When You're In a Funk

Sometimes no matter how rewarding life can be as a Mom, you get into a funk. 

 

Maybe it’s because you’re doing too much with the kids and are not getting any “ME” time.  Or perhaps it’s because you have to do most or all of it on your own due to your spouse’s work schedule or you are a single mom and you are feeling some “Mommy Burnout”.   

 

I have a friend going through a funk right now who needs a pick-me-up. She’s not seeming or feeling like herself at all, and feeling guilty on top of it because she is moody and irritable with her kids and husband. 

 

I saw a great comment on Facebook a while ago that I think sums up our lives as overworked, time-strapped moms pretty well.  It said “Moms have traded eyeliner for dark circles, salon hair cuts for ponytails, long showers for stubble on their legs, late nights for early mornings, and designer purses for diaper bags.”

 

Some women may read this and interpret it in a negative manner.  But when I read it, I have to laugh and feel proud because it makes me think of the better person I’ve become because of the wonderful little beings I am raising. 

 

And I’ve learned to accept that I’ve not had a professional manicure in over a year (why bother, it’s ruined in a day anyway), have to let the grays grow out a little longer than I prefer, and put many of my own priorities after my children's. 

 

I’m not saying don’t treat yourselves ladies, because if anyone deserves to, it’s all the busy moms trying to juggle the various balls of life.   But the reality is that we sometimes need to take life a little less seriously and put things in perspective. 

 

If you stress about the house, or the laundry, or that your day didn’t go as planned, seek out a hug or two from those little guys or gals in your life, and remember what is truly important.