Keeping up with the kids

So many mom-bloggers strive tirelessly to portray a perfect life, and I don't blame them. There's so much competition out there on social media that it's hard not to keep things in perspective.

It's not a new phenomenon though. Back before social media, people were trying to "Keep up with the Jones'" for millennia. The only difference now is that everyone's perfect lives are in our face every minute of every day. It's exhausting! Just looking at Johanna Gain's extensive portfolio is overwhelming. I can barely keep up with my two kids and write a blog post once in a while. I have to admit I'm not the most motivated or energetic mom, sometimes it's hard enough just to live up to how I perceive my own mom. But I also have a tendency to be hard on myself, which I'm working on.

I want to be everything all at once, and I beat myself up when I can't be. I want to be the best mom, wife, have a meaningful career, and have a beautiful spotless house all at the same time!

Haha, as my mom always sings "Dreeeam, dream, dream, dream" . No one can be everything at once. We are all on our own path in trying to better ourselves, it doesn't happen all at once. One day you will look back at your life and be amazed at what you've accomplished. Those days that seemed to never end with the babies and terrible two-three-fours will be over (I'm told) before you know it. The school years and difficult adolecent years will fly by. And then your kids will be adults and guess what? You'll still have time to start something new, a new career maybe, or business, that hobby you wanted to pick up, that book you've always wanted to write. Your life doesn't end the minute you have children. Your identity, although it may seem like it right now, doesn't become absorbed and lost into your children. This is a really hard phase in your life, but it's just a phase. Wisdom and experience comes with time, and you'll get there. For now, just slow down and look around at what you have NOW.