Here it is folks! May! May Day! May Day! This month is notoriously crazy in my family with end of the year parties, Mother's Day and birthdays that we used to have just one big party and celebrate everyone at once. These days, I am not getting away with this simple tactic….I had a kid. And his birthday is in May too! Good grief.
Rather than being my usual stick in the mud self, I've decided that I am ready to enjoy the work and celebration that goes around all the events of this month. So…I'm preparing for my Granny's 90th (!) birthday blow out, the in-laws coming to visit, celebrating my Father in law's birthday, Mother's Day, my birthday, my son's birthday and the end of the school year celebration. Phew! This isn't even the whole deal either…there are other family members and friends who fit into all of this May-hem.
When I was younger, this month really stressed me out bc I could not afford to just buy everyone a thoughtful gift. What that meant was that I had to use my creative side and come up with something to make. This was costly in time. I never felt like I had enough of that either! It was very much a lack mentality. Well, I'm over that way of thinking! No, I don't have an abundance of cash flow or free time. In fact, I probably have less! But something has shifted in me. The role of Motherhood has helped me to step up to a new plate. Starting to see that problems are not a dead end but an invitation to think differently. And a big piece of all of this is time management. If I ever wanted to get anything done with a child in the house (showered, work outs, playtime, dinner, projects), then I had to lily pad my way across to the goal. This means that I can take small steps towards whatever I'm focusing on and had to be at peace with leaving it unfinished until the next little bit of time came along.
The best advice the airlines ever gave me was to "put on your oxygen mask first before putting it on your child…". This little thought has helped me to be the best Mom I know how to be. As of late, this means waking up before the household so I can dive into a yoga practice and shower. Being a night owl, never thought this ideal would work for me. But here I am, waking before the sun to put my oxygen mask on! Having a child has put life in a whole new perspective and I am forever thankful for the life changes it has brought. For this, I look forward to celebrating my son and all the May folks- we are all someones little "game changer".