I’ve had so many moms say, “Wow, Celeste! You are always so together!” Let me tell you. I do NOT always have it together. There’s a lot of mess behind the scenes of what I do as a mom. This is a picture of my kitchen after I finished batching, before clean up. I will be posting something soon on that subject so stay tuned!😉
We live in such a filtered world that tricks us into thinking life is perfect. Of course I like to post beautiful pictures and highlights of my life, and I love looking at other‘s beautiful pictures. Let’s not confuse that with reality though.
What you don’t see is the baby crying, my daughter having a meltdown because math is giving her fits, the dogs digging up my plant and then tracking it all over the house and the pile of laundry waiting to be done.
There is so much pressure now with social media to be the PERFECT mom....make all your food from scratch, only feed them organic brands, do crafts with the kids daily, don’t let them watch tv. Oh, and be sure your hair and makeup are perfect while doing all this. JEEZ that’s alot of work!! And although these are all great things to strive for as a mom, and if you enjoy cooking and crafting...then do it!! But it is not realistic for us to DO IT ALL! Nor should we try! A friend once told me “Don’t judge your behind the scenes to someone else’s highlight reel.“
These are the things I have learned over the last seven years:
1. It’s ok to have emergency corn dogs in the freezer.
2. If it takes longer to make something than it takes for your child to play with it, then scratch that idea. Keep it simple!
3. Pick at least one day that you don’t do your hair and makeup and be ok with it. That’s what sunglasses are for. 😉
4. It‘s ok to let your kids watch tv in moderation. Curious George has taught my daughter some great things!
5. Everyone has bad days. I don’t care who you are.
6. GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK. Love is really all your kids want from you😘😘
A sane mom is a happy mom. If you are doing things that are constantly making you crazy, you can’t focus on the important things (those little beings in your life😉). Sometimes we get so caught up in being perfect we miss some wonderful moments with our kids. Learn to let some things go and ENJOY MOTHERHOOD!!
LOVE YOUR UNFILTERED LIFE❤️❤️
Tell me something you have learned to be ok with as a mom in the comments below. 😘
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