After admiring many-a-blog with charming backgrounds, cute layouts and creative headers, I have decided to keep ours the good ole' same way I intended it to be that night I created it (nothing compares to midnight rushes of inspiration) -- understated, yet bold in a simple kind of way. After all, whatever this blog lacks in style it will make up for in substance, right?On to what this entry is really about... As you know, I got into the blah, blah, blog thing because of peer pressure. So many great blogs were out there, I just couldn't resist and jumped on the bandwagon. One blog that drew me in belongs to my friend, Michal. Her spot, Relishing Motherhood, (http://www.sleepymum.blogspot.com/) is one that has been around for a while but I only recently appreciated after stumbling upon it while searching through old emails for something.
Not long after I became a more consistent Relishing Motherhood reader, I found myself (after a long day and anxious evening) on the couch. I couldn't sleep. I was just sitting there. Overwhelmed. Frustrated. Discouraged. Everything to do, but too tired to do any of it. (Sadly this seems to be a state I find myself in often.) Knowing what should be done, but finding it too hard to do. So, I turned to my computer and scrolled down my Favorites column-- I caught up on blog reading. I found these words from Michal (6/18/08):
"So often I get swept up in the to-do list, in the rush-rush of everyday life, in the seemingly endless piles of laundry, grocery lists, and bits of who-knows-what that need to be vacuumed from my 28 year old carpet. And yet, if I let those things define my day, my job, my life, then I've missed the whole point. I am not a stay at home mom because of those things. We could easily outsource those things if I had a full time paying-me-what-I'm-worth kind of job. We have chosen for me to be at home for the sake of our children and our marriage and our family."
I wanted to say AMEN! I felt so sick of being ruled by my lists and unable to do what I should be doing- to find joy in life as a wife and mother. I was glad to hear someone struggled with similar things.
Michal went on to encourage readers to share their own "ah-ha moments of motherhood" via a writing contest. I didn't write in for the contest (I'm not really of the competitive kind), but I did mentally scrounge up an experience worth writing about.
So my next post will be devoted to sharing that story. Hopefully I get around to it before you readers lose interest! Hang in there... it will be worth the wait.
2 comments:
ashley, thank you. your post brought tears to my eyes. i mostly write my blog for my own therapy, but i do harbor a hope that i will help to shore up mothers and remind them of the things that matter most (while reminding myself). it is so good to know that my own struggles can help someone else at least know that they are not alone.
and i love the blue background of your blog. there's nothing wrong with simple. i have stuck with a standard blogger template for mine, as well.
I'll say it...AMEN. I feel the same way. I find it takes daily pep talks to myself, reminding me why I chose the path that I did. Thank goodness the kids have enough cute moments to also solidify my choice. I seriously need some sort of mother's I know what you mean group:)
Post a Comment