If you give a mom a macaccino...

If you give a mom a macaccino, her kids will probably need a tissue, then she will realize that the kitchen is a huge disaster and start to clean that up first..."MOOMM!!!! I need a tissue again" then she will bring her daughter a tissue and realize the living room is also a mess and start to clean that up. Then she will have forgotten all about the macaccino and now it is cold, into the microwave it goes...and so on and so on until she gives up and dumps the damn thing in the sink. Mom - 0, Macaccino-1.

Have you ever read the book "If you give a mouse a cookie"? It is my all time favorite kids book because I totally relate to both characters. As a mom, I am the little kid helping the mouse by picking up after all of his misadventures in "helping". I also identify strongly with the mouse, starting new projects every few minutes and never quite finishing anything. At the end of the day there is this unimaginable exhaustion that never seems to be quite curved and yet...nothing truly got accomplished. I read this amazing story years ago and it totally resonated with me and gave me this beautiful analogy for motherhood. At least it was good preparation!


All of this to say...
1. Us moms need to slow down and drink our hot beverage!
2. We need to focus on one task at a time
3. Give ourselves a little more grace at the end of the day!
4. Mommin ain't easy but this little stage doesn't last forever. I am learning to love it instead of being sad for my messy house!

I am really working hard lately on trying to do one thing at a time and work on completing that task before I start the next one. (Although, as I type this I am sipping my drink...can't win them all!)

Be well my friends!