The Imperfect Canvas

Sundays automatically give me anxiety. I know its the the beginning of the new week, and as the day goes on my mind gets cloudy with my imaginary to-do list for the week. Getting back to the routine, being the first to wake up in the morning, getting the kids ready for school, getting them on the bus, dinner prepping, cleaning house, helping the kids with their homework, doing our nightly reading, doctor appointments, working on my own homework, birthday parties, school events, family events, and anything else going on that week. Sometimes we tend to stress about things before they are even happening, then they happen and we think "What was there to stress about?" Mamas, I think we all are under a lot of pressure to be the perfect mom or parent. We devote ourselves trying to live up to that expectation and it is an impossible expectation, lets just be real. The week may not be perfect. Things may not go as planned. You may burn dinner one night this week. The kids may be cranky one day. Even you might be cranky one day, and that's okay. As mothers we are not perfect. As parents, we have the hardest, most honorable job in the world, and many do it very gracefully. Many of us believe other mamas are perfect, but none of us are perfect. We all go through similar struggles every day, thinking "wow, I am a mess." Well, you are a mess. We all are. A beautiful mess, Stop expecting perfection from yourself. Look into the new week as a blank canvas, waiting to be turned into a beautiful masterpiece. Even if it is messy, or imperfect, it is still a masterpiece. This week, create a masterpiece, even if it is an incredibly messy masterpiece. A Canvas of new opportunities, new beginnings, new memories, so make it extravagant and colorful, not perfect. Your kids love you, even when the house is messy, or you make a meal they dislike, even when you are cranky. To them, no matter what, you are incredible every day of the week, even on those imperfect, crazy, messy days. When you look back at the end of this week, do not think of it as "wow what a week," think of it as "wow, what a masterpiece." Because we are masterpieces mamas, we paint the lives of our family every day, make it extravagant. Sweet dreams.