I've always wanted to remain low maintenance.
I don't get my nails done every week.
Or my hair every six.
I don't have to take two hours to get ready.
Or buy all the latest fashions.
Mine are usually non-fashion or about three seasons behind.
Because I do what I want and wear what I want.
As long as it doesn't put you out or rock the (budget) boat.
But recently I've realized this low maintenance life isn't the best life.
Being adamant about having only one pair of sunglasses because "that's all I need" bites me in the butt when my eight year old just wants to try them on and then they quickly go missing.
Choosing to do other things and not care about my body gets me into heaps of trouble in numbers like 20 pounds more than last year.
Let's all take a second to mourn that.
Today I got a massage.
It's been about 10 years.
10 years.
What mom should be waiting 10 years for a massage?!
No wonder so many of us feel like we're on fire. Or dying inside. Or lose our shit.
Because getting on this high horse of being low maintenance affects the people we love.
Because actually, self-care is something that should be done.
It doesn't make you a shitty mom. Or a selfish mom.
Will I be less maintenance? Not likely.
But I might try.
One day.
I don't get my nails done every week.
Or my hair every six.
I don't have to take two hours to get ready.
Or buy all the latest fashions.
Mine are usually non-fashion or about three seasons behind.
Because I do what I want and wear what I want.
As long as it doesn't put you out or rock the (budget) boat.
But recently I've realized this low maintenance life isn't the best life.
Being adamant about having only one pair of sunglasses because "that's all I need" bites me in the butt when my eight year old just wants to try them on and then they quickly go missing.
Choosing to do other things and not care about my body gets me into heaps of trouble in numbers like 20 pounds more than last year.
Let's all take a second to mourn that.
Today I got a massage.
It's been about 10 years.
10 years.
What mom should be waiting 10 years for a massage?!
No wonder so many of us feel like we're on fire. Or dying inside. Or lose our shit.
Because getting on this high horse of being low maintenance affects the people we love.
Because actually, self-care is something that should be done.
It doesn't make you a shitty mom. Or a selfish mom.
Will I be less maintenance? Not likely.
But I might try.
One day.
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