do you compare yourself to others and come away unsatisfied?
so today might be a better day! i am still waiting to decide but i think it will entail a sonic size Dr. pepper for breakfast! and a playdate in the park.
if i would just get over any preconceived notions that my house should be clean, and that i need to accomplish something more than playdates and lunches , all would be right in the world. it is the expectation of having it all together. that i would cook dinner for my family, and do laundry, or the ridiculous notion of cleaning! who are we kidding! stay at home moms are just supposed to have fun. right? there is a point my house could totally make me crazy. but if i would just stop comparing myself to the girls that have fabulous grandiose house's with housekeepers and decor straight out of a magazine, i would be fine. i admit i do need to make more of an effort at homemaking. i need to stop comparing myself to others, and be satisfied with what i do have. i have 6 healthy kids, one fabulous husband that does the bulk of our household chores, and provides a good income, and lets me have all the free time i need. I have my health( for the next six months until i test for all of that crap again ) but for the most part i am healthy . alive means healthy right? We have a house to live in, while it may not be fresh out of better homes and gardens, it is ours! I know i have family and friends that love me. that should be enough. all of it!
today i an deciding it is enough!
here is a to a good day! a fun playdate and a cool and refreshing Dr. Pepper!
I hope your's is a good one too!
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thanks! i really needed to hear that.
i do Bible Study Fellowship every tuesday and most of the women there are wealthy, thin and very dressy. i am totally the opposite. and i always feel so bad about myself when i leave there b/c i think i should be like them. but gosh darn-it! i shouldn't. cause i have it great too!
so thanks again for the reminder!
hope your day is as super-duper special as you are! :D
eNjOy your refreshing DP & stop comparing yourself to others.. I do the same thing & the result never ends in anything satisfying.. we are all different & struggle with different things, so you just live it up girl!! Enjoy being a stay at home mom & go on all the play-dates you want.. the time will come when your kids are grown & too old for play-dates & you will wish you had gone on more..
cheers!!! You do a ton! all we can all do is our best and forget about the rest! I'm still trying to take my own advice too. You are great!
Every day is YOUR day! The rest of us just feed off of your day and all the funny things you say.
Have a gooder one. Love ya, Mom
It's so hard not to compare ourselves to others, but we have to stop doing that. It gets us nowhere. You are great & loved by many! Remember that!
My friend Tami and I were just talking about this. We've been going to the gym 3 times a week and this is pretty much all we talk about. How we just need to do our best and not compare ourselves to the skinny gym junkies and our houses... we can't figure out how these women have these spotless houses when they have kids. They don't have toys anywhere that the human eye can see so I figure their kids probably don't have any imaginations and they will grow up to be dull adults...unlike us. Ha ha. I'll be in touch with you this weekend:)
I hope you had fun at the park. I would love to meet up with you next time you go. I often have to remind myself that kids will only be this age once, we need to enjoy them while we can. All of the other stuff will still be waiting for us when we return.
Have fun at the park, it's so nice out! I think we all get like that. We just need to remember that no one is perfect & we all have faults! Someone might seem like they have it all but we never know what's really going on behind closed doors. It's hard sometimes to think of blessings we do have. Hope your day is a great one!!
It is so hard not to do the comparrison thing!! I have never seen your house and have only hung out w/you once and and I think you are so much fun:):) Hey it's your choice. So if you would rather play w/kids and go out to eat. More power to you!! Our time w/our kids is so short really, so live it up!!!!
You are my hero. Have I said that before? Ü I really do think it is impossible to not compare ourselves to others. It is just not human nature. We know we shouldn't, tell ourselves we aren't going to, and then we do it anyways. Just remind yourself how many people are comparing themselves to YOU! Ü Love you sister.
Hope you had fun at the park! Ü
Marjorie Pay Hinkley said: "As you create a home, don't get distracted with a lot of things that have no meaning for either you or your family. Don't dwell on your failures, but think about your successes."
i hope today was better for you! cleaning will always be there but having fun with your kids and friends is just something that HAS to be done!
DITTO! I think you are my twin!
I can totally relate!!!
And my dh brought me home a Dr.Pepper as a nice surprise!
Amen!
So true! I wish my house was as great as all those out there, but let's face it....I have a 1500 sq. foot house and only the upper half (800sq feet) is usable with just 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom....it's cute but very cluttered and just doesn't compare, but when I sit back to think about life, I KNOW i am blessed and so thankful for what I do have. Thanks once again for your honesty... I LOVE IT!
I think comparing ourselves to others is part of being female. I remember attending at certain Christmas event and going back to my parents' house crying and my younger brother getting upset at me for comparing myself to other females ... I think guys don't really understand what we put ourselves through. I love that you have 6 kids and your honesty about life! I think a lot of women try to hide all their problems and appear perfect to the world. I'm glad you're not like that. :)
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