#onlyamom

[peggyrojas]

It’s easy to make excuses... I had use them all.... I went to bed super tired and late ... not my usual 9pm it was more like 12 am 🤭 I had a great time with my friends I needed some time off.... just sing some old Spanish songs and just talk about everything and anything.... for years I felt guilty about taking some time for myself with friends... I felt like my job was to always be busy and be the perfect mom....and wife ... and step-Mom and granddaughter And sister... I felt remorse because I haven’t completed a family task or a request from my family ... 😩 But it’s okay ... It’s okay to have some downtime... It’s okay to find a sub.. it’s okay to lay in bed for the whole@morning It’s okay to feed pizza to your children one night because you were mentally and physically 😖exhausted It’s okay to say “NO” ==>> but next day will come <<=== You jump back in enjoying your workout and full of energy.... Happy #SelfcareSaturday!! What are you doing today for YOU? #selfrespect #family #mom #stress #therapy #onlyAMom

[littleladybugs11]

Who Am I?

My name is Elizabeth. I am a wife to an amazing husband. I am a mother to two beautiful children. Beyond that, I am not sure who I am anymore. I love being a Mom. There’s nothing else in this world I have more pride in than my kids.But without them I don’t know who I am anymore. 

How did I let this happen? I know being a mother and taking care of a family and a home is a full time job, but how did I let it be the ONLY thing? I don’t really have friends anymore. I have people I talk to, but I don’t really “hang out” with anyone anymore. I don’t get to have “girls nights out” or even just time to myself. I rarely have adult conversation outside of my husband, work and the occasional phone call with my Mom.

I don’t have hobbies. Nothing I have an interest in that fills my free time (the rare occasion I have it). I am simply Mom. The kids take up my every waking moment. The baby who is permanently attached to me (who screams nearly every time I put him down) and the six year old who, since the baby has come along, has become less and less independent. 

I don’t exactly live in a place that’s teaming with entertainment. Nor do I have people nearby that are willing to help out and give me even a few hours without my kids. I work part time and can barely afford to pay the daycare to do that, no way I could afford to work full time. 

I live in a small town where everyone already knows everyone and then there’s me. Just me. 

[ladydeelg]

I love it's because I am messy but also because there is #creativity in the mess. #inspiration #repost from @thepositivemom with @repostapp --- Engorged, homesick, and disappointed. Praying I can get on the next flight. #embracethemess #instamood #elaynaquotes #thepositivemom #amomslife #onlyamom #motherhood #inspiration