It's good to be a little selfish

My girlfriend Jen and I always have great chats. Motherhood is challenging at times, exhausting at times. Girlfriend chats are a must (you find out that you are not alone). Just as important as girlfriend chats, taking time to be by yourself is as (if not more) important. Being a little selfish can actually help you to be a better mother. The number one thing motherhood has taught me is that I don't need to be perfect. This is something that took me several years to grasp, and now that I have, I am a much happier mother. A few years back it was unheard of for me to have dishes in my sink, for my carpets to not have been vacuumed daily, and for toys to be out of their perfectly organized place. Now, this mama leaves the occasional dish/dishes in the sink, but the kids are always fed. I take time to myself when the kids are sleeping instead of searching for the missing farm animal that needs to be with the barn before I could think about sleeping. If I were still consumed with all that nonsense then I would be missing out on many of the simple/sweet moments that happen during the day, cheersing with juice boxes, teaching my kids to eat oreo cookies and milk the proper way, reading stories, and building lego firehouses and trucks (my lego skills are improving). I now have my favorite "me time" activities....... reading magazines in bed with yummy Biscoff cookies (my sweet hubby brings me magazines and Biscoff cookies from work), running on my treadmill with music blaring (running makes me feel like I could take on the world), reading a good book with a couple York peppermint patties, watching a chick flick in my PJ's and fuzzy slippers while eating a sweet treat and sipping whip cream vodka, sitting on the sofa while the kids are in school enjoying my caramel coffee and animal crackers (caramel coffee and animal crackers is a heavenly combination). Everybody needs some quality "me time". Whats your favorite thing to do during your "me time"??