Adulting + Motherhood

Today is Mother's Day! So first let me say thanks to all the great women who are mothers or are active role models for children of close friends and within the family.

Let me next say- most of y'all make it look so easy! Growing up I saw my mom do it all: work, support, cook, clean, come to school functions, discipline,teach, encourage,and etc. The list goes on and on, but she completed it all and did so while looking so graceful, truly not appearing to have skipped a beat.

As I took some time to reflect, not just on my childhood but also on my adulthood to date without the accompaniment of parenthood; I realized I am often tuckered out with just taking care of me. Just completing mundane routine tasks for a party of 1- being only myself. I drag my feet with laundry and chores. I try my best to shop for groceries and prep my meals on one day and only one day a week; anything else will result in  eating out for sure, and this one day of food prep already takes repeated self-coaching.  I cringe at the idea of any randomized "adulting addition": car maintenance, doctor appointments, phone calls regarding adult-life like calling the bank, filing taxes, moving...I'm sure you have a few more to add.

While reflecting, I realized how much I love to sleep, how much I love to make moves based solely on me. I noted how much I enjoy peace and quiet within moments as well as long uninterrupted baths.  I have no additional day to day lives to be concerned with- no kids, no pets, I don't even have a plant! 

Sooooo...I say all that above to say- Adulting is hard. But it sounds like it's only the prelude for this thing we call life. And that makes me speechless...Mom's y'all are the real MVP and not that I'm rushing family duties upon myself but I hope when the time comes I too get initiated into the elite club of "adulting + motherhood" with flying colors. I hope I too appear with effortless grace while I daily on the works around me. So readers- here's to you wherever you fall on the continuum and whatever the next dream is to fulfill.