I’m up at 5am. The mothers out there might say, big deal, I’m up at 5am too, who isn’t - that’s when the day starts… dishes to wash, lunches to pack, washing to fold, clothes to iron. But I’m up at 5am and for 1 glorious hour, the ONLY HAT I wear is my “ME HAT”.
I ignore the dishes from the night before, make a path between the clothes and toys, blocks and dinosaurs, army men and Barbies, put the kettle on and make my first cup of coffee for the day. Then for 1 very quiet hour, I only think about 1 thing – ME! I love it! (FYI today I thought about the 2 grey hairs I recently discovered and what to do about them – should they stay or should they go – but that’s a story for another time!)
As Mothers we wear way too many hats and generally none of them are fashionable. Once our offspring awake we become chefs, waiters, dressers, packers, private investigators, lawyers, policemen the list is endless. Then we drop them off at school and more hats get added (class rep, tuck shop volunteer?), then for those of us who work, even more hats get balanced on an already teetering pile.
From conversations with friends I have realised many women believe there isn’t time in the day to put aside for themselves. Well I disagree. Time definitely isn’t just going to jump out and present you with a free hour to soak in the bath or enjoy an uninterrupted early morning cup of coffee. As moms what we must do is MAKE TIME and YES THERE ARE ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY to put aside some time to indulge in some “Me Time”!
In my case, I wake up a little earlier than the rest of the family. I’m a mornings person, so I don’t mind setting my alarm and getting up an hour before the rest of the household. Drinking my first cup of coffee surrounded by nothing but the sounds of birds is worth sacrificing an hr of sleep for.
I recently saw a funny badge that said “A clean house is a sign of a wasted life” and I couldn’t agree more! I have learnt that leaving dishes overnight (over 2 nights) is not the end of the world if it means the time was spent EXPERIENCING life with friends and family – or for that matter indulging in some well needed ME TIME doing something for nobody else but yourself!
Amen sister! "If not us, who? If not now, when? - Kennedy, John F
ReplyDeleteWhere were you when I was wearing all those hats? .........Now I remember! You were adding to my collection in between organising home concerts and writing stories.
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