It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's SUPER Mom!!

She wakes up at the crack of dawn to get her shower in before the kids arise. As DH finally rolls out of bed, she quickly makes it up behind him. She scoops up all the dirty laundry from the night before and tosses it in the basket. She prepares the kids’ school lunches and starts breakfast. If the kids aren’t up yet, she makes her way to each of them and gives a gentle shake to wake them from their slumber. Make the coffee, pack the bookbags, make sure the kids are dressed, teeth and hair brushed, and off to school. The house is quiet. But don’t let that fool you. Soon, a load of laundry is running, maybe the dishwasher, vacuum and OH! The toddler’s still home, of course, so a little song in the background,


"We’re going on a trip, in our favorite rocket ship. Zooming through the sky… Little Einsteins..."


And it’s only 8 a.m.!


WOW! No one said being a stay-at-home-mom was easy… and I would venture a guess to say that many moms who have all the stay-at-home-mom duties also work OUTSIDE the home! I remember those days… as a matter of fact, I’m considering going back to that routine. Goodness, what am I thinking?? I’ve been working INside the home full-time now for about 7 years. And it’s been quite the challenge just keeping up with that!


So, my question is… how do we do it? How do moms manage to be the administrators of their homes, volunteer, hold outside jobs and/or run their own businesses, cart the kids here, there & everywhere AND maintain their sanity?? Certainly, we must have "Superhero" in our genes! The other day, my husband told me he wished I would just spend more time with him... sitting... in front of the TV. WHAT?!?! Is it okay for me to do that??


In this busy, busy world we live in, is it okay for a mom to take a break? I mean, let’s face it. Our job is a 24/7 thing. I don’t know about you, but for me, there just aren’t enough hours in the day! So, does it make you feel guilty to just STOP every once in a while? I hope you’ve answered, "No!" We NEED to pamper ourselves and have "mommy time" every now and again to recharge our patience batteries and build up our energy levels. And besides, we simply deserve a TREAT, don’t we? That said, I’m sitting here trying to think of what I treat myself to... hmmm... still thinking... Well, what do you treat YOURself to? Bloggers, I’m waiting... give me some great ideas! How do you pamper YOURself?