Investing in yourself

Lets talk about investing in yourself.... I am not talking about money necessarily (although money would be nice!), I am talking about that balance between being stuck between everyone who needs something from you, weather it be your family, your children, work, etc.

For myself, I need to invest in myself more, how good am I to anyone else if I am run down, tired, out of shape, which leads to me feeling totally overwhelmed, and unhappy.

Lets make a pact, starting tomorrow we will take a few moments to our self.  We will take that breath, be in the moment and not let our minds jump ahead to the next thing on our "to do" list.  We will take that walk & re-energize our self.  Read one chapter of the book that has been sitting by your night stand...

It's funny, when I watch a TV show or movie, and the lady is sitting there on the couch, and she is reading a magazine and relaxing....ummmm I WISH I could do that!!!!!I am so jealous that she is sitting in a quiet house, no kids screaming, no dogs barking, she actually looks like she has absolutely nothing else to do!  I mean, lets just think about that.... right now, I have 3 kids arguing because they do not want to take their showers, dog barking through the front door at the neighbor, laundry, my kids have destroyed our linen closet, I washed my bedding which now needs to be put on the bed (we know how our husbands 'disappear' when it is time to re-make the bed), about 5,000 photos to go through & edit...my list goes on and on.

So, tonight I will take that walk, I will run my bath with that soap that I "save", maybe I will put on my nice pajamas (not the ones with the holes - we all have them), I even straightened my hair today so I dont look like mufasa from the Lion King.

Don't be afraid to invest in yourself, you need to feel like you, do the things you love, feel beautiful, feel glamorous!!! Hey we can help one another... you want a photo shoot, and I have an excuse to straighten my hair, wear makeup, and have some girl time!!!

Ok ladies, what are you going to do for yourself today?  Don't feel guilty, hey your happy, the whole house is happy, right???

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