customer.

I have been surviving on the bare minimum, living in sweats the last two months and today was my day.  I think mothers sometimes equate sacrifice and taking care of everyone else first with love... and yes in some cases it does, I am not saying sacrificing a liver to save a life does not equal love...but what I am saying is that mom's need to take care of themselves too.  And value themselves so that they remain happy enough to make that dinner at night, or be okay with scrubbing off that crayon off the hardwood floors.

Now don't get me wrong - I know my value and I am greatly underpaid!!!! ha.  But it really did take my mother giving me a "talk" on the way home so I didn't hyperventilate from the amount of money I spent on makeup.   But tomorrow is back to work day and I needed a little pick me up since not all my clothes fit yet.

So yes, Grandma's visit was much needed. Esp last night.  Emily got super super sick (like puke in mom and dad's bed multiple times sick) and of course right in the middle of that Eli decided he totally needed in on the attention -sigh.  I felt my mental state slowly slipping into insanity but then Grandma Mimi stepped in to save the day and handled Eli (meaning she threw herself in front of the baby spit up and took one for the team).  So we were extremely lucky to have a grandma in the house.

And to top it all off, the office is somewhat an office - minus a desk (finding the right one) but we can totally walk into and out of the room and I am proud enough to leave the doors open!!! SUCCESS!!!

And all the laundry is done (again kudos to mom) including the puke-y bedding and towels.

Now I must start to pick out tomorrow's outfits, pack Eli & Emily's daycare bags and mentally prepare for my morning of chaos.

Might throw a bubble bath in there somewhere too!

Happy Labor Day Everyone!