As a single mother, I've had to learn quickly how to multi-task within the smallest time frames humanly possible. With the ever growing demands of a very active and busy 2 year old son, majority of my time consists of mommy duty. Any single parent understands that all too well, that being a solo parent requires you having to be on call 24/7 while attempting to squeeze yourself somewhere in the equation.
Me time has become an almost distant memory but not an everyday, every week, or even an every month occurrence. For me I struggled with guilt during the times I desired just a few moments to pamper and celebrate myself. The thought of actually taking some time to live and experience life as a healthy, young, and vibrant woman who is more than just a mother seemed unrealistic.
I began to think where did it say that just because I was raising my child by myself, living and experiencing life to the fullest no longer existed? I sat down and began to think of all the things I wanted to experience and what was preventing me from experiencing them. And you know what I discovered, I was my own obstacle. Being a single mother did not hinder nor prevent me from living life, it just required more strategic planning and commitment to getting outside my comfort zone and live.
I have comprised a list of places and things that I have never experienced whether locally in my state or out of town. Each month I have tackled one item on my list and as I experience it, I check it off. The goal of my list is to force me to grow, go, explore, and live. I am in the process of creating a legacy for my son that regardless of the circumstances, life does not stop, so why should you?
Memories are being created daily and I want when my son looks back, he saw that his mother lived life and taught him how to do so. Each month I'm choosing to live life on purpose.
So what is stopping you from living and actually experiencing life?
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