Hats Off

I just need to say hats off to all you mamas out there who are just making it. Lately I have been feeling really...well...mediocre. I have been watching too many talk shows and comparing myself to too many other Mamas. It was making me feel like I was not doing enough. I am at home all day, yet I am not saving the world in any major way. And my house is constantly needing to be cleaned up, picked up, and I do not have dinner on the table when DH comes home from work. It left me feeling like, well, what do I do all day? Some days I never even make it out of the house and yet I can't even keep it clean! Then this week during, the rare quite shower, it hit me. My baby is happy, healthy, developing, and growing. My husband loves me and we have good conversations and family time together. I make my own organic baby food, I recycle, I volunteer when I can and I donate what I can to charitable organizations. I take care of 2 health, happy dogs (both rescues of course). I don't use animal tested products. I use natural based, non-toxic cleaning products. I am holding a yard sale for the LA-SPCA. And I work from home a for several hours every week. So I might not be Martha Stewart mom, or Rosie the Riveter Mom, but I am doing it and I think I am actually doing a damn good job! I am a good mama, a good wife, and I have a social conscience. So go me! And go all you other hip mamas who are just doing what you think is right for the world and for your children (even if it is just recycling that plastic bottle). I just needed to say that. It is rare that I take the time to congratulate myself and I feel I should do it more! Thanks for listening (or reading)!