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I hope that all the Mommies out there are getting a chance to rest and feel appreciated today because you deserve it! And if for some reason you don’t feel appreciated today, I want you to go do something for yourself. Today, tomorrow, whenever but DO IT. Make an appointment for a massage while the kids are in school. Hire a babysitter and go out with some friends. Heck, take 30 minutes and read those magazines that you never get a chance to read. Lock your bedroom door and put up the Do Not Disturb sign (as long as you can be reasonably sure that the kids won’t burn down the house or hurt each other during that half hour)! If your Mother’s Day wasn’t what you expected or wanted, no pity parties! Do it for yourself! Make tomorrow your Mother’s Day and do something special just for you. I am big on keeping myself happy be it Mother’s Day, my birthday, or whatever occasion usually has huge expectations attached to it. Sure, it’s nice if other people “do” for you but, if they don’t, take care of yourself! It doesn’t have to be expensive. But figure out what will really make you happy and do it.

I never knew what a 24-hour emotionally connected job this would be before I took the plunge. I mean at a certain point you recognize that there’s a lot of responsibility involved in being a mother but I don’t think anything can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of it. We all need to recognize and give ourselves props for how much we do on a daily basis both physically and emotionally. I’m not sure many of us realize how much we give out in comparison to what we’re putting “in” (taking care of ourselves) and it’s essential to find those little times to recharge. Sometimes they’re teeny tiny times to recharge but grab ‘em when you can! Don’t let them pass you by. Yes, I do need to practice what I preach but I’m getting better!

My Mother’s Day started out at 5am with the usual stirring of The Tot. Luckily she was willing to play quietly in her crib until 6am which is her regular wake up time. The Daddy let me surf first shift this morning so I was out in the water by 7am and surfed for an hour and a half! Oh. My. God. I had forgotten how good it feels to ride waves. The Daddy and Tater Tot came down to the beach to surprise me and she got to play in the sand for a while. She loved it!

We went to lunch at our favorite kid-friendly restaurant after The Daddy took his turn to surf and we ate waaaaay too much food. It was so good! It was so cute to be able to order Tater a child’s meal and see her sitting up at the big table! No, we don’t get out much. She loved all the noise and things to see so it wasn’t hard to keep her from wigging out, thankfully.

The rest of the day was pretty much like any other day. Yes, I still had to do my chores tonight and yes, I’m still pretty exhausted but today it’s “exhausted in a good way”. I got to start my day doing something I love. I feel good about the job I’m doing with Tater Tot. She is a beautiful and sweet little girl. The Daddy is a great father and husband. I love where we live. My life is good. I am grateful.