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Happy Mothers Day: Before I Was A Mom

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Right now I’m in the most magical place on earth, Disney World, surrounded by some of the most hard working and inspiring women I know.  To make it even more magical, it’s Mother’s Day.  So today I will be bringing back an old post to acknowledge that being a Mama is sometimes really hard work, but that there is really nothing better.  Also to once again thank my own Mother from the bottom of my heart for simply being my Mom, and to thank my girls for making me a Mamma.

Happy Mothers Day!

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Before I Was A Mom:

I slept until noon
Read books at leisure
Went out for dinner
Attacked my career as if that was all there was
Travelled on a whim
Shopped without a care
Drove a car with only 2 seats
Met the girls regularly for dinner and wine
Had a clean house
Had clean hair….every single day
Took long drives with no destination in mind
Ate hot meals
Didn’t share my snacks
Enjoyed the quiet.
Now that I am a Mom
Sleeping in is a thing of the past
I sneak into the bathroom to get that chapter finished
Dinner out is take-out or McDonalds
I gave up the career I love
Travelling requires spreadsheets and weeks of packing and organizing
I drive a vehicle with 7 seats
I meet the girls for play dates and coffee. Wine and dinner is for the big events
My house has that lived in quality
My hair is clean…most days
Drives have purpose and come with an arsenal of snacks and juice boxes
My dinners are coolish
Snacks are for four
Quiet happens after 8pm
Now that I am a Mom
I know the joy only a babies first smile can bring.
I understand the primal need to protect ones young.
I have experienced the sweet agony of nursing a sick baby through the night.
I have felt the fierce pride of a child’s first words, first steps, first accomplishments.
I know what it meant to have your heart walking around outside your body.
I have silently wept for their pain.
I strive to be a better daughter.
I am more thankful for my relationship with my Husband then ever before.
Before I was a Mom, I didn’t know how much work it was to be a Mother. Work of the best kind, work I love and am thankful for every day.
I wouldn’t change a thing.

    • Comments

    2. I read and loved it and i bet you would not turn back the time for one second.Being a Mom is hard but so damn rewarding you gotta love it !

    3. What a great post and it’s wonderful to reflect on your life and feel really good about everything or most everything going on

    6. great post thanks for sharing , you always have great stories , i love reading them 🙂

    9. This post spoke to me. We have very similar experiences. There are days when I think about my life before I had my boys and think, wow, they were so carefree. Now my life is chaotic. But would I go back, never! My boys are awesome!

    13. Happy Mother’s Day and you are definitely celebrating it at the best place!

    14. I really enjoyed reading this and it is so very true, being a mum is the best job in the world though sometimes tough and tiring it is also elating and rewarding.