An Almost Perfect Mom
I have come to the realization lately that I just can not do it all. It’s impossible. I can’t be 100% mom, 100% wife, 100% business woman, and 100% me. Mathematically, it doesn’t add it. I am horrible at math and even I can figure that one out.
But I have still been struggling lately to do it all. To be there for the kids all of the time. To be on top of game work-wise. To just be me.
It’s hard, y’all.
And then I cracked open a fortune cookie and read this:
It couldn’t have come at a more perfect time.
When we try to be everything every minute of the day, we will fail at something. I have to let go of trying to being everything all the time and start focusing on just being one thing at a time.
Focus on just being an awesome mom when I am with the boys.
Focus on just being an awesome photographer when I am with clients.
Focus on just being, well, awesome!
And I’m ok with that. I am ok with being an almost perfect mom.
Today, I’m Pouring My Heart Out with Things I Can’t Say.
I featured a post on BlogHer today reminding us that it’s OK to be an OKAY mom.
It’s more than OK in my book!
I think this is an important reminder for us all – if we try to be everything, we end up doing nothing well…great fortune cookie!
somedays I’m an awesome mom and ok wife and other days I’m a good blogger and great wife. I’m ok with all these variations,
Oh, wow! That’s such a powerful fortune cookie message! Mine are usually oddly cryptic like and never make much sense.
We can’t do it all! Sometimes it’s best to let go of trying so hard so we can enjoy what’s right in front of us that we ARE doing well! 😉 Stopped by from Shell’s place.
Very true!
I know I can’t do it all. Some nights we have cereal for dinner. And that’s okay.
I needed to see this pic of your fortune cookie just that much right now! Thank you for posting this;)
Timing is everything – as that fortune cookie reminds us. Way to be awesome.
Good for you for realizing that you can’t be and do everything!!
What a perfect fortune!
Im also guilty of this… We just cant have it all.. 😉 very nice blog!
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Stopping by from the BloggyMoms Blog Hop. I needed to see that fortune cookie. This is one of the things that I struggle with, trying to be everything to everybody. It just doesn’t happen. I’m learning to say no to the things that aren’t important and focusing on the things and people in my life who are the most important. Thanks!