ALL DRESSED UP TO GO NO WHERE

Despite how well I thought I was doing with my appearance while I was working (for being a single working mom during the week for the past 2 years while my husband was traveling for work) I have to say I sucked. Frankly, I don't even know that I was really trying. Some days I would wear make-up but I would do it in the car on the way to daycare or I would do it at my desk when I got to work. And not very often would I take the time to do my hair. This whole last week of being unemployed I have gotten up, worked out every other day, ate breakfast, did my hair, did my make-up, put on some nice jewelery, and even dashed on some perfume. ALL BEFORE MY 21 MONTH OLD EVEN WOKE UP AT HER NORMAL 6:30/7:00 AM. So what was my problem? Maybe I thought I would just be too freaking tired if I got up early enough to do those things. Maybe I was burnt out and just didn't feel like it. I can tell you right now that working out, changing my diet, and drinking a lot more water has helped tremendously!! I have a whole new energy. Am I still tired at night? Yep. Exhausted like usual but still in bed by 9:30 or 10 and back at it first thing the next day. I have more confidence and enjoy getting up and getting ready. How about that? I actually enjoy taking care of myself. LOL! What a concept! I told myself on New Years day. This year I will start taking better care of myself because how can you take care of others if you don't take care of yourself? I want to be an amazing role model for my baby girl.
The funny part of this is I get already to go and then my daughter wakes up and I get her all ready for the day and then we just both kind of look at each other like now what? We have no where to go and nothing to do at 7:30 in the morning any more. But we may soon. I may have landed myself a job but I won't find out for sure until next week. But job or no job, I want to continue to do all of this and create the habit (it takes 21 days of doing something to become a habit) so that I feel good about me at the beginning and end of the day. There is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself. Sometimes that is a hard lesson to learn.

Picture by CrystalMae Photography