I have been a mom for 5.5 years. And boy has it been a journey! Only now that my boys (aka: nuclear energy bombs) are 5 and 3, I can sit, reflect, think, go to the bathroom in peace (not really) and take a shower on my own. All of these are vital to the sanity of any human, especially a mom.<\/p>\n
The first few years for any parent of small children are a challenge, to say the least. As women we deal with so many things at once like lack of sleep, loss of self, post partum depression and the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n
As the kids get older we start to settle and re-invent our identity as a mom while still keeping some aspects of ourselves in tact. It was at this point in my life that I started to realize that as a mom I have a huge influence on everyone in my household. My attitude and state of mind influenced everyone around me. Then it downed on me that what my kids really wanted and needed<\/strong> is for me to be a happy mother. I had an obligation to be happy so my kids and my family could be happy as well. If I didn\u2019t take care of myself I would really be neglecting my family.<\/p>\n After I had this realization I sat down and made a list of things that made me happy. I asked myself what filled me up and what were some things I could do on a daily basis to sustain my happiness. Alone time was very important to me and I realized I had to carve out daily \u2018me\u2019 time to keep my sanity. I thought that by being with my kids 24\/7, I was being a better mom, but instead I was cranky and annoyed especially towards the end of the day. After my \u2018me\u2019 time I came back to my family refreshed and with a smile on my face. The time away gave me a reason to miss them and want to be with them again.<\/p>\n After a few weeks of having more time to myself to do the things that I loved to do, I became a more productive, more supportive, and over all a happier mom and wife. My enjoyment of being a parent was higher and I found myself smiling more and able to enjoy the moment with my kids. In return the kids were happier because they had a more patient, relaxed and happier mom. Bottom line is that my kids wanted a happy, smiling mom and I am the only one that can give it to them. One more toy or another trip won\u2019t change their lives. But having a happy mom will, so even when things get tough I am now committed to being happy everyday and I encourage every mom to give her kids the gift of happy ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have been a mom for 5.5 years. And boy has it been a journey! Only now that my boys (aka: nuclear energy bombs) are 5 and 3, I can sit, reflect, think, go to the bathroom in peace (not really) and take a shower on my own. All of these are vital to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n