"When was the last time someone told you that you did a good job, or took you someplace, simply because they know you feel happy when you’re there? When was the last time that ‘someone’ was YOU?"
I happened to come across that quote and it struck a cord with me. Being a SAHM I tend to put the kids first, or maybe it's just being a mom that makes me put them first.
It made me realize that I'm not doing the things for me that make me happy (unless you could buying wine and enjoying a glass at night)
I've taken up sewing. An I enjoy it a lot. I've made skirts, tops, and dresses out of different material. It's giving me a challenge and makes me think of the next step and how to do my own research on how to decipher the instructions and what needles to use on different fabrics. I'm pretty impressed in what I've made. But it does take up a lot of time of my evenings.
I still want to hear "good job" when I've finished a project. But the greatest joy I get is when my kids want to wear the same dress, skirt, or top again and again and again.
Next step is to take myself to get a pedicure. That means no kids, relaxing, put everything out of my head and end up with pretty toes and feeling good about myself (thank goodness it's summer and I can show them off)