Week 24-Feed the Soul...Read for the Soul

One way that I have always been able to recharge and "feed my soul" is my reading... I love to read... actually, that is an understatement... I NEED to read. I have always loved reading... starting as a little girl, in my crib with an upside-down book, in the dark... I just had to read! I would create a reading corner in my room, with little signs saying "Shh...." and "Reading in Progress".. yes, I was THAT kid! LOL

Well, things have changed in my life...and I'm no longer able to sit in my reading corner, with my signs...or, can I? I have deidec that YES, I can make time to read...a nd once I did.. I make time for it... like turning off the TV (imagine that!) ans reading instead of turning my brain into mush. It's a change that I hope rubs off onto my kids... reading creates pictures and movies in your mind.. and that is better than any other show you can watch in 30 mins!

Week 23-I wanna quit the gym!

Probably the funniest "Friends" episodes ever was when Ross and Chandler attmept to quit the gym... seriously, that's some funny stuff!
Now, you're probably saying "Uhhh... how are you going to work on this if you aren't going to the gym anymore?" Well, I have a secret and it's called Just Dance!
Yep.. that's right.. the video game is my new work out, along with weekly walking in my "moon shoes" aka Shape-ups and visits from Ms Jillian Micheals. I thought long and hard about it... and it just made sense to save the money and be creative. And I am seeing results too!! So, you can have your gym and their fancy machines... I will "jungle boogie" my booty off!!

Week 22-The Boys Club

I like to be involved... I like to know what is going on... I want to do it all... but, I can't and I have accepted that. I mentioned before that I have acknowledged that The Hubby is capable at raising his own kids... he's responsible and trustworthy. :) And I love watching the boys play "boy like" with their Daddy in the backyard... being tackled and flipped like only a father can do.. and in a way that makes a mother cringe and look away... but you hear the laughter and see them running back for more and you KNOW it's the way that they bond.

My boys snuggle with me and whisper secrets in my ear. They hug me and give me kisses. We enjoying coloring, doing art and dancing...

I'm ok if I'm "left out" of the Boys Club...I know that I have a special membership to a secret society that no one else has.

Week 21-Waiting to Exhale

It was a 1995 blockbuster... my first R rated movie in the theater.. the one with Whitney Houston and the fabulous soundtrack. A story about four friend that are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man.

Lost??

I'm not "holding my breath" waiting for the right man... I found him, married him and love him dearly everyday! No, I think I have been "holding my breath" in hopes that I would feel "comfortable" in my role as a mother... and I finally had to exhale and realize that I will never be a perfect mom, but a "fun, learn as I go, laughing" mom. And I'm ok with that! I have stopped comparing myself to other mothers... I have stopped trying to be something that I am not. I want me children to remember ME... and not a version of me that i wanted them to see. I'm happy in my "mommy skin"... it's stretched a bit, maybe a little lose in some spots... but it's me... and it reminds me of the beautiful gifts that God have given me to take care of. If I make any changes in my life, it is for THEM and no one else!!