This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PEDS®.
Coming at you today with some mom truths for you. I know, I know, #momtruths are everywhere but this is my mom truth today; Sometimes I need help being the best Mama I can be! There, I said it, not I can relax! It’s a hard thing to admit that we need help, right? But why? What ever happened to the term of “it takes a village” to raise kids? I believe that so so much.
Luckily for me and my husband we have amazing parents that will watch our kiddos whenever we ask, allowing us to have some us time or even some me time and it’s always so helpful. I’ve learned a couple extra tricks in my four and a half years of mumming that I’m going to list here!
Take care of yourself
Stay comfortable
Invest in multi-use clothing
Make time to date your spouse
Let’s dive into each of the four points listed and I’ll tell you how I do these things for myself. You might be surprised how simple some of these really are, too!
Taking Care Of You—This should be an obvious thing to do but it gets overlooked so much once you’re a mom. I always try to remember that I can’t adequately take care of anyone else until I have taken care of myself. For me, this doesn’t mean spending hours away at a spa being pampered, although how amazing would that be!? First of all, I don’t want to spend the money and more importantly the time to go to the spa and all. I take care of myself by simply going upstairs for an hour or so to be with myself. When I’m away from everyone else downstairs and actually have the ability to ficus on me, I like to read through my Bible, give myself a pedicure, watch my favorite crime show, or simply scroll through my social media. I’m not one to take naps throughout the day because I know I have so much to do, so relaxing alone is my me-time!
Invest In Multi-Use Clothing—I love leggings as I mentioned above and those are so easily dressed up or down! I always try to invest in less. I’ll for sure spend more money on one piece of clothing, like a flowy sleeveless dress that can be worn alone in summer or with a jacket in the cooler months, over 10 other pieces that I would only really wear during one season! Also, I can’t tell you how many times I have forgotten an appointment or even my women’s group meetings and had to run out the door and am always so thankful that I can just grab a jacket or hat with some wedges and PEDS® and it makes me feel so much more put together!
Make Time To Date Your Spouse—This topic can be so overwhelming but I had to come to the realization that it didn’t have to be! Thank about it this way; When you first started dating your spouse were you only dating when you were physically out on a date? No, of course not. You dated through your flirty text messages and phone calls. You were dating when one person cooked at home for the other person. You were dating when you were hanging out watching t.v. with each other. I had to learn that there are always opportunities to date your spouse and it doesn’t even have to be outside of your home!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PEDS®.