It is ok to pause.

Being a single mom with a full time job, it is sometimes a challenge to check with myself and see how I am doing as a person. Am I overwhelmed with the to-do list? Am I feeling ok in this busy life? This past weekend was an example of forgetting to put self care first as a mom. There are so many things that I want to do with the kids. Beside teaching my workshop on Saturday, sports on the same day and driving to see my brother in MD, I was exhausted at the end of the day. I realized that feeling that way, is not helping anyone at all. In order to be a good mom, a good person, a good friend, I need to put my own sanity first, so I can do the things I want to do. So I needed to check in with myself and pause as needed to make sure of that. And the to-do list is not getting shorter, but there is nothing more important than your self care.