NO MAMI PIKIN LEFT BEHIND: It wasn't always like this.....

~ pregnant me ~

I could not wait wait to share this post. So 7 years ago I was expecting my first child and even though i was extremely excited i was equally scared and nervous to death. I had done my share of babysitting but knew that it could not compare to actually having your child.

When i had my first child I was a complete perfectionist about raising her right and did not understand how to balance life with a child, marriage and motherhood. First decision was to completely ignore me and focus on my family ( very wrong!!! dont do it) because i thought that having a family meant loosing YOU. Two kids down the line my mother, my baby sister , and my sister in-law reminded me to live a little, rest a little, be able to put my own interest ahead sometimes and i thought they were crazy. Then my last daughter turned 1 and I got an " aha moment ". I worked so hard one day and could barely climb the stairs in my house. That was a sign that I needed to have " ME " around if i wanted to be the best mother to my kids. I had to forget everybody else's definition of being a mother and invent what worked for EURYKAH. That same week i quit my full-time job to run my own event planning business. ( that's a blog for another day ).

Not everybody will agree with your choices in life, but you have got to do what works for YOU. What works in the best interest of your family and the safety of your loved ones.

This worked for me; I take a moment every week for ME, I meditate, I cut off any people who are not there for positive influence, I love a lot, I exercise ( hahahaaa i could not wait to say that) , I dance a lot, I pray alot, I live on purpose, I am working on my anger, I continue to learn from those around me, I smile from within, I LOVE LOVE LOVE love my FAMILY even more because I am able to find Eury and balance her with mommy, wife, sister and more. I am determined to make this work. IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS....... but i made the decision with the help of God that nomamipikin will be left behind!!!!!!!!!!!!!