I had what was hands-down one of the best Mother’s Days I’ve ever experienced.
First off, my kids were with their grandparents on Sunday morning, which meant *drumroll please* I could sleep in! Hallelujah. Then I got breakfast in bed (something I had been asking for for SIX YEARS) and my honey outdid himself by picking some flowers from the backyard to put on my tray.
The kids came back around noon and I got some hugs and kisses and then proceeded to go upstairs to the bedroom to twist my hair and paint my nails while watching movies on Netflix. The kids STAYED DOWNSTAIRS.
Then, around 6, my daughter came upstairs to tell me dinner was ready. I came down to a feast – steak, cheesy potatoes, greens, whole wheat rolls and my new favorite drink, a raspberry limeade. It was delicious!
It was a perfect Mother’s Day, from beginning to end. I am grateful.
And I wondered to myself, “Why can’t every day feel like this?”
It felt great to be pampered, for the kids to understand that Mommy needed a day off, for my husband to make dinner and clean up the kitchen afterward. It felt great to be able to take my time to paint my nails, instead of rushing and wondering why I need to take it off a day later because I didn’t take the time to put on the top coat correctly. It felt great to simply be and just enjoy my role as a mom without the stress.
So why can’t every day feel like that?
This Mother’s Day inspired me to actually “live life” rather than just try to get through it. It inspired to think of more ways to eliminate the stress and embrace the calm. I need more calm in my life.
How was your Mother’s Day? Peaceful? Same ol’, same ol’?
Not peaceful. My husband always makes everything we do action packed lol. Rest is later. We took our mothers and my daughter to a local amusement park. It was a lot of fun. But secretly – I wanted to sleep… don’t tell hubby.
My mother’s day was pretty nice. Spent time with the women and did my thing. I didn’t ask to sleep in, because my daughter would never honor that request. Maybe next year.
That was so relieving for you. My mothers day was just like as usual. Kids around me, busy schedule and so forth. I had planned to take them to their granny’s so that I can relax but the plan did not work out, and my husband had other duties to attend to at work. Hope the coming mothers day will be different.