Dear New moms and moms to be.

As a new mom myself to a 7month old almost 8 months, I have to be honest in that I was extremely overwhelmed the first 3 months of being a mother. (I’m sure many of you who are already mothers can probably relate) I have NEVER understood what people meant when they said being a mother is the hardest and most rewarding job until I’ve become a mother myself. Every day comes with something new and I’ve accepted that.

To all of you who are new to this mama/parent life and to all the mama’s to be, I wanna just share with you some encouraging words that I learned during these last 7 months. YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT. NOT EVER. Everyone will have their opinion on how you should and shouldn’t do things. it’s up to you to choose what advice you’ll take. I’ve also learned to to simply accept that I’m gonna mess up, things won’t be perfect. I remember trying to “DO IT ALL” in a certain amount of time till a few friends reminded me to take advantage of napping while baby girl was napping, eat, shower, and do as much as I could.

As I look into my baby girls eyes and spend time bonding with her, I’ve found that what really matters are the memories we make together as I care for and love her in the Best way I know. So as much as you may mess up, remember: YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT AND THAT IS OK BECAUSE YOU ARE THE PERFECT MOM/PARENT FOR YOUR CHILD AND THAT’S WHAT MATTERS THE MOST.

 

TAKE CARE OF YOU, SO YOU CAN TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR BABY.

~From One mama to the next~

A few ways to help you stay Motivated

Because we are all human, it is so easy to get off track and that’s ok as long as we get back on track. I am no where near perfect and never do I try to pretend to be. I simply believe in doing MY BEST, not someone else’s best. As I get older, meet new people, lose some, and just go through life, I have found ways to keep myself motivated and wanted to share them with my readers. One of my favorite sayings is this one, “The grass is greener where you water it”. Whatever you yourself chose to focus on will grow. So choose to focus on the good things life brings no matter what life throws your way.

1. Believe in yourself.
2. Reward yourself
3. Acknowledge your attributes
4. Recognize your progress
5. Visualize accomplishing your goals
6. Celebrate every pound lost
7. Be kind to yourself
8. Focus on how you feel, not the scale
9. Take it one day at time
10. Surround yourself with positivity
11. Create a dream board
12. Ask yourself what you want, and make realistic goals accordingly
13. What ever you do, don’t compare yourself to others
14. You are wonderfully and Uniquely made
15. God didn’t make a mistake on you
16. Just do and be YOU.
17. Live, and Be UNAPOLOGETICALLY YOU

 

Life is exactly what YOU make of it!!

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything” ~annnoymous~ One of my many favorite quotes. I’ve learned to make the best of everything no matter what life decides to throw my way. I have trained myself to literally find the best in any situation. NO I haven’t always been this way, I just got to a point where I was tired of complaining about things I couldn’t control and things I could work on myself. I could either be miserable, a complainer, negative about this and that, feel sorry for myself or do something about it and make the best of my life. I chose to make the best of my life. I wanted to write this little short and sweet blog to say to my readers, “LIFE is exactly what YOU make of it” if you don’t like something, change it, if you’re tired of things being the same, be the change and stop worrying about whom you’re going to please or disappoint. Make the most of this life you have. Travel, take care of yourself, forgive, fall in love, be open to new things, stop holding onto grudges because you’re only making yourself miserable, go for a walk, be spontaneous, just be you and do you.LIVE! Make the most of everyday