So it has been a bit since I blog, Momma’s out there – you get it! But I have been preparing for Baby Bear and to be frank, I don’t know that I will ever be “ready”. None the less, we have been trying to get the must complete list done before our little baby joins our family. So with all this running around, I have been forced to figure out how to take a moment just for me and little Baby Bear. This is not easy for me since I have a million items on my to-do list. However, my sister told me at the beginning of my pregnancy I need to find something that calms me down because parenthood will drive me crazy some days.
So I thought about this for a while this week, life as it always does gets in the way of me doing the things I wanted to get done. It threw me a curve ball this week I wasn’t expected so I tried to think of what she said, how do I take a moment just for me? I have never thought of this before because I always just did whatever I wanted and away I went. She has decided having popcorn in bed while watching a Hallmark movie is her thing… so what is mine? Then in only a way that a pregnant person can, I started to freak out because I don’t have a thing that calms me down. So instead of calming down, I was freaking out about not being able to calm down. I had created an endless loop of pregnancy hormones and over thinking basic concepts. So I decided to make a list, I know this is not shocking, of all the things that I know I love and can do from the comfort of my own home.
- Bath Time
- Baking Bread
- YouTube Yoga
- Eating Chocolate
- Having Wine
- Watching Netflix
- Getting in a Fresh Made Bed
- Diffusing Essential Oils
- Pinterest – Enough Said
- Talking with Papa Bear
- Painting my Nails
- Home Spa
- Sitting Outside
- Dreaming of Future Home Renovations
- Pray
- Couponing
- Trying New Hairstyles
- Plan A Future Trip
- Figure Out Christmas Gifts
- Look Through Old Photos
- Create A Video with iMovie
- Read
- Learning to Knit
- Try A New Recipe
- Repurpose Household Items
- Rearrange Rooms
- Go Through Closet For Donation Items
- Catch Up With Old Friends
- Organize Files (I know this one is weird)
- Declutter House
So if I could sit down and come up with 30 things I like doing, in the comfort of my own home, I decided any one of these things could be “my thing”. There is too much pressure to calm down, get it down, make a list, finish the task, be perfect, take care of the problem, solve the issue, know the answer… ext. Allow yourself to be just that – yourself. This Momma Bear is focusing on what makes me happy at any given moment and not stressing about having to find a way to calm down. I love just being in this life with Papa Bear, so that will be my thing for right now.
You do you Momma’s out there – this Momma Bear is on a Mission to stay me!