This is just how the world works my friends, and not just for mommies, but the things that I have been needing to accomplish directly relate to mommy world, but you can apply it to any and every area of life.
1. Put Yourself First - Mommy time is very important, especially if you have something scheduled, don't push it aside for your kids or anything else, it can wait. Every Friday morning I take my only Yoga class of the week with my amazing teacher, who will be 82 this year, that I learned with over 13 years ago. I feel like I keep learning every time, and I really enjoy it for mind and body. I have been taking my baby to speech therapy, not because I am worried, but because it is fun for him, and a great resource in our community. An opening came up this morning to squeeze in another session at 9:45am, my Yoga class is from 9:30am-10:30am. I said no, yes he loves it, yes it would have been his fun activity of the day, but I would have lost one of the only things I do just for me. I did tell our therapist that if she had a 10:45am in the future, I can make that one, and low and behold the 10:45am became available, so I got to do my class, and he had a fun session.
2. Be Clear about what you want and what you don't want - I needed to get a Spiderman costume for my 5 year old, online they were $30-$40, I didn't want to even pay $20. I went to Party City and saw just a mask and gloves, and that is exactly what I didn't want. I am going do face paint for the mask, and I wanted his hands and feet free. I decided to go to Hollywood Wigs and Costumes which sends a 20% coupon for Purim, our dress up holiday. I had half hour before my class started and I couldn't remember where the store was, I drove by another store, Iguana Vintage Clothing, http://www.iguanaclothing.com/. Something was telling me to go there, but I resisted and made a U-turn and again tried to look for the other store, my time was running low and I realized I just might as well go to Iguana, and it was AMAZING. Not only is it clothes, but second hand costumes not only for adults, but a whole kids section on the bottom floor. After seeing a lot of tutu's for little ladies, there it was for only $15 a Spiderman body costume with muscles, but no head and no feet, I was in AWE, on a total natural high of how things work out.
3. Be Open and Be Grateful - I think what made both of the experiences I described so incredible is that I was fully aware of how magical it was, and I was overjoyed how life works.
Trust Your Gut,
Trust How the World Works,
Thank God,
Shabbat Shalom,
Coach Yulia
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