Tag: Mothers Day

20 Minutes for YOU, A Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day!

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Mother's Day Self-careMoms know that in order to give to others, they must first give to themselves, including the gifts of time, self-care, health, and fitness.

In other words…..When you fill your cup first you can fill other’s more.

Flight attendants provide the perfect analogy. In their pre-flight safety announcements, they show us how to apply oxygen masks if needed during the flight, with instructions to “put on your own mask first” before assisting others. Why? Because without oxygen we can’t provide care to anyone else.

So take 20 minutes for yourself this Mother’s Day, indulge in some well deserved self-care, here are some of my favorite things.

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My First Mother’s Day

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I have been asked how I will be celebrating my first Mother’s Day.  Although this is my first one Mothers Daywith a biological child, I have been quietly celebrating Mothers day for 5 years.  For those of us as step-parents (this applies for stepdads, too), being recognized even in a small ways can help you survive another day, month, and year, knowing there is some small appreciation for the sacrifices you make for your step-children. I was never planning to have children of my own so my approach to step-parenting was simple; treat the kids as if they were my own.

Being a step-parent has been both the most difficult and the most quietly rewarding challenge of my life.  This Mothers day I share  some things that have guided me on my journey as a step-parent.

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