Time to myself
Posted by Alli on June 6, 2007
Mommy guilt has been running rampant today. The thing is, I wanted to be a stay at home mom for so long that now I am appalled at thoughts I have about being by myself.
I daydream about taking a short night away from my family. I reminisce about that one time I spent two hours at the store by myself. I long for the day that I was able to walk into a nail salon and have my toenails painted by someone else.
Today I decided that it was time to just get over the guilt and recognize that wanting to be by myself for a little bit is a normal part of life. And then I decided that I could use an hour a the nail salon. I had to return something to a store anyway, so I left Fuller with Damon and took off.
The last time I got a pedicure was before Fuller was born. This evening it was heavenly to have my feet rubbed, buffed, and polished. And I forgot that the chairs that you sit in are massage chairs, so I got a back rub at the same time!
I love my pretty red toenails. Maybe I can get brave and take another hour for myself to have my brows waxed.
Loretta said,
I am such a slacker at this kind of stuff. I need a haircut and could use some preening in general. I feel like I’m neglecting myself these days and I’m afraid it’s starting to show a little.
Deb said,
One of the big changes you go through as a full-time mom is that you start to lose your own identity, and you become consumed with everyone else in the family, getting things done, and sometimes we forget we are women, not just moms and wives. ((hugs)) Take time for yourself, we all need it. Now that my boys live with their father, it’s a weird thing, and I have so much alone time it’s weird.
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