Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by purpleeggplant

To all the Mama’s out there – celebrate today. Do something special for yourself – guilt free – you are deserving! For all of you who have a Mom or know a Mom – do something to remind them how special they are.

I printed this and put it in a white frame from the dollar store and put it in the center of my kitchen table. It brightened up the room and reminded me to be good to myself this week – because of who I am and all I do.

I found this printable on Creative Cain Cabin 139932516-Mothers-Day-Printable; http://www.creativecaincabin.com/2013/05/mothers-day-printable-free.html?showComment=1367971297061#c3048034874466554053

You can find a different free Mothers Day printable printable from A Night Owl

http://anightowlblog.com/2012/05/printables-mothers-day-2.html

What special thing did you do for your Mom today? What did you do to celebrate you?

The Mom I Want to Be….

Posted on April 23, 2013 by purpleeggplant

ten years ago while I was expecting my first child i had all these expectations (i guess that why they call it expecting). expectations of my life, of myself, of my child. and then i gave birth….and that is when the beginning of all my expectations of what life would be like began to evaporate and the reality of being a mother began to set in. my birth did not go as expected but holding that little person in my arms i realized it did not matter – i would be the person she needed me to be so she could grow up feeling safe and loved and happy. and so that has continued….motherhood challenges me in every way. i have often thought to myself as the illusion i had of myself as a mother vanishes – my children need me to be the mom that they need. and that is the mom i want to be. so everyday i practice motherhood. some days i get it right, some days i don’t, and i keep practicing….

Crazyland + Motherhood a Perfect Imbalance

Posted on April 22, 2013 by purpleeggplant

I’m almost 100% sure most mommas can relate

~~Kitchen~~ House is a disaster like this

No supper made, you worked hard all day, emails, texts, phone calls, FB messages, school agenda to check, angels to kiss and hug – all demands for your time.

I have the best of intentions to get ‘it’ all done – all wrapped up in a pretty little bow and then to enjoy life…The beginning of 2013 had this momma striving to find balance at home. I tried not to care that the floors were sticky and the dirt in the mudroom was ‘okay’ and that I’d get to the piles of laundry…I was running and feeling like – why can’t I just get it all done?!

FFWD to April 2013 and I am trying to shed the land of crazy making and finding peace in the imbalance that is life. Maybe because when I reach out to my fellow Eggies they too have this

and this

and when I do reach out they feel the same way and I feel less like a failure. If I can find peace in the ‘imbalance’ then perhaps it will create more balance?

Pause – Take Stock – Evaluate – whats MY important

Life may not be balanced everyday, but its LIVING in the beauty of the imbalance.

Over at More than Sayings this free printable is my reminder.

I’m curious…what do you do that reminds you of the important things?