Ramblings on Finding Balance in the Life of a Real Mom

Being a mom is the most rewarding job in the world. Being a mom is also the most exhausting job in the world. Sometimes I want to run and hide in my closet and cry while I binge on left over Halloween candy. Other times, I scream and yell in my best death metal voice. When things get really bad, I just sit and stare while I grip my cold cup of coffee and wonder WHY? Most of the time, though, I wonder how it's possible for me to love someone so much? How did I ever get so lucky?

My family is my world. Every decision I make revolves around them. I feel as though every move I make is some calculated maneuver towards the benefit of us. There's a lot of thought and worrying that goes into the low paying position of  being a mom. If you suffer from anxiety like me, forget about it, being a mom is an automatic prescription for a higher dose of your choice of anxiety medication. 

Even though I haven't been a mom for very long (three years and eight months to be exact), I have noticed that a lot of my personal grief stems from unbalances in my life and within our household. So, with that being said I have come to the conclusion that I need to make a conscious effort to find more balance within my daily life.

I, we, all moms need to make time for ourselves. We must learn to find the humor in the daily circus of life with kids and look within ourselves to find our own worth and make our own happiness beyond our identity as a Mom.  

That's my purpose and goal for this blog; document my struggle journey in finding balance in my position as a Mom and as individual an individual, Erika. 

Hopefully we can help one another along the way.