Let me start this by wishing all Mother's out there a Happy Mother's Day. My Mom taught me a lot about life. She made me always believe in myself and no matter what have confidence in who you are and in whatever you are doing. Right now I am doing motherhood. I would say I am at the beginning stage, I have only put 6 years into it and I have a lot more years to go through. I know my years of diapers, ninja turtles, and dollies will fade and turn into something else....I hear these are the easy years and day by day I think I understand that a little more. There problems are small even though there tantrums might be big. I am enjoying these moments just right where they are. So back to the confidence my mom always tried to make me see....I am not always confident in Motherhood. There are time I fail and there have been many days I wish I could have had a do-over. As a mom I am thankful for some great friends who help me realize that I am not the only one who has these moments or days for that matter. As I reach my 6 week mark of having my third child I will be released from no exercise. To most that is a torture word to me it is a stress relief and I love to just pop on some tunes and sweat!!! Last summer I got into running and I was getting better week by week. Early August came and my morning runs seemed to be taking much longer and weren't so easy anymore. After two weeks of blaming the humidity I realized it wasn't humidity but the baby growing inside me!!!! Weeks later the exhaustion of pregnancy set in and those running shoes got set aside. So here I am ready to start again. The right shoe...shoe shopping I go! After my precious Jaelynnn rearranged most of the crocs and undid a few laces I was debating between two pair. The nice salesman came and chatted with me and he was very helpful. At the end of our conversation he said "you know the only difference in those two shoes is the price." What should a mother do, she should buy the more cheaper of the two right?.....right. So I left the store with shoes in hand, happy that I got a new pair of shoes. These shoes have sat on the counter for a week while I have been debating on why I settled on that pair. The other pair will not make me faster nor will not get me in shape quicker but I know that other pair brings me one thing CONFIDENCE. Confidence because I felt like me! There are days when a shower doesn't happen till 3 and the laundry is the biggest mountain I may EVER climb! I am still Missy in this motion of mothering. The girl with the purple hair, who likes campfires, and toby mac. Mothers tend to get lost in Mickey Mouse, school lunches and which activity are we running to next. We lose ourselves so quickly in this rush. So as I found a small piece in me in those shoes I wanted to wear for they gave me confidence in this world that right now I know as Motherhood. To the shoes on the counter you will soon be replaced with the ones I truly wanted. So this Mother's day put aside the tasks of the home. Today is a day to rejuvenate yourself, and as the mom spend a little extra on YOU! So whether its your new shoes for confidence in yourself, a purse or a Pedi take note that next time look at them and feel great for what it might help you get back to al little piece of you!! I know next time that my day seems unending or the chores just seem to be bigger than me I will look at my shoes whether their on my feet or waiting for the next run that in the midst of mothering I am still me the neon shoe, purple haired mother who loves herself for who she is and I will walk this road in CONFIDENCE ready to face what those 3 beautiful children throw (Literally) at me!
Happy MOTHER'S Day!!!
